Canberra extends olive branch after US ‘disinvites’ Beijing to its military manoeuvres

Hikvision to supply 1,000 facial recognition cameras to mosques in the region

Xi Jinping tells Jim Mattis that China will not yield ‘one inch’ of disputed maritime area

US defence secretary to deliver ‘medium tough’ message to Beijing as trade tensions flare

Move to stop accidental conflicts by air or sea is latest sign of warming relations

Threat follows reports that Beijing put missiles and bombers on outposts in South China Sea

Pompeo says ‘piercing noises’ were similar to those heard by envoys in Cuba

Pentagon says move is response to Beijing’s military build-up in South China Sea

Film censors allow plots that reflect Beijing’s more muscular foreign policy

First dispute with Washington since Beijing opened military base in African country

Beijing cements domination over disputed waters despite vow not to militarise islands

Warships said to have been cautioned during passage through contested waterway

Live-fire drills send warning to Taipei over greater independence and closer US ties

In a sign of a shifting balance of power, Islamabad is buying advanced military equipment from Beijing

Naval exercise billed as largest ever underscores rising tension in western Pacific

Experts say warship exercises send message to western navies to avoid disputed waters

Defence budget to raise 8% for 2018 but still dwarfed by US military outlays

The president’s campaign has bitten deep into the PLA with thousands of officers probed and hundreds detained

New Delhi fears China has chance to strengthen foothold in archipelago

Uniformed youth groups including Scouts asked to adopt army marching style

Beijing pours money into new weapons to alter maritime balance of power with US