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  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Manila confronts Beijing’s ‘utter disregard’ for law in South China Sea

    China accused of using sheltering ships in the Spratlys as a precursor to claiming territory

  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    News in-depthTaiwan
    China manoeuvres near Taiwan fuel concerns of potential attack

    Beijing has stepped up military posturing in recent days, raising worries it could invade

  • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
    US-China relations
    Admiral warns US military losing its edge in Indo-Pacific

    Biden prepares to meet Quad allies to discuss countering China in region

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    US concerned at Chinese law allowing coast guard use of arms

    State department says move allowing patrols to fire on vessels in disputed waters could be used to intimidate

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    US-China relations
    US admiral says Chinese military activity is rising in S China Sea

    Naval exercises have increased over recent months, says commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    News in-depthChinese military
    Beijing lays down a marker in South China Sea

    PLA’s simulated attack on US carrier underscores determination to challenge American dominance

  • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
    US-China relations
    Chinese warplanes simulated attacking US carrier near Taiwan

    Revelation underscores Joe Biden’s difficulties in easing tensions with Beijing

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    US foreign policy
    Biden reaffirms commitment to defending Senkaku Islands

    Pledge in call between leaders of US and Japan is latest sign of tough White House stance on China

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    US-China relations
    US blacklists Xiaomi and Cnooc in flurry of actions to counter China

    Trump administration announces number of moves with just days remaining in office

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  • Sunday, 6 December, 2020
    News in-depthIndonesian politics
    Indonesia looks to Biden for more ‘professional’ stance on China

    US faces task to win back strategically important nation after Beijing makes inroads

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Biden says US-Japan defence treaty applies to disputed Senkaku Islands

    Early signal to allies that US president-elect is planning a hard line against Beijing

  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    China-India relations
    India takes its tussle with China to the high seas

    New Delhi has shifted focus from the Himalayas to the oceans to send a warning to Beijing

  • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
    Philippines to restart oil and gas exploration in South China Sea

    Move to resume activity in disputed waters comes after years of arguments with Beijing

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    The perils of life in Beijing’s backyard

    Two enlightening new books describe the long shadow China casts over its southern neighbours

  • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
    News in-depthChinese politics & policy
    China’s great power play puts Asia on edge

    Domestic insecurity, ambition and the pandemic blamed for Beijing’s belligerence

  • Thursday, 10 September, 2020
    Taiwan
    Taiwan claims ‘severe provocation’ after China military drills

    Exercises reinforce fears Beijing will raise pressure on security after Covid-19 threat fades

  • Monday, 31 August, 2020
    Gideon Rachman
    Shinzo Abe and his struggle with Xi Jinping

    The outgoing Japanese prime minister was right to reject appeasement

  • Thursday, 27 August, 2020
    US-China relations
    Chinese military drill ratchets up tension with Washington

    PLA launches missiles in South China Sea capable of hitting US warships and military bases

  • Wednesday, 26 August, 2020
    US-China relations
    Pompeo renews attack on HSBC as bank walks line between US and China

    Lender accused of bowing to Chinese pressure to block Hong Kong media executives from accessing accounts

  • Tuesday, 25 August, 2020
    Japanese politics & policy
    Japan sets its sights on ‘Six Eyes’ intelligence status

    Defence minister expresses ‘grave concerns’ about China’s growing military expansion.

  • Tuesday, 25 August, 2020
    Zhou Bo
    The risk of China-US military conflict is worryingly high

    The two sides are sleepwalking into confrontation in the South China Sea

  • Sunday, 16 August, 2020
    US’s tougher stance on South China Sea undermined by Philippines

    Manila’s vacillations weaken Washington in rivalry with Beijing over disputed region

  • Tuesday, 28 July, 2020
    News in-depthJapanese politics & policy
    Japan treads a careful path in its dealings with China

    Tokyo forced to moderate any criticism of its potent neighbour

  • Saturday, 4 July, 2020
    US sends aircraft carriers into South China Sea

    Show of strength as Beijing conducts exercises in contested waters around Paracel Islands

  • Friday, 3 July, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Britain’s armed forces pivot east to face growing China threat

    Security and defence review dominated by ways to counter Beijing’s hybrid warfare

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