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    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

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

      Allies boost efforts to jointly push back against aggression from China

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      InterviewFerdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.
      Marcos Jr says Taiwan tensions ‘worrisome’ for Philippines

      President to tighten military ties with US but also hopes for better links with China

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Philippines
      China and Philippines vow to handle maritime tensions with ‘friendly consultations’

      Xi Jinping and Ferdinand Marcos Jr agree to bolster economic ties in a meeting in Beijing

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Chinese military
      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

    • 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, 22 November, 2022
      US vice-president visits Philippine island off contested South China Sea

      Kamala Harris’s high-profile tour intended to show support for ally and counter Chinese assertiveness in region

    • Sunday, 4 September, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      South-east Asia warily navigates rising US-China tensions over Taiwan

      Governments in the region seek to balance maintaining close relations with Washington and Beijing

    • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
      InterviewMalaysia
      Mahathir urges Asean to move towards China after US’s Taiwan ‘provocation’

      Former Malaysian prime minister blames Washington for ratcheting up tensions in region

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Aerospace & Defence
      Taiwan tensions a boon for defence industry but supply chain disruptions loom

      Lockheed, Boeing and Raytheon race to meet demand from US allies

    • 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

    • Sunday, 24 July, 2022
      InterviewMark Milley
      US military chief warns of ‘significant’ increase in Chinese aircraft intercepts

      Mark Milley says Beijing’s forces are conducting unsafe air and sea manoeuvres

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Chinese military
      China launches new aircraft carrier in bid to catch up with US capability

      Fujian is the PLA’s most advanced vessel and the first to be entirely designed and built domestically

    • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
      US-China relations
      US pledges to maintain military capacity to defend Taiwan

      Lloyd Austin warns China against ‘provocative’ activity at Asian defence forum

    • Sunday, 5 June, 2022
      Australia accuses China of intercepting surveillance plane

      Canberra says action occurred over South China Sea days after Anthony Albanese elected PM

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      US-China relations
      Chinese and Russian nuclear bombers fly over Sea of Japan as Biden visits Tokyo

      Japan condemns joint exercise as ‘provocative’ and ‘unacceptable’

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      Quad unveils satellite-based maritime initiative to counter China

      Scheme announced a day after Joe Biden said US would use force to defend Taiwan from attack

    • Monday, 23 May, 2022
      US foreign policy
      Biden pledges to defend Taiwan militarily if China invades

      US president’s comments during visit to Tokyo prompt criticism from Beijing

    • Friday, 20 May, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific

      Talks with Kiribati and another nation come after Beijing agrees deal with Solomons

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      US-China relations
      US accused of undermining Taiwan defences by focusing on ‘D-day’ scenario

      Emphasis on risk of full Chinese invasion blocks Taipei from buying vital weapons, business groups say

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      Australia accuses China of ‘act of aggression’ as spy ship hugs coast

      Intelligence vessel’s path close to naval communications centre interpreted as a sign of Beijing’s growing assertiveness

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Global InsightKathrin Hille
      Australia should blame itself for Solomon Islands’ shift to China

      Alarm over planned security pact belies long-running problems in west’s approach to Pacific region

    • Sunday, 20 February, 2022
      Chinese military
      Chinese naval vessel aims laser at Australian surveillance plane

      Prime minister Scott Morrison describes encounter in the Arafura Sea as an ‘act of intimidation’

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