Category: Military

U.S. War Against Iran Gives Beijing Intelligence Dividend

By Sophie Wushuang Yi Operation Epic Fury has given Chinese military planners something no simulation can replicate: a live stress-test of American high-end warfighting capacity in a prolonged, high-intensity conflict against a determined regional power. The more consequential question ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Three New Polls Show China is Edging Past the U.S. as the World’s Partner

Worry about the Trump administration’s decision-making is leading the public around the world to see China as an increasingly attractive counter-option. This is the main takeaway from three large public opinion polls released recently.
The annual Gallup poll of 130 countries is the largest of the three. They also include new Arab Barometer polling of countries in the Middle East, and an annual ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute poll of Southeast Asia.

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Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Becomes President, China Promises Support

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. His ...

World Does Not Need a Crisis Over Taiwan, Opposition Leader Says Ahead of China Trip

At a time of international turbulence the world does not need a crisis over Taiwan, the leader of the island's largest opposition party said on Wednesday ahead of a trip to China, adding she is seeking reconciliation. Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of ...

Iran Seeks China, Russia Role in Ceasefire Talks

Iran is reportedly seeking Chinese and Russian involvement in any U.S. ceasefire proposal, reflecting a fear in Tehran that Washington could use talks as cover for further military pressure. Iran reportedly wants both powers involved to ensure any U.S. offer is ...

Japan Deploys Long-Range Missiles Near China

Japan has deployed long-range missiles in a southwest region near China, its defence minister said Tuesday, at a time when ties with Beijing are at their lowest in recent years. The missiles were installed in Kumamoto in the southern region ...

China Sanctions Aide of Japan PM Takaichi for Taiwan Trips

China imposed sanctions on Monday on Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya, a close aide to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, for what it called his "collusion with Taiwan independence" forces, in its latest move in a diplomatic row over Taiwan. Japan said Beijing's ...

China Blasts ‘False’ News After Report Says Chipmaker Supplying Iran

China's foreign ministry accused the media of publishing "false information" on Friday following a report that said the country's top semiconductor firm has sent chipmaking tools to Iran. The report, which cited information from two unidentified senior officials in U.S. ...

China Conducts Patrol Around Disputed South China Sea Shoal

China conducted naval, air, and coast guard patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Sunday, its military and Coast Guard said. The shoal is in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, but China also claims it as part of its territory.

China Stations Jets-Turned-Drones at Bases Near Taiwan Strait, Report Says

China has stationed obsolete supersonic fighters converted to attack drones at six air bases close to the Taiwan Strait, according to a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Satellite imagery of these airfields from the February report, “China Airpower ...

China’s Foreign Policy Faces a Dual Test as It Challenges U.S. Power and Manages Turbulence at Home

By Lukas Fiala Earlier this week, I was asked to reflect on the main drivers of Chinese foreign policy in the coming months and into next year, in the context of the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine.

China Warns U.S. Against Building Ammunition Facility in Philippines

China warned the United States on Thursday against bringing "conflict and the chaos of war" to the Asia-Pacific, after Washington and its allies said they would weigh building a weapons base in the Philippines. A U.S.-led intergovernmental defence group agreed last ...

Every Missile Fired Over Iran Burns Through U.S. Tungsten Stocks

By Andy Home The U.S. and Israel have used thousands of munitions in their air campaign against Iran. Most, if not all of them, contain tungsten - a super-hard metal that allows missiles to penetrate armour or ...

China Calls Killing of Iran’s Larijani, Leaders ‘Unacceptable’

China condemned on Thursday the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it "unacceptable". Beijing is a partner of Iran but has also criticised Tehran's strikes against Gulf states housing U.S. military bases.
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