Wire›2026 05 02›Why Beijing Now Wants Its Spies Executed In Taiwan Back In The Spotlight

The Wire/May 2, 2026

1 outlet

Why Beijing now wants its spies executed in Taiwan back in the spotlight

Fujian province, the closest mainland Chinese province to Taiwan, is an important site for Beijing’s messaging towards the island. In the first of a two-part series, Xinlu Liang examines how Beijing is framing the executions of Communist Party spies in Taiwan within a reunificati

First seen · 10:00 PM UTCMay 2, 2026

How it's being covered

Methodology →

LeftCenterRight

0Left · 0%0Center-Left · 0%1Center · 100%0Center-Right · 0%0Right · 0%

Covering this story

Sorted left → right

South China Morning Post
CenterAlibaba Group
Why Beijing now wants its spies executed in Taiwan back in the spotlightFujian province, the closest mainland Chinese province to Taiwan, is an important site for Beijing’s messaging towards the island. In the first of a two-part series, Xinlu Liang examines how Beijing is framing the executions of Communist Party spies in Taiwan within a reunificati
10:00 PM UTC

Also happening today

Primož Trubar Day

Primož Trubar Day is observed in Slovenia (dan Primoža Trubarja). Recognized nationally.

Day of Madrid

Day of Madrid is observed in Spain (Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid). Regional observance.

Also on this date in history

Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.

A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.

Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan.