China
The latest on trade decisions, technology restrictions, military posture — none of it stays contained to China for long, and every neighbor’s strategy has to account for it.
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Jun- 2026 -5 JunePower
China is recruiting Western spies on LinkedIn. Five Eyes has no answer.
On 5 June 2026, the Five Eyes alliance named China's Ministry of State Security in a joint advisory, but stopped short of naming a single recruited individual or announcing prosecutions.
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4 JuneTech & AI
Washington just closed the loophole China used for a year
On 31 May 2026, the U.S. Commerce Department extended export controls to any company whose ultimate parent sits in China or Macau, blocking the Singapore and Malaysia subsidiaries that had…
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3 JuneTech & AI
China’s AI center in Beijing is already writing Southeast Asia’s rules
The ASEAN-China Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Center opened May 24, embedding Beijing's governance model into regional standards before member states agreed on any enforceable safeguards against autonomous disinformation.
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3 JunePower
Asia’s defence ministers reject US call for more ships, more summits
At Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30, Pete Hegseth pushed allies toward 3.5% defence spending while regional leaders argued the real risk is a shortage of trust, not arms—a split…
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3 JuneCompass
Taiwan’s tourism pivot: fewer visitors, higher spending
Inbound arrivals remain 80% below 2019 levels, but Taipei is deliberately chasing premium travellers over crowds, targeting NT$60,000 per visitor by 2030.
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3 JuneCompass
Taiwan’s tourism recovery stalls as Chinese visitors stay away
With 3 million inbound arrivals by April 2026 trailing pre-pandemic levels, Taipei is abandoning volume targets and chasing higher-spending guests instead.
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3 JuneTech & AI
AI is splitting India’s outsourcing industry in two
Global Capability Centers owned by US firms are absorbing India's top talent while traditional IT services face automation-driven margin collapse and hiring freezes.
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2 JunePower
Australia and Japan offer Pacific islands a third way between superpowers
A record A$2.2 billion in Australian aid paired with Japanese military hardware gives island nations an alternative to Beijing—but only if they ignore climate change.
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2 JuneCapital
China built a $2 trillion megacity. It cannot build the trust inside it.
The Northern Metropolis physically wires Hong Kong to Shenzhen, but two legal systems and a customs border remain the harder problem to solve.
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2 JuneCapital
East Asia’s families are ditching apartments for stock portfolios
South Korea's brokerage accounts for minors jumped 272% in early 2026, signaling a generational shift away from property as inheritance vehicles amid weakening real estate markets.
