Vietnam, China Launch First Joint Army Drill Amid U.S. Tension

China and Vietnam are conducting their first-ever joint ground forces training this month in the Guangxi Zhuang, a border area in southern China. The drill is seen as signaling a deliberate expansion of military engagement between the two Communist-led neighbors. ...

Singapore Calls in Military as Alleged China-Linked Hackers Target Critical Systems

Units in Singapore's military have been called in to help combat a cyberattack against critical infrastructure, the country's defense minister said Saturday -- a hack attempt attributed to an espionage group experts have linked to China. Defense Minister Chan Chun Sing ...

Taipei Holds Air Raid Drill to Prepare for Chinese Attack

By Joy Chiang and Amber Wang Taipei came to a brief standstill on Thursday when air raid sirens forced people off the streets and into underground shelters in a rehearsal for a Chinese attack. The ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Trump’s New Tariff Threat Hits Asia, Africa, Global Stocks

U.S. President Donald Trump posted a letter on social media on Wednesday saying he intends to impose a 50% tariff on "any and all Brazilian products sent into the United States" from August 1. Unlike his other tariff letters, this one specified that the levy is in response ...

China Backs ASEAN Nuclear Weapon-Free Treaty, U.S. in Review

China has expressed its willingness to sign the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty without reservations in a move that may signal renewed diplomatic momentum for one of the world’s least-recognized nuclear-free zones. The offer, confirmed ...

China Denies Rafale Smear, France Points Finger, Indonesia Silent

China has forcefully denied allegations from France that it mounted a coordinated campaign to undermine and sabotage sales of France’s Rafale fighter jet, pushing back against claims made by French intelligence that Beijing used its embassies and online influence to steer countries like Indonesia toward Chinese-made alternatives ...

China Says No Ambition to Build South Pacific Military Base

China's embassy in Fiji has insisted Beijing is not seeking a military base in the South Pacific, saying aid pledged to developing island nations came with "no political strings attached". Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka warned this week against any Chinese ...

Fiji PM Says Chinese Base Is Not Welcome

Fiji opposes the idea of a Chinese military base in the Pacific Islands, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday. He told the National Press Club in Sydney that the island countries are navigating Chinese power and that Beijing knows he would lobby other countries in ...

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Makes Philippines Port Call

The nuclear-powered U.S. carrier George Washington arrived off the Philippine capital Thursday for a port visit, as the two allies increase defense cooperation aimed at contesting China's sweeping claims in the South China Sea. The Nimitz-class vessel's port call came the ...

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Arrives in Hong Kong

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong on Thursday, just days after the city marked 28 years under Chinese rule. Commissioned in 2019, the more than 300-metre (1,000-foot) Shandong is China's second carrier and key to the country's ...

China Says Aircraft Carriers Conduct Combat Training in Pacific

Two Chinese aircraft carrier groups conducted combat drills in the western Pacific Ocean, Beijing said Monday, as it honed its military capacity, unsettling some regional neighbors. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) said its Liaoning and Shandong carrier formations "recently... completed combat ...

The Art of (Watching) War: China’s Fading MENA Moment

By Felix Brender 王哲謙 Amid escalating conflicts across the Middle East since 2023, Beijing has been increasingly silent. Long eager to position itself as benevolent and neutral, China has offered little more than carefully worded statements while the region spirals. It ...
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