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The PLA has conducted shows of strength in recent days in celebration of its 98th anniversary. The PLA debuted its fourth Type 075 amphibious assault ship during an exercise in the South China Sea.
The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) prevailed in the mass recall votes targeting its legislators on July 26. All 24 votes failed to reach the threshold needed to trigger a special election that could have removed KMT legislators from office. Seven more votes targeting KMT legislators will occur on August 3. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) would need to recall and flip six of these seats to gain a majority in the Legislative Yuan.
Taiwan continued its yearly Han Kuang military exercises through July 18, introducing new exercises and systems reflective of President William Lai Ching-te’s effort to improve Taiwanese defensive capabilities and resilience against PRC aggression
People’s Republic of China (PRC) Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s (EU) top diplomat that the PRC does not want Russia to lose in Ukraine, contradicting PRC public claims of neutrality in the war.
Taiwan is expanding and modernizing its annual Han Kuang joint military exercise to better prepare the military and population for a PLA invasion.
People’s Republic of China (PRC) support for Iran will likely be confined to diplomatic solidarity as it aims to portray itself as an advocate of peace and stability.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) condemned Israeli strikes on Iran and has publicly advocated for de-escalation in order to protect its interests. PRC support for Iran remains primarily economic, aligning with broader PRC efforts to cast itself as a mediator.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung acted in accordance with his “pragmatic” foreign policy in the first week following his election
The Sino-Russian relationship is closer and more interconnected in 2025 than it has ever been. The cooperation between Beijing and Moscow is a nexus—their relationship is a flexible and strategic knot of interconnections across the military, technological, economic, and political domains, and is not bounded by the structural rigidity of a formal defensive alliance. This Sino-Russian nexus has solidified against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Moscow and Beijing have both exploited the circumstances of the war to deepen their strategic entanglement, and it has therefore become strategically impossible to separate them at this time.
A senior Taiwanese official expressed concern that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) could use its influence over the Taiwanese entertainment sector to shape public opinion.