Sayings SAYINGS

On November 13, a federal court in Manhattan, New York, sentenced Tang Yuanjun, a June Fourth participant who had monitored overseas democracy activists for the Chinese state security (MSS), to three years of probation. He pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government in September 2025.

On November 11, German media reported that the German Ministry of Defense confirmed it would stop using Chinese-made drones and switch to European products; the Chinese side stated it opposes such discriminatory practices.

On November 14, the White House stated that Trump, Xi Jinping, and Putin plan to hold a trilateral meeting during the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 19, to discuss the Iran war and nuclear negotiations, while avoiding the Ukraine issue.

Bloomberg reports that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's close friend Huang Le is currently living in Beijing; Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responds that she is unaware of the situation.

On November 11, former UK parliamentary researcher Cash was acquitted and gave an interview to the BBC, denying he acted as a Chinese spy and claiming he was a scapegoat for intelligence agencies.

On November 9, G7 foreign ministers met in Paris, reiterating their strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea by force or coercion, and agreed to work together to address economic coercion.

On November 10, the Japanese House of Representatives approved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's travel schedule from the 16th to the 19th. She will visit Shenzhen to attend the APEC summit, marking her first visit to China since taking office.

On November 9, the Global Times published an article claiming that Jensen Huang's public admission of an extramarital affair is a "domestic matter" for the U.S., accusing The New York Times of hyping up "Chinese spies," and speculating that this move is intended to stir up China-U.S. relations.

Japanese media reveal that last November, Chinese Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian faced potential expulsion by Japan for threatening to behead Sanae Takaichi, but Liu Jinsong's stern warning on the spot caused Japan to shelve the plan.

The Financial Times reveals that a US intelligence memo claims Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Megaspeed executive Huang Le, who was recruited by the Ministry of State Security (MSS). The memo was circulated among high-level officials before Trump visited Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping.