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Graham was a ‘true friend of Taiwan,’ the Taiwanese president said.
Analysts say Beijing is seeking to secure domestic helium supplies, while the restrictions could tighten global markets, especially in Europe.
The defendant was indicted last year alongside four other Chinese nationals and a U.S. citizen.
A Taiwan judge said CCP recruiters use routine military data, online contacts, and civilian intermediaries to build wider espionage networks.
A former intelligence official’s appointment highlights the CCP’s growing integration of foreign policy, political security, and national defense priorities.
Chinese Catholics said the latest directives reflect a broader effort to replace religious autonomy with political loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party.
A former chief economist said an official singled out Gao Shanwen in 2018, months after controversial accounts of his U.S.–China speech circulated online.
Beijing’s campaign to wear down the Taiwanese public’s resolve is more dangerous than its warships and warplanes, a national security scholar said.
Authorities did not set a numeric target for new urban jobs created in the Chinese regime’s latest five-year plan.
The delegation toured waters around Kinmen, Taiwanese outer islands that sit just a few miles off the Chinese coast.
Medical professionals and families say authorities discouraged scrutiny of suspected vaccine injuries as Beijing maintains its vaccines are safe.
A Nanning revenue scandal highlights how China’s property slump is driving local governments to manipulate finances as fiscal pressures spread.
China, Japan, Taiwan all claim sovereignty over the islands, but securing the first island chain to contain China’s expansion is the priority, analysts said.
A PLA insider says the weapon was an upgraded JL-2, as Beijing attempts to signal growing naval strike capabilities to the United States and its allies.
Warren Stephens warned of threats to ports, shipbuilding, Panama, and Arctic security as Washington presses allies on maritime vulnerabilities.
Industry insiders say Vanward Electric’s restructuring reflects mounting financial strain across China’s private manufacturing sector as housing demand weakens.
Kuan Bi-ling said Beijing is pressing Taiwan below the war threshold; another official warned that temporary patrols can become normalized.
The CCP’s action is intended to intimidate but will bring U.S.-led Western allies and countries in the region closer to counter its threat, experts said.
Insiders and scholars say Beijing is integrating trade, technology, and military power to withstand future sanctions and geopolitical conflict.
Party insiders and analysts say Beijing increasingly uses anti-corruption efforts to enforce loyalty and tighten control as economic pressures mount.
