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China Policy Monitor No. 1674

April 20, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

China sold Iran the spy satellite it used to target U.S., Arab assets;
Russia oil imports help offset Middle East supply shortfalls;
China and Turkmenistan ink deal to expand Galkynysh gas field;
Seven nuclear reactors to be commissioned this year;
Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut

China Policy Monitor No. 1673

April 14, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

China surpasses U.S. in leadership approval;
Xi calls for "new energy system" as Iran war rolls markets;
Taipei warns of tech poaching and military infiltration;
PLA surges naval presence near Taiwan;
Beijing signals partial rapprochement following KMT visit

China Policy Monitor No. 1672

April 10, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

China expands its nuclear weapons infrastructure;
With Beijing's help, U.S. indicts Shandong firms for fentanyl;
"Teapot" refineries buffer China from oil price spikes;
Beijing bans "bone ash apartments";
Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks take place in Xinjiang

China Policy Monitor No. 1671

April 7, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

PRC hackers suspected in breach of FBI surveillance network;
PLA-linked universities bypass U.S. export controls to buy AI chips;
China expands Panama-flagged ship inspections amid canal row;
Amid spiking oil prices, Beijing intervenes to suppress fuel costs;
Surging feed costs hit China's pig farmers

China Policy Monitor No. 1670

March 24, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

China launches fentanyl raids ahead of planned Trump visit;
Executives arrested for smuggling $2.5B in AI chips into China;
Beijing restricts "red-chip" IPOs amid capital flight concerns;
China unlikely to invade Taiwan in 2027, American intelligence says;
Property sector woes continue as prices hit eight-month low