Bholari Airbase , Pakistan

May 2025 India–Pakistan Escalation: Alleged Indian Outreach to China, Pakistan’s Missile Strikes and Collision of Information Warfare and Nuclear Risk

Unverified claims that India reached out to China during Pakistan’s missile strikes underscored how information warfare, escalation management and great-power influence converged at the height of the May 2025 India–Pakistan crisis, shaping perceptions alongside the battlefield itself. The brief but...
China’s J-20A Stealth Fighter

PLA’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Allegedly Flies Within Visual Range of Taiwan, Signalling a New Phase in China’s Grey-Zone Air Pressure

Reported J-20 activity near Taiwan’s southern coastline highlights Beijing’s expanding use of stealth aircraft for coercion, perception warfare, and the erosion of cross-strait deterrence thresholds. Chinese state-affiliated outlets on December 30, 2025, advanced claims that a People’s Liberation Army Air...
Donald Trump

Trump’s Foreign Policy Focus Faces Test in 2026: Unfinished Wars, Rising Tensions, and a Crowded Global Agenda

The U.S. President Donald Trump spent much of his first year back in office intensely focused on foreign affairs, portraying himself as a dealmaker determined to untangle long-running global conflicts and secure a place in history as a “peace president.”...
China

China Smashes Global Trade Records as Surplus Crosses $1 Trillion, Raising Alarms Over an Export-Dependent Growth Model

In a historic economic milestone, China’s trade surplus surpassed USD 1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025, marking the first time in global history that a country has achieved such a figure. By comparison, in 2024, nearly 160...
Russia’s Oreshnik Hypersonic Missiles Deployed in Belarus

Russia’s Oreshnik Hypersonic Missiles Deployed in Belarus as China Tests YJ-20 Near Taiwan: Moscow and Beijing Escalate Strategic Pressure on U.S. and NATO

Belarus has officially confirmed the deployment of Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile on its territory, releasing rare video footage that underscores a sharp escalation in global hypersonic weapons signalling. The announcement comes just days after China published video evidence of...
South China Sea

Philippines Deploys Aircraft to Challenge Chinese Deep-Sea Research Vessel Spotted Near Cagayan Coast Amid Rising Taiwan Tensions

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it deployed an aircraft on Tuesday, December 30, to challenge a Chinese deep-sea research vessel spotted operating close to the country’s northern coastline, raising fresh concerns over maritime security as tensions escalate around Taiwan....
Japan Self-Defence Forces' (SDF)

Japan Warns China’s Large-Scale Military Drills Around Taiwan Are Escalating Tensions Across the Taiwan Strait

Japan on Wednesday (Dec 31) said that China’s latest round of military exercises around Taiwan had sharply increased tensions across the Taiwan Strait, underscoring Tokyo’s growing concern over Beijing’s expanding military pressure on the self-governed island. “The recent military exercises...
Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet

Taiwan Remains on High Alert as China Conducts Massive “Justice Mission 2025” Military Drills, Firing Rockets and Deploying Warships Around the Island

Taiwan remained on heightened alert on Wednesday, December 31, a day after China staged large-scale military exercises around the island, prompting Taipei to keep its emergency maritime response mechanisms fully operational amid lingering uncertainty over Beijing’s intentions. The drills, dubbed...
China Chip Industry

China Quietly Mandates Chipmakers to Use 50% Domestic Equipment as Beijing Accelerates Drive for Semiconductor Self-Sufficiency

China is quietly requiring semiconductor manufacturers to use at least 50 per cent domestically made equipment when adding new production capacity, according to three people familiar with the matter, in one of Beijing’s most forceful yet moves to build a...
Chinese ships patrol as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conduct military drills on Pingtan island, in eastern China’s Fujian province, the closest point to Taiwan

‘Justice Mission 2025’: China Escalates Pressure on Taiwan with Second Day of Live-Fire Drills Simulating Port Blockades and Maritime Strikes

China pressed ahead with a second day of large-scale live-fire military drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, intensifying pressure on the self-ruled island in exercises that Beijing says are designed to rehearse a blockade of key ports and strikes on maritime...
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