How China helps Pyongyang evade sanctions;
Xi visits Pyongyang, pens rare op-ed;
PLA jets buzz Canadian ships in the East China Sea;
PLA warships dock in Sydney;
Australian trust in China in lowest point in 15 years

China hacked a dozen telecoms;
U.S. blacklists five more Chinese tech firms;
Ghana rejects Chinese coal power project...;
...as Kenya halts a similar initiative - at least for now;
A maritime scuffle in the South China Sea

Another ex-CIA agent sentenced for spying for China;
Tsai accuses China of stepping up efforts to infiltrate Taiwan;
U.S. House passes "Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019";
Taiwan legalizes gay marraige...and Beijing tries to take credit;
Top Senate Democrat calls for probe of Chinese rail car supplier

EU: China tech transfer problem growing;
China backs Iran agaisnt the U.S.;
Nepal probes journalists for Dalai Lama posts;
Nepal bans Chinese digital wallets;
Farmers protest Kenya-China avocado deal

Marcist students vanish before May Day;
Venezuela uses Chinese vehicles to quash protests;
Pakistan arrests Chinese citizens for human trafficking;
China's digital serfs rise up;
Sichuan teachers protests over poor pay