China's MOD yesterday on the ongoing efforts to clean up the PLA: "(We) must seriously rectify the style of laxity, unreality, and fraud... should focus on supervising and monitoring whether training is discounted ... whether exercises have fake tricks" mod.gov.cn/gfbw/jmsd/1632…

This is great work by NPR's Frank Langfitt and team. Many of us have long known that Wang Jingyu is not reliable. NPR did the hard work of proving it. Yes, but: I'll include some additional information in this thread. npr.org/2024/08/03/g-s…

House GOP maneuvers to portray Democrats as weak on China wapo.st/3Zfw5Jv -- with Cate Cadell & Marianna Sotomayor

New ASPI Exclusive: We obtained internal documents showing that China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs operates a secure digital platform requiring Chinese companies abroad to submit regular reports about their activities and local security conditions. aspistrategist.org.au/exclusive-insi…

Trump appointees signal a new hawkish China policy - but the transition from vocal legislators into high-stakes diplomatic roles could prove challenging, not least because of Trump’s transactional tendencies - our latest w Ellen Nakashima wapo.st/3O7hvge

Halfway through this epic Eva Dou read on #Huawei - I covered tech in China for years, though I knew all there was to know about Huawei, I was so wrong! Strong recommend!

NEW: In a final salvo against Beijing's audacious recent cyber espionage, the Biden administration today will penalize Chinese actors behind two major hacks washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

"Instead of Chinese automakers hoping to secure technology from overseas, it is now increasingly common for international brands to seek out Chinese partnerships" - great story and always cool to see mainland byline stories again from Wapo & Christian Shepherd washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/…

China vows to ‘vigorously boost consumption’ to revive weak economy - Beijing unveiled a 30-point plan to boost consumer spending — a task that has become ever more urgent since President Donald Trump ignited a trade war. via Lily Kuo wapo.st/43PPmTV

Elon Musk may be working for President Donald Trump’s America, but he makes billions of dollars by playing nice with China. wapo.st/4bOczrT

"Cutbacks at Radio Free Asia and other news outlets funded by the U.S. Agency for Global Media have allowed China to fill a programming void and expand the reach of its talking points." New reporting from Sarah Ellison and Cate Cadell: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…