🇪🇺#EU is considering including independent Chinese refineries in its 19th sanctions package on #Russia, widening pressure on third-country entities aiding Moscow. 🇨🇳🇷🇺 #StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/business/energ…

🇪🇺The #EU’s latest report on #HongKong warns that #Article23, prosecutions under the Beijing-imposed security law, and the laws’ extraterritorial reach underscore tightening state control, shrinking freedoms & rising legal risks. ec.europa.eu/transparency/d…

#China says it will establish a nature reserve on the disputed #ScarboroughShoal, a #SouthChinaSea feature also claimed by the #Philippines 🇵🇭, adding to ongoing regional tensions over overlapping maritime claims. 🗺️ #StandTogetherOnChina rfa.org/english/southc…

#Taiwan launches 24-hour patrols to guard undersea cables from China’s “grey-zone” tactics.🇹🇼NSC’s 林飛帆 LIN FEI-FAN says Taiwan is among the countries most at risk, with cable areas highly vulnerable to damage given its proximity to #China.#StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/world/china/fa…

🇵🇭 #Manila “strongly protests” #China’s plan to create a nature reserve in the #ScarboroughShoal, calling it illegitimate & unlawful and a clear infringement of #Philippine rights under international law. 🗺️🌊 #StandTogetherOnChina asia.nikkei.com/politics/inter…

🇺🇸🇯🇵 For the first time, U.S. Typhon & NMESIS missile systems arrive in #Japan for Resolute Dragon joint drills with the Self-Defense Forces, signaling a shift in policy as Tokyo fields longer-range missiles amid concerns over #China. #StandTogetherOnChina japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/1…

🇨🇦🇺🇸“#Canada and the #UnitedStates face similar threats to our respective national security & prosperity, and work closely together to protect & defend #NorthAmerica” says Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz, Canada’s Maritime Component Commander. 🛡️🗺️ dvidshub.net/news/548050/al…

🇯🇵#Japan to review #UnderseaCable supply chains for #China exposure after U.S. curbs, encouraging diversification and domestic capacity to safeguard economic and national security. 🌊🌏🛡️ asia.nikkei.com/business/telec…

“False legal narratives are part of #Beijing's broader campaign to isolate 🇹🇼#Taiwan from the international community and constrain other countries’ sovereign choices regarding their interactions with Taiwan,” the American Institute in Taiwan says. reuters.com/world/china/us…

🇺🇸US & 🇦🇺Australia have just conducted bilateral training in the #SouthChinaSea. U.S. Navy Capt. David Huljack says strengthening interoperability with allies in the #IndoPacific is key to collective deterrence against threats to peace & stability. shorturl.at/F605W

🗺️A week after declaring #ScarboroughShoal a “nature reserve,” #China’s Coast Guard again fired water cannon at #Philippine vessels near the disputed reef, further fueling tensions in the #SouthChinaSea. 🌊🚢🚢🌊 #StandTogetherOnChina asia.nikkei.com/politics/inter…

#US, #Japan & #SouthKorea foreign ministers voice concern over rising destabilizing activities near #Taiwan, urge peace across the Strait, oppose unilateral status quo changes & back Taiwan’s participation in appropriate international organizations. 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷 taiwannews.com.tw/news/6206052

🇨🇳#China has detained 22-year-old student activist Zhang Yadi (Tara), a member of Chinese Youth Stand for Tibet, since July 31 on charges of “inciting separatism” over her support for #Tibetan #rights. 🛡️#StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/world/china/ch…

The US @committeeonccp is seeking #PayPal’s assurance that its new Weixin Pay integration allowing users in the #US, #Canada & #Europe to send funds into #China complies with AML rules, citing risks of money laundering and facilitating fentanyl trafficking.selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/letters/…

"#TikTok collects vast amounts of personal information about its users, incl. #children. This #data is being used to target the content & ads that users see, which can have harmful impacts, particularly on #youth," 🇨🇦#Canada's privacy commissioner says.🤳 reuters.com/business/media…

🇮🇷#Iran’s oil minister says sales to China will continue even if #UN “snapback” sanctions are reimposed, arguing restrictions won’t add new burdens, with #China taking nearly four-fifths of Iran’s oil exports, according to Kpler. #CRINKs reuters.com/business/energ…

🌏#China's #XiJinping has told #Xinjiang officials to spare no effort in maintaining “social stability", despite ongoing US #sanctions over forced #Uyghur labour and rights concerns in the region.📋 #StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/world/china/ch…

"#HongKong is no longer just a market, it is Beijing's financial aircraft carrier projecting power far beyond the China borders." says Sunny Cheung, warning investors that #China could weaponize the city’s financial flows in a #Taiwan or sanctions crisis.asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks…

Chinese drone experts have worked with sanctioned Russian arms maker Kupol, supplying and developing attack #drones used in Moscow’s war in #Ukraine, according to Reuters. 🇨🇳🇷🇺 #StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/business/aeros…

#Palau is proposing monthly joint patrols and closer maritime law enforcement cooperation with #Taiwan’s Coast Guard, with Palau President President Surangel Whipps, Jr. saying “presence is deterrence” as they step up efforts against illegal activities in the region. 🇵🇼🤝🇹🇼🛡️taiwannews.com.tw/news/6207711