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Beijing imposes strict permit requirements for access to underwater data infrastructure over spying fears
The US, the UK and Australia believe that preparing for a war with China may be the best way of preventing one
Beijing’s near-constant patrols in disputed South China Sea stoke regional tensions
Allies boost efforts to jointly push back against aggression from China
President to tighten military ties with US but also hopes for better links with China
Xi Jinping and Ferdinand Marcos Jr agree to bolster economic ties in a meeting in Beijing
Aircraft came within 6 metres over South China Sea on same day PLA simulated attack on American naval group
Geopolitical rivalry spills into the South Pacific as Canberra and Washington battle Beijing’s rising influence
Kamala Harris’s high-profile tour intended to show support for ally and counter Chinese assertiveness in region
Governments in the region seek to balance maintaining close relations with Washington and Beijing
Former Malaysian prime minister blames Washington for ratcheting up tensions in region
Lockheed, Boeing and Raytheon race to meet demand from US allies
China extends military drills around crucial shipping route for second day beyond original schedule
Mark Milley says Beijing’s forces are conducting unsafe air and sea manoeuvres
Fujian is the PLA’s most advanced vessel and the first to be entirely designed and built domestically
Lloyd Austin warns China against ‘provocative’ activity at Asian defence forum
Canberra says action occurred over South China Sea days after Anthony Albanese elected PM
Japan condemns joint exercise as ‘provocative’ and ‘unacceptable’
Scheme announced a day after Joe Biden said US would use force to defend Taiwan from attack
US president’s comments during visit to Tokyo prompt criticism from Beijing
Talks with Kiribati and another nation come after Beijing agrees deal with Solomons
Emphasis on risk of full Chinese invasion blocks Taipei from buying vital weapons, business groups say
Intelligence vessel’s path close to naval communications centre interpreted as a sign of Beijing’s growing assertiveness
Alarm over planned security pact belies long-running problems in west’s approach to Pacific region
Prime minister Scott Morrison describes encounter in the Arafura Sea as an ‘act of intimidation’
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