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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      US and Philippines launch joint air and sea patrols to counter China

      Closer military co-operation by Washington and Manila comes amid growing tensions with Beijing

      A member of the Philippine Coast Guard observes a nearby Chinese Coast Guard vessel during a mission to the Second Thomas Shoal
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      News in-depthNorth Korea
      Flights tracking North Korean sanctions busters anger China

      Beijing sees western surveillance of illicit oil shipments as pretext to expand military operations in Pacific

    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      US foreign policy
      Biden warns China not to attack the Philippines

      US president’s comments come as Manila accuses Beijing of menacing Filipino vessels

      Joe Biden speaking at a press conference with Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      China and Philippines trade accusations after collisions in South China Sea

      Manila condemns Beijing’s ‘aggressive action’ to block resupply missions to Second Thomas Shoal

      The bow of the Chinese vessel looms large in the foreground
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      News in-depthChinese military
      China’s newest aircraft carrier prepares to take to the seas

      Beijing aims to challenge US air superiority in the Pacific but the Fujian still trails rival’s nuclear-powered warships

      A screen grab of a video released by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV that shows the launch ceremony of the Fujian aircraft carrier in Shanghai in June
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Chinese military
      China’s navy starts largest-ever exercises in Pacific Ocean

      Manoeuvres involving aircraft carrier Shandong follow series of US-led military drills in region

      A J-15 Chinese fighter jet prepares to take off from the Shandong aircraft carrier during military exercises near Taiwan in April
    • Sunday, 6 August, 2023
      Philippines and US accuse China of illegally targeting supply ships

      Further escalation of Beijing’s pressure campaign in the contested South China Sea

      China’s coast guard allegedly used a water cannon against the Philippine vessel on Saturday
    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      Japanese politics & policy
      Japan ‘gravely concerned’ by China-Russia military co-operation

      Tokyo’s annual defence white paper highlights worries over shows of force by Beijing and Moscow

      Participants sail boats during the joint Russian-Chinese naval exercise in the waters of the Sea of Japan
    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
      China and Russia step up military co-operation on Japan’s doorstep

      Analysts warn Beijing and Moscow are starting to use their close partnership to project power against other countries

      Montage of Chinese aircraft carrier and flags
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Asean seeks to demonstrate ‘unity’ in South China Sea drills

      Bloc plans first joint exercise in September as regional challenges mount

      Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and East Timor’s Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak
    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Taiwan
      US to link up with Taiwan and Japan drone fleets to share real-time data

      Military co-ordination with Taipei is ‘taboo’ issue for China, analysts said

      An MQ-9 Sea Guardian unmanned drone flies over the USS Coronado in April
    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      US-China relations
      China rebukes west over military moves after close call in Taiwan Strait

      Defence minister slams ‘navigational hegemony’ in warning that highlights growing risk of unintended conflict in Asia

      Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu
    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      Pentagon accuses Chinese fighter jet of ‘aggressive’ action near US plane

      Defence department says incident took place in South China Sea on Friday

      Screenshot from official Pentagon video of a Chinese fighter jet performing a manoeuvre near a US military aircraft
    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      China’s fishing fleet embroiled in rising tensions with US

      Washington has cracked down on Beijing’s vessels over illegal fishing and ‘grey-zone operations’ in South China Sea

      South Korean coastguards apprehending Chinese vessels suspected of illegal fishing in 2011
    • Monday, 1 May, 2023
      Biden says US commitment to defending Philippines is ‘iron clad’

      Comments come days after Manila accused Beijing of harassing patrol ship in South China Sea

      Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Joe Biden
    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Philippines and Taiwan disclose China maritime and drone incursions

      Countries are increasingly assertive about detailing Beijing’s activities as tension mounts

      A Philippine flag fluttering next to navy ships anchored at the Philippine-occupied Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea
    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      US and Philippines sink ship in South China Sea war games

      Ferdinand Marcos Jr presides over joint drills that seek to counter China’s strategy of area denial

      Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr, centre left, inspects a Himars rocket launcher before a live fire drill as part of the US-Philippines Balikatan joint exercise on Wednesday
    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      News in-depthPhilippines
      US war games touch nerve in Philippines as tensions flare with China

      Remote islands could become front line in possible future conflict over Taiwan

      Soldiers near an Osprey tilt-rotor helicopter on Batan Island in the Philippines on Sunday
    • Saturday, 22 April, 2023
      China lashes out against US-Philippines alliance

      Decision to grant access to four military bases near Taiwan infuriates Beijing

      US soldiers prepare an explosive as others observe
    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      China’s foreign minister warns against interference in Taiwan

      Qin Gang’s remarks follow South Korean president’s accusation of Beijing changing status quo

      China’s foreign minister Qin Gang
    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      US foreign policy
      US and Philippines launch largest joint military exercise in decades

      Washington and Manila seek to revitalise alliance to contend with increasingly assertive China

      Philippine exercise director Major General Marvin Licudin and US exercise director representative Major General Eric Austin link arms during the opening ceremony of the Balikatan joint exercise in the Philippines
    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      China escalates military drills near Taiwan and Japan

      PLA aircraft carrier carries out 120 flight sorties in retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen’s US visit

      A news broadcast in Beijing shows footage of aircraft taking off as part of People’s Liberation Army drills near Taiwan on Monday
    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      China exerts control over internet cable projects in South China Sea

      Beijing imposes strict permit requirements for access to underwater data infrastructure over spying fears

      A montage of a Chinese coast guard ship and a map of the South China Sea and its neighbouring countries
    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Gideon Rachman
      Aukus, the Anglosphere and the return of great power rivalry

      The US, the UK and Australia believe that preparing for a war with China may be the best way of preventing one

      Illustration of The Aukus - Anglo Sphericus bird
    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Philippines accuses China’s coast guard of targeting vessel with military-grade laser

      Beijing’s near-constant patrols in disputed South China Sea stoke regional tensions

      A Chinese coast guard vessel shining a ‘military grade laser light’
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