Day: December 11, 2025

TaiwanPlus speaks to defense expert Guermantes Lailari about his take on the leaked report citing the Pentagon’s Overmatch Brief assessing US weaknesses in a conflict against China, and his thoughts on the evolving balance of power in East Asia.

China is holding the US political leadership hostage. And when they invade Taiwan, they may get just what they want—without the US lifting a finger to stop them.

Japan scrambles fighter jets after more than 10 Chinese and Russian warplanes flew near its islands. Some of the bombers are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The latest on the boiling tensions unsettling East Asia.China is quietly building new strategic airports in southern Tibet—and they are situated right next to India. We take a closer look at Beijing’s agenda to expand its military presence in the region.Goldman Sachs and the International Monetary Fund are pressing China to strengthen its currency. There’s speculation that Beijing is intentionally keeping the yuan weak to boost exports.The defense for alleged Chinese agent Linda Sun—a former New York State official—says she may have made mistakes but committed no crimes, calling her actions typical political maneuvers. Prosecutors strongly disagree.Chinese influence is seeping back into the spotlight. But just how insidious is Beijing’s shadow? Paul Johnstone, former Federal Agent with the Australian Federal Police, breaks it down: “I had a Winnie the Pooh badge on, you know, and she didn’t like it. I said, ‘You talk about him in class all the time. You’re brainwashing all these young kids here about how great the government is over there. If you feel that way, with respect, you should pack your bags and go back to mainland China if you love it so much. That’s not being racist, that’s not being disrespectful—that’s just being honest.’”00:00 Intro02:44 Russian, Chinese Bombers Fly Near Okinawa, Japan04:53 Navy Recovers Crashed Aircraft From South China Sea05:31 Chinese Dual-Use Military Airports Spotted in Tibet07:12 Goldman Sachs, IMF Call on China to Strengthen Yuan09:10 Linda Sun’s Defense: Taiwan, Translation, CCP Influence13:06 ByteDance, Alibaba Want Nvidia H200 Chips: Report15:03 Expert Unpacks Chinese Influence at Home and Abroad20:06 Hearing on Chinese Organized Crime in Latin America

In the shadow of purges and silenced voices, China’s economy stalls far from the Hu-Wen era’s boom (2002-2012’s pragmatic growth under Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao). Xi Jinping’s Mao-esque aura grows, fueling fears of Cultural Revolution 2.0. Mao’s 1955 left-leaning frenzy—rushing socialism, birthing the Great Famine—eroded his power, sparking CR as a political reset over economic ruin.Today, Xi’s radical optimism revives that tide: wolf-warrior diplomacy, common prosperity, “East rising, West declining” chants, chip and EV overhauls. Zero-COVID was CR 1.5; now, Taiwan hype signals politics eclipsing faltering GDP. The CCP’s curse? Leftist disasters or rightist corruption—no middle path.As contradictions brew, Xi may amp political fervor to mask woes. But wired Chinese won’t swallow stolen years again. Time to resist—or lose more.

Delays to Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, called the Hai Kun, have triggered contract penalties for its builder. CSBC Corporation will now face daily fines of over US$6,000 per day. The vessel is preparing for test dives as part of its sea trials.

On November 30, the Philippine Coast Guard’s 300-ton patrol vessel BRP Cabra successfully pushed a Chinese Coast Guard ship out of contested waters in the South China Sea. At the same time, Philippine forces tracked two larger 3,000-ton Chinese coast guard vessels on radar and kept all three Chinese ships nearly 100 nautical miles beyond the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.Join this channel to get access to perks:

A report by the Information says Chinese AI startup DeepSeek obtained thousands of banned Nvidia Blackwell chips through an elaborate smuggling operation to train its latest model. Nvidia has disputed claims of “phantom datacenters” used to bypass US export controls and announced a new opt-in software tracking system to identify where its chips are operating. The controversy highlights the challenges US regulators and companies face in enforcing tech bans.📹 Reporter(s): Alex Chen/Klein Wang/Chris Gorin#TaiwanPlus #TaiwanPlusNews #TaiwanNews-

A catastrophic fire tore through seven residential towers in Hong Kong — yet the government claims only 159 people died. But when you examine the physics, the census data, the mortality rates of similar high-rise fires, and the shocking photos coming out of Hong Fu Court, the official number becomes impossible. In this video, I break down the math step by step, expose the 6% lie, and reveal why thousands of Hong Kong residents believe the real death toll is far higher. From failed alarms to sealed windows to missing residents, here’s the evidence officials don’t want you to see.

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Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to warn that China is pressuring President Donald Trump for access to advanced U.S. AI chips while evading export controls and rapidly escalating military tensions.

00:00 Introduction00:13 US-China Tech War: Nvidia Chips07:30 Chinese Economy: November Numbers09:08 Japan-China Tensions

Hello, this is China Deep Dive. We have all the information you need to know about China at present. Today’s topic is:Japan has delivered a major blow to China’s semiconductor industry.Following rising tensions over Taiwan, Japan has begun withdrawing its photoresist operations from mainland China — a critical material for chip manufacturing that Japan dominates with over 70% global market share and 100% of EUV-grade photoresist.As Japanese giants like Shin-Etsu Chemical, JSR, Canon, Nikon, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, and Mitsubishi Chemical suspend supplies and tighten service access, China’s wafer fabs face mounting pressure. Industry insiders warn that without Japanese photoresist and DUV spare parts, China’s semiconductor production could fall five to ten years behind.Meanwhile, despite Beijing’s warnings against traveling to Japan, Chinese tourists continue to flock to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto — even creating a tourism boom that benefits local businesses and strengthens ties between Japan and Taiwan.In this video, we break down:🔹 How Japan controls the global photoresist market🔹 Why China depends heavily on Japan for lithography technology🔹 The impact of Japan’s new export controls on 42 Chinese tech firms🔹 The surprising tourism trend contradicting Beijing’s warnings🔹 Why analysts say the semiconductor “iron triangle” (U.S.–Japan–Netherlands) is tightening🔹 Why China’s $42 billion “Big Fund” failed to solve its bottlenecksThis geopolitical and technological clash is reshaping East Asia — and the global chip supply chain.Yo