Tune in to the latest Restricted Handling episode where we slice, dice, and serve up the freshest China moves — in under an hour of sharp, punchy briefing energy. This episode pulls no punches: carrier sorties, stealth UCAVs flying with J-20s, chip rationing and SMIC prioritization, brazen cyber probes, undersea cable trouble, and Taipei in the crosshairs. If you want the facts fast, with a wink and zero fluff, this description is your roadmap.

What you’ll hear (quick hits):

• PLA carriers gone operational: Fujian joins Liaoning and Shandong in higher-tempo far-seas sorties — sortie counts and catapult launches are now public.

• UCAVs in formation: GJ-11 stealth drones filmed flying with J-20 fighters and J-16D EW escorts — manned–unmanned teaming isn’t a concept anymore.

• Chip pinch & industrial triage: SMIC capacity prioritized for national champions, Huawei and domestic AI stacks scale with chip-bundling and software-hardware workarounds.

• Cyber and sabotage prep: Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon probes target telecoms, power and water; a KnownSec document leak reveals contractor targets and toolkits.

• Taiwan & South China Sea pressure: air sorties, drone overflights, undersea cable disturbances, and the Philippines deploying BrahMos missile batteries.

• Diplomacy and soft power: Spain’s state visit, Chinese naval hospital ship port calls in Latin America, and EU moves on rare earths and cheap parcel thresholds.

• Domestic control and info ops: AI-generated police spokespeople warning against VPNs, court rulings and public anti-corruption campaigns inside the PLA.

This episode gives you the facts, the systems, and the immediate things to watch — carriers steaming, drones flying in formation, chips getting rationed, and cyber probes mapping critical infrastructure. It’s strategic choreography in real time. Press play, take notes, and pass it on.