East Asia & Pacific Briefing, 9 November 2026

Unofficial Telegram reports say the PLA Navy carrier Fujian is operating in the South China Sea with J-15T fighters aboard; no official confirmation has been published. A separate, unconfirmed Telegram-relayed claim says Nvidia is opening an independent investigation into CEO Jensen Huang over an alleged Chinese intelligence effort against the company; Nvidia's own announcement, as reported, is the element with the stronger sourcing. Earlier claims about Tu-95MS bombers at Ukrainka and a US request for Chinese help regarding Iran remain unverified and are carried forward only as background.

Updated 9 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC

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