Category: Conflict

The U.S. Pulls Missile System From Japan Amid China Tensions

The United States has removed its Typhon mid-range missile system from western Japan, ending the first deployment of the launcher in the country, Japan’s Defence Ministry said Monday. The system had drawn protests from China and Russia. The ...

Japan Warns Citizens in China Over Safety Amid Taiwan Row

Japan has warned its citizens in China to be careful of their surroundings and to avoid big crowds amid a diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. The escalating spat has already seen Beijing advise Chinese citizens to ...

Manila to Push South China Sea Code in 2026 ASEAN Chair Role

China and Southeast Asian governments are preparing for another round of talks on a South China Sea Code of Conduct, and the Philippines says it hopes to complete the document when it chairs ASEAN next year. The South China ...

China FM Wang Yi Pledges Support for Syria in ‘Achieving Peace’

China's top diplomat Wang Yi pledged support for Damascus on Monday in "achieving peace at an early date," as his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani made his first official visit to Beijing. Shaibani's trip to China comes amid growing efforts to rebuild ...

China Escalates Pressure on Japan and the Philippines With Coordinated Military Moves

China put on a major show of military force across its maritime periphery over the course of three days beginning on Friday in a bid to send a warning to its rivals in both Japan and the Philippines. Beijing deployed ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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China Responds to Week of Terrorism in South Asia

China’s Foreign Ministry expressed shock and sent condolences following two separate terrorist incidents in India and Pakistan. On Monday, 10 November, a car explosion in Delhi during rush hour killed 12 people and injured 30 more. In a statement, the Indian government ...

Myanmar Fighters Agree China-Brokered Pullout From Ruby Town

One of Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed opposition factions has agreed to a China-brokered withdrawal from a lucrative ruby mining hub, the group said on Wednesday. Myanmar has been mired in a civil war since the military grabbed power in a ...

Afghanistan–Pakistan Clashes Expose Deeper Threat of Cross-Border Terrorism, Says Chinese Scholar

In early October, fierce fighting broke out along the 2,600-kilometer Durand Line separating Pakistan and Afghanistan, leaving hundreds of civilians dead or injured. The clashes only subsided after Qatar and Turkey brokered a cease-fire announced on October 19. Wang Shida, executive ...

Australia Chides China Over Mid-Air Incident

Australia on Monday rebuked Beijing for "unsafe" military conduct, accusing a Chinese warplane of dropping flares near an Australian surveillance plane over the South China Sea. The Australian Poseidon was flying a surveillance patrol over the South China Sea on Sunday ...

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Town on China Trade Rout

Myanmar's ruling junta said Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country's war-wracked north. Following a 16-day operation, "on 16 October, Tatmadaw reoccupied Hsipaw completely," the state-run Global ...

Philippines Says Chinese Ship Rammed Government Vessel in Disputed Sea

Manila's coast guard accused a Chinese ship of deliberately ramming a Philippine government vessel anchored near an island in the South China Sea on Sunday. Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the disputed South China Sea, which Beijing ...

Iranian Experts Debate the Future of the Iran-China Relationship After the Twelve-Day War

By Theo Nencini and Veronica Turrini The Israel–Iran conflict of June 13–24, 2025 – christened the “Twelve-Day War” by U.S. President Donald Trump following his precariously brokered truce – represented the culmination of a protracted, multidimensional, and steadily escalating confrontation between Tel Aviv ...
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