Category: Military

By Ludovic Ehret and Oliver Hotham China urged an end to "illegal" sanctions on Iran as it hosted Iranian and Russian diplomats on Friday for talks Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program.

China announced on Wednesday that it would host talks with Iran and Russia on Friday to discuss Iran’s nuclear program as the United States pushes for a new deal with Tehran. China’s Foreign Ministry announced the talks will be chaired by Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and ...

China will host Russia and Iran for trilateral talks on Tehran's nuclear program on Friday, Beijing's foreign ministry said. "The three parties will exchange views on the Iranian nuclear issue and other issues of mutual interest," a foreign ministry spokesperson said ...

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is in Mauritius this week to sign two agreements to expand Indian maritime cooperation with the small Indian Ocean island. The deals are seen as a way for Mauritius to allay its powerful ally’s concerns about growing Chinese sway in the Indian Ocean, ...

The navies of Iran, Russia and China will hold military drills off the coast of Iran this week in a bid to boost cooperation, Iranian media reported on Sunday. The three countries, which share a common desire to counter what they ...

By Oliver Hotham and Ludovic Ehret China's defense spending will rise by 7.2 percent in 2025, the same as last year, Beijing said on Wednesday, as its armed forces undergo rapid modernisation and eye deepening strategic competition with the United States. ...

On Wednesday, China announced a 7.2% increase in its 2025 national defense and military budget, bringing total military spending to $249 billion. This marks the 10th consecutive year of single-digit growth in defense expenditure, a pattern Beijing maintains is measured ...

Beijing's ambassador to Canberra said Friday he would not apologize for surprise Chinese naval drills near Australia that forced dozens of commercial flights to change course. Some 49 flights were forced to divert last week when three Chinese warships announced live firing ...

Chinese missile systems occupied a prominent position at last week’s International Defense Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. The event also saw the heavy promotion of China's new J-35 stealth fighter aircraft. Many countries are scrambling to upgrade their arsenal amid the heavy use of drones and similar ...

A senior U.S. army commander met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday to "expand bilateral defense ties," the Cambodian army said, with Washington having previously raised concerns over the kingdom's Chinese-renovated naval base. The United States has said the ...

China’s live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin come just days after Vietnam reinforced its territorial claims with a new baseline declaration, adding fresh friction to an already tense regional maritime landscape. The drills, which Beijing says will run through ...

Rising tensions in the South China Sea have made freedom of navigation exercises "even more important," France's ambassador to the Philippines said Sunday, as the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle made its first port visit to the country. The aircraft carrier strike ...