An open-source watch on the PLA, the Politburo, and the Taiwan problem. Sourced from public reporting and primary documents, synthesized daily. Timelines carry the through-lines; digests carry the raw feed.
Timelines
- Ma Xingrui & Politburo Fracture — the purge cadence and what it signals
- Taiwan Pressure Campaign — coercion tempo, sorties, and exercises
- PLA Internal Pressure — corruption, loyalty, and readiness
- Xi-Trump Diplomacy Track — the negotiation channel
- Iran War — China Role — Beijing’s hand in the April war
Essays
Daily digests
- China Signal — 2026-04-28
- 2026-04-27
- China Signal — 2026-04-26
- China Signal — 2026-04-21
- China Signal — 2026-04-20
- China Signal — 2026-04-19
- China Signal — 2026-04-14
- China Signal — 2026-04-13
- China Signal — 2026-04-12
- China Signal — 2026-04-11
- China Signal — 2026-04-10
Related: the Hormuz Watch tracked the April 2026 strait crisis day by day.