China, Taiwan
State Security agenda for Xi's meeting with former Taiwanese president

Asia, China, Taiwan
Beijing behind Taiwan's Southeast Asia wipeout

With the help of its ambassadors in the region, the Chinese Ministry of State Security has managed in little over a year to neutralise Taipei's contacts with Southeast Asian nations.

China, Taiwan
Evangelical churches in Taiwan answer Beijing's call to service

The Chinese Communist Party is banking on support from religious groups that operate outside China to help spread its reunification narrative. Beijing has persuaded some preachers to push a rhetoric of "peace and harmony" with their congregations in online workshops.

China, South Africa, Taiwan
Beijing applies friendly pressure to get Taiwan's African embassies downgraded

Xi Jinping has greenlighted a strategy to further isolate Taiwan by persuading African states to downgrade the island's few diplomatic representations on the continent.

Taiwan, United States
How Taipei slammed brakes on US-led private special forces project

A huge project revealed by Intelligence Online for private US military companies to train an elite unit of civilian "Green Berets" in Taiwan has been halted by the Taipei authorities.

The Agencies' Gazette
FCDO's Indo-Pacific head, Xi's European trip, extra DGSE renovations

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

UK Owen Jenkins takes charge of FCDO's Indo-Pacific office

France, Serbia, Hungary, China Xi booked for European spring trip

France DGSE on-site upgrades still needed before move to new HQ

China, Taiwan, United States
China-US trial of strength has enabled KMT to gain ground in Taiwan

Having got former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou to play the role of mediator, the Chinese Communist Party now has a free hand to resume its influence operations on the island.