Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands have long been a source of tension between China and Japan

China–Japan Standoff Near Disputed East China Sea Islands Escalates Amid Rising Diplomatic Tensions

A fresh maritime confrontation between China and Japan has reignited tensions in the East China Sea after both countries offered sharply conflicting accounts of an encounter near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. On Tuesday, China’s Coast Guard (CCG) said that a...
Taiwan “T-Dome” Defence Shield

Taiwan Unveils $40 Billion “T-Dome” Defence Shield to Counter Rising Chinese Military Threat

Taiwan has announced plans for an additional USD 40 billion in defence spending over the coming years, unveiling the centrepiece of the new budget — an ambitious, Israeli-inspired multi-layered air defence network known as T-Dome. The system is designed to...
China's Consumer Prices Rise Less Than Expected in September; Factory-Gate Charges Continue Decline for 24th Month

China’s Demographic Crisis Deepens: Aging Population, Falling Fertility, and a Growing Bride Market in South Asia

Earlier this year, a phrase ricocheted across Chinese social media platforms, encapsulating a fear that has long simmered beneath the surface of the country’s economic narrative. The phrase — “getting old before getting rich” — captured, with chilling clarity, a...
China LY-1 laser system mounted on the open deck of a civilian Ro-Ro vessel

China Tests LY-1 Laser Weapon on Civilian Ro-Ro Ship, Signaling New Maritime Directed-Energy Push

China appears to be expanding its experimentation with directed-energy weapons at sea, after new images circulating on Chinese social media showed the LY-1 laser system mounted on the open deck of a civilian roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel. The photographs, which have...
China' Meyu Arrow drone helicopter

China Tests New “Meyu Arrow” High-Altitude Armed Unmanned Helicopter, Advances Toward 6,000-Meter Operations

China has unveiled a new milestone in its unmanned aviation program with the successful live-fire missile test of the “Meyu Arrow,” a high-altitude unmanned helicopter engineered for extreme-terrain missions and thin-air environments. State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) confirmed that...
China Commissions Advanced Aircraft Carrier Fujian

China Dismisses Japan–US Capability to Sink Fujian Carrier as Tokyo’s Taiwan Remarks Trigger Major Diplomatic Rift

As tensions between Beijing and Tokyo reach their highest level in more than a decade, China’s Ministry of National Defense has sharply rejected claims that the United States and Japan could sink its newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier,...
U.S. GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)

US Demands Urgent Return of Undetonated GBU-39B in Beirut Amid Fears of Technology Leakage to China, Russia, Iran

The United States has issued an urgent demand to the Lebanese government for the immediate return of an intact GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) discovered in Beirut, triggering a geopolitical confrontation that now spans Washington, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Moscow, Beijing,...
LCA Tejas, India

India Recognised as ‘Major Power’ for the First Time in Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index 2025

Australia’s prestigious Lowy Institute has, for the first time, formally designated India as a ‘Major Power’ in its newly released Asia Power Index 2025, marking a significant milestone for New Delhi’s strategic rise. Ranked overall as the third most powerful...
TC-90 maritime patrol aircraft

Philippines Moves to Secure Five More TC-90 Patrol Aircraft From Japan Amid Intensifying South China Sea Tensions

The Philippines is accelerating efforts to secure five additional TC-90 maritime patrol aircraft from Japan as Manila races to strengthen its maritime domain awareness amid a sharp rise in tensions with China in the volatile South China Sea. The initiative...
Starlink satellites

China Intensifies Research on Disrupting Starlink as Fears Grow Over Taiwan Conflict

Chinese defence researchers have significantly escalated efforts to develop countermeasures against SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation, which Beijing increasingly views as a strategic threat in the event of a military confrontation over Taiwan. The latest indication of this campaign comes from a...
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