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From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown


'Taiwan' towel incident stirs controversy at Asian Games - Focus Taiwan
Tensions over Taiwan's identification at Olympic-affiliated events resurfaced last week after a spectator at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was asked to put away a towel bearing the word "Taiwan."

Taiwan Trip Report pt 3: Taipei
This post is part of a series. See the introduction here → Despite being the beginning of May Taipei was very warm. The sun …


After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
An expert explains why this will be enormously bad for the United States.

The Land That Failed to Fail (Published 2018)
The West was sure the Chinese approach would not work. It just had to wait. It’s still waiting.

Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models? (Stratechery Article 7-20-2026)
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Taiwan’s cyber-ambassador Audrey Tang on why the real danger of AI isn’t that machines imitate humans, but that humans adapt to machines.

How a Chinese marketing network quietly injects political narratives into Taiwanese lifestyle content
A new investigation by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals how certain Facebook pages posing as lifestyle hubs for hobbies and health tips inject Beijing’s political narratives into their feeds to influence public opinion in Taiwan. These pages are tied to the China-based digital marketing company Wubianjie, which blends entertainment, disinformation and political messaging in cognitive warfare campaigns that are difficult to detect.

The Evolution of Russian and Chinese Air Power Threats
Russian and, particularly, Chinese capabilities now pose greater threats to Western air power than in 2020.


Fab Whack-A-Mole: Chinese Companies are Evading U.S. Sanctions
Huawei Fab Network, WFE Vendors Cry Wolf, Framework for Future Controls

Project Turtle
As worst-case scenarios rapidly unfold, will the US move to protect home base?

China urges U.S. to stop threatening sanctions against Chinese AI firms
China urges U.S. to stop threatening sanctions against Chinese AI firms-
The Internet Has Become Too American to Trust | The Walrus
Trump and Big Tech have fused into a new kind of threat

America Is preparing for the wrong kind of crisis