On 2 February 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines met with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at Malacañang Palace in Manila, where they agreed to expand the US military presence in the
The United States and Taiwan have concluded a sweeping trade agreement that lowers tariffs on key exports from the world’s leading semiconductor hub and commits Taiwanese companies to massive new investments in
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Thursday reaffirmed the island’s commitment to defending its sovereignty and strengthening its military capabilities in response to China’s increasing regional assertiveness. The remarks came shortly after Beijing
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China has encircled Taiwan with one of its most expansive and coordinated military exercises to date, conducting large-scale live-fire drills over the past 48 hours that simulated the seizure of key ports,
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China’s People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command has launched major joint military exercises around Taiwan, describing them as a “legitimate and necessary action” to safeguard national sovereignty and unity. The drills, code-named
More Taiwan could emerge as a major geopolitical hotspot in 2026 as China’s long-standing objective of unification collides with growing U.S. military support for Taipei and deepening political divisions on the island, according
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The United States on Wednesday approved $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, marking the largest weapons package ever offered to the island, which faces increasing military and diplomatic pressure from China.
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Japan is rapidly transforming its southernmost islands into a fortified “missile archipelago” as relations with China reach their highest tension in more than a decade, Bloomberg reported. At the forefront of this
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China has sharply escalated its dispute with Japan by taking its grievances to the United Nations, a move that follows weeks of economic retaliation and fierce political attacks after Japanese Prime Minister
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The diplomatic friction between China and Japan over recent comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi continues to escalate. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong
More China’s sweeping summer exercises along its southern coast have revealed a dramatic shift in the country’s war-preparation playbook: the large-scale use of civilian ferries and cargo ships to simulate a mass amphibious
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