Adam Ward

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

This was our most read opinion piece for the week.

Japan and the Philippines draw a line China cannot ignore
https://t.co/5emiT2BcC6

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

New reports suggest China is providing Iran with targeting information used to attack our forces.

The CCP is already undermining America through espionage, influence campaigns, and data theft.

They're our adversary.

That's why I introduced the Stop CCP Visas Act. We shouldn't be training the next generation of CCP leaders.

[michaelturton @michaelturton]

Your periodic reminder that the KMT and TPP still have not passed the 2026 budget.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

Questions are mounting over whether China or Russia may have helped Iran carry out its deadly strike in Jordan.

Rep. Riley Moore says reports suggesting Beijing or Moscow may have provided targeting information "need to get to the bottom of," while arguing China remains a top U.S. adversary.

Moore also urged greater cooperation with U.S. allies in the Gulf, warning the conflict could expand into a broader regional war if tensions continue to escalate.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Twenty-five years ago, low-cost Chinese goods flooded the U.S. market, contributing to the loss of 3 million factory jobs and upending American politics, a phenomenon that came to be known as the “China Shock.”

Now a second China Shock is reverberating. https://t.co/EcBHzXDYSB

[Focus Taiwan (CNA English News) @Focus_Taiwan]

Taiwan's military conducted several cross-regional reinforcement drills over the past week that defense experts said focused on locations most vulnerable to a Chinese attack and critical for testing Taiwan's wartime operational plans. https://t.co/YYEeLkDb8W

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

Senator Robin Padilla, mukhang kahit tinagalog ko na po ay hindi pa rin ninyo naintindihan.

Kaya uulitin ko: ang racist na video ay gawa ng China, at walang kinalaman dito ang mga “puti” na sinasabi ninyo. Ang dapat nating kondenahin ay ang China, dahil ang China ang gumawa at nagpakalat ng racist na video na ito.

Ngayon ko lang po napagtanto na ang sinisisi pala ninyo sa racist na video na ito ay ako, at hindi pa rin ang China. Para sa inyo, ang caricature na ginamit ko sa isang classroom setting ang siyang pinakadahilan kung bakit nagkaroon ng racist na video. Mawalang galang na po, pero mali po ang argumento ninyo.

Una, wala po akong intensyong gamitin ang aking lecture bilang “wartime propaganda” — hindi ito sinadyang mailathala, ginawa ito sa loob ng isang unibersidad, at ito ay satire.

Pangalawa, matagal nang nakapag-move on ang lahat sa isyung ito ng caricature noong January, pero kayo pa rin po ang gumagamit nito bilang convenient excuse para sa China.

Panghuli, hindi ko po kayo binabatan — HUWAG PO KAYONG MALITO. Kayo ang nagpangalan sa akin, at kayo rin po ang nagsabing mga unggoy tayong lahat. Remember your own line, Mr. Senator: “Aren’t we all monkeys of different colors?”

Hindi po tayo unggoy at hindi po ako ang kalaban dito dahil pareho po tayong Pilipino. Salamat po sana po ay blockbuster pa rin po ang susunod na pelikula ninyo 🙏🏻

[國防部 Ministry of National Defense, ROC(Taiwan) 🇹🇼 @MoNDefense]

10 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 3 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 8 out of 10 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern part ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded.

[michaelturton @michaelturton]

We are having a tainted oil scandal so naturally KMT cuts the budget for the food monitoring agencies
https://t.co/7eTALsBcdD

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

Filipinos continue to view the United States more favorably than China, bucking a broader global shift toward more positive views of Beijing, according to Pew Research Center surveys released July 15.

READ MORE: https://t.co/SDx3ivCzbR

[Taiwan News @TaiwanNewsEN]

Taiwan foreign ministry's drone academy plans to cooperate with Japan on a China-free supply chain.
https://t.co/rYzPAoyR4X

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

🚀 Tianlong-3 Launch Failure

A test launch of the Tianlong-3 rocket by the Chinese company Space Pioneer ended in an accident on June 30. The rocket failed to lift off and disintegrated on the launch pad.

[Hiroshi Sakamura @sakamura55]

China has been continuously making its case against Japan, criticizing Tokyo for neo-militarism.

China thought it would isolate Japan.

But guess what, Japan has emerged as Southeast Asia's most trusted country.

Propaganda failed. Credibility won.
@SolomonYue

[Taiwan News @TaiwanNewsEN]

The urban resilience drills will take place in central Taiwan on Aug. 10 and in northern Taiwan on Aug. 13.
https://t.co/tkDPwVWATo

[Focus Taiwan (CNA English News) @Focus_Taiwan]

Taiwan is reassessing its economic ties with Papua New Guinea after the Pacific nation's decision to close Taipei's representative office in the country, including natural gas purchases, Foreign Minister Lin Chia‑lung said Saturday.
https://t.co/5HmX8u6tEy

[Chris Taylor @ChrisVTaylor]

I've got a pile of whimsical China-related stuff to inflict on all of you – while I think of it, before I leave Asia. This is about something, but definitely complimentary on Great Wall of Debt by Dinny McMahon ... https://t.co/o4ye8chClv

[Focus Taiwan (CNA English News) @Focus_Taiwan]

Fourteen cities and counties across northern and central Taiwan will simulate mobile internet disruptions as part of next month's nationwide air raid drills, with mobile users limited to voice calls and text messages for 30 minutes.
https://t.co/G8VjmWlRBQ

[Courtney Donovan Smith 石東文 @donovan_smith]

"Born March 5, 1969, Ting-Yu Wang entered National Cheng Kung University’s Foreign Languages Department in the late 1970s." & "a deployed asset...beginning as early as 1978."

He must have been an insanely precocious nine-year-old if he was at university & taking payments in 1978

[Taiwan News @TaiwanNewsEN]

Taiwan imports one third of Papua New Guinea's LNG, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says.
https://t.co/r4GNyIv1GE

[國防部 Ministry of National Defense, ROC(Taiwan) 🇹🇼 @MoNDefense]

8 PLAN vessels and 4 official ships operating around #Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded. No flight path illustration is provided, as we did not detect #PLA aircraft operating around Taiwan during this timeframe.