China’ J-35 Stealth Fighters

China’s Fifth-Generation J-35 Stealth Fighters Take Off in First Coordinated Production Flight, Signaling End of Prototype Phase and Beginning of Industrialized Mass Production with Significant Western Pacific Implications

Newly released footage from Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) showing two production-standard J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighters conducting their first coordinated flight marks a decisive inflection point in China’s military aviation trajectory. The imagery confirms that the programme has crossed the critical...
China's Anti-Stealth Radars

China’s Anti-Stealth Radars: US Raid Exposes Fatal Weaknesses in Venezuela’s Air Defences, Raising Global Doubts Over Chinese “Stealth Hunter” Radar Claims

In a dramatic operation that has reverberated across global defence and political circles, United States forces on 3 January 2026 carried out what officials described as a “precision special military mission” inside Venezuela, culminating in the capture of President Nicolás...
Chinese President Xi Jinping - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung Urges China to Mediate With North Korea as Seoul Floats Nuclear Freeze Proposal Amid Rising Missile Tensions

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday, January 7, that he had urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to play a more active role in curbing North Korea’s nuclear programme, arguing that a negotiated freeze on Pyongyang’s weapons of...
Japan - China

Japan Urges China to Withdraw New Export Controls Amid Fears Rare Earth Supplies Could Be Restricted Following Prime Minister Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks

Japan has formally urged China to revoke new export controls on products with potential military applications, including concerns over rare earth minerals, in a further escalation of tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday (Jan...
Venezuela Oil

Trump Claims $2bn Venezuelan Oil Deal as US Seeks to Divert Crude From China and Assert Control Over Caracas’ Energy Sector

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuela will “turn over” approximately $2 billion worth of crude oil to the United States under a new arrangement that would redirect supplies away from China and ease pressure on Venezuela’s constrained oil...
Type-88 missile

China Bans Exports of Dual-Use Goods to Japan in Escalation of Taiwan-Linked Tensions, Raising Fears Over Rare Earth Supply Chains

China has announced an immediate ban on exports of certain dual-use items to Japan that could be employed for military purposes, marking a new escalation in already strained relations between Asia’s two largest economies. The move, revealed in a statement...
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hea-kyung take a selfie with China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan

Selfie Diplomacy: Lee Jae Myung Uses Xiaomi Gift from Xi Jinping to Show Warm Ties and Strengthen China Relations

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shared a lighthearted moment with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (Jan 5), posting selfies on social media that captured the leaders and their spouses smiling together during Lee’s official visit to China. The...
Venezuela- Colombia Border , Tienditas Bridge

China’s Latin America Strategy at Risk: US Seizure of Venezuela Leader Signals Assertive Trump Doctrine in Western Hemisphere, Challenging China’s Economic Diplomacy and Geopolitical Footprint

The United States’ direct operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, has sent shockwaves across the world, prompting widespread condemnation and raising profound questions about regional geopolitics, economic interests, and...
China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter

Pakistan’s Planned Induction of China’s J-35E Stealth Fighters Signals a Potential Turning Point in South Asia’s Airpower Balance

The potential induction of China’s J-35E fifth-generation stealth fighters into the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) between early 2026 and early 2027 represents a potentially decisive inflection point in South Asia’s aerial balance. If realised on the timelines now widely reported,...
PLA Navy Commissions Type 052D Destroyer Loudi

China Commissions Advanced Type 052D Destroyer Loudi Into Southern Fleet, Signalling Accelerated Naval Modernisation Amid South China Sea Tensions

The formal commissioning of the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Loudi (hull number 176) into active service in early January 2026 marks a calibrated yet consequential escalation in China’s naval modernisation drive. As the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) inducts another...
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