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    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      ExplainerUS-China relations
      How much of a threat are Chinese spy balloons?

      Diplomatic fallout from incursion over the US appears to be far greater than any military benefit for Beijing

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Philippines
      Philippines grants US access to four military bases

      Allies boost efforts to jointly push back against aggression from China

    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      US foreign policy
      US air force general predicts China conflict in 2025

      Leaked memo from Mike Minihan comes as tension remains high over Taiwan

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      US-China relations
      US military deepens ties with Japan and Philippines to prepare for China threat

      Top Marine Corps general James Bierman outlines sweeping reform to adapt force for possible conflict over Taiwan

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      News in-depthTaiwan
      Taiwan counts on military conscription reform to deter China invasion

      Plan to extend compulsory training falls short of what is needed, experts warn

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      US accuses Chinese fighter jet of ‘unsafe manoeuvre’ that risked collision

      Aircraft came within 6 metres over South China Sea on same day PLA simulated attack on American naval group

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      Taiwan
      Taiwan to extend conscription to a year in bid to counter China threat

      Compulsory military service will be made more rigorous and pay quadrupled in first tranche of defence reforms

    • Monday, 26 December, 2022
      Taiwan
      China launches military drills around Taiwan after US passes defence act

      PLA jets violate airspace in biggest show of force since Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in August

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      China-India relations
      Indian opposition presses Modi on China border clashes

      Nationalist leader struggles to deter more powerful neighbour from challenging status quo in Himalayas

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
      The Big Read
      Can India build a military strong enough to deter China?

      Violent clashes in Ladakh in 2020 acted as a wake-up call for New Delhi. But some say India is still not doing or spending enough as tensions rise

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      Gideon Rachman
      Australia, China and the judgment of the Solomons

      Geopolitical rivalry spills into the South Pacific as Canberra and Washington battle Beijing’s rising influence

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      China set to expand nuclear arsenal to 1,500 warheads by 2035, US says

      Expansion of forces comes as Washington grows increasingly concerned about rival powers

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      Taiwan rallies drone makers to prepare military for China threat

      President Tsai Ing-wen turns to private sector to strengthen defence procurement supply chain

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Australia probes reports ex-pilots approached to train China’s military

      Former Australian and New Zealand air force staff alleged to have been offered lucrative sums to teach PLA cadets

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      China’s Communist party congress

      Chinese president Xi Jinping is poised to win a third term as head of the party and military

    • Saturday, 3 September, 2022
      Taiwan
      US unveils $1bn weapons package for Taiwan

      Largest missile and radar sale yet as China increases military pressure

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      Taiwan
      Taiwan shoots down suspected Chinese drone for first time

      Taipei acts against uncrewed aerial vehicle in tougher response to Beijing’s military pressure

    • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Taiwan shoots at Chinese drone over outlying island for first time

      Taipei seeks to balance assertive response against risk of sparking actual conflict with Beijing

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      US has ‘no good options’ on Taiwan as China resets status quo

      Washington says it will not weaken support for Taipei but Beijing has created a new normal

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      China pressure deepens Taiwan’s desire for big US weapon systems

      Call for jets and ships widens gulf on procurement policy between Taipei and its main arms supplier

    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      US-China relations
      US and China hold separate military drills in south-east Asia

      War games come after Beijing wraps up exercises around Taiwan in show of strength

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      China seeks to display its growing military might in Taiwan drills

      Deterrent exercises also reveal ability to mobilise more quickly, experts say

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Taipei accuses Beijing of trying to take control of Taiwan Strait

      China extends military drills around crucial shipping route for second day beyond original schedule

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Gideon Rachman
      Dangerous fatalism about a US-China war

      The logic of armed conflict over Taiwan is taking hold in Beijing and Washington

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      China extends military drills around Taiwan and ramps up propaganda

      People’s Liberation Army says it is ‘continuing joint training under real war conditions’

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