- May 17th, 2026
The Chinese government confirmed on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, marking a significant diplomatic engagement between the world’s two largest economies at a moment of heightened geopolitical friction. The visit, at...
Taiwan’s top diplomat has issued a defiant response to what Taipei describes as an expanding campaign of pressure orchestrated by China, after several African nations abruptly revoked overflight permissions for the aircraft of Lai Ching-te. The move forced the postponement...
China is rapidly expanding its reach across the Indo-Pacific, deploying a shadow fleet of nominally civilian fishing vessels as a covert extension of the People’s Liberation Army Navy — the world’s largest naval force by hull count. By weaponizing hundreds...
China has sharply escalated its retaliation against Japan’s accelerating military expansion under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, imposing sweeping export bans and blacklisting some of the country’s most critical defense and technology institutions in a move that deepens one of the...
Lithuania decided to challenge China over Taiwan four years ago, it expected outrage. It expected denunciations, perhaps sanctions, perhaps a diplomatic storm. Instead, it got silence. What began in 2021 as a bold stand for democracy and human rights collided...
Japan’s political landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation following a historic landslide victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in last week’s parliamentary elections. For the first time since its founding in 1955, the...
China and Japan traded sharp words over Taiwan and wartime history this week, exposing once again the deep mistrust that continues to shape relations between Asia’s two largest economies. Tokyo lodged what it described as a “stern demarche” with Beijing...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching‑te has issued a stark warning that, if China were to annex Taiwan, neighboring countries such as Japan and the Philippines would likely become Beijing’s next strategic targets — a development he says would seriously destabilize the...
Taiwan’s military has staged a coastal defence exercise simulating the repulsion of a Chinese amphibious assault, integrating shore-launched missiles, attack drones and fast missile-armed patrol boats, according to Reuters. The drill was conducted at a beach inside the Zuoying naval...
Taiwan on Jan. 29 completed the maiden underwater sea trial of its first domestically developed submarine, marking a major milestone in a long-delayed programme aimed at strengthening deterrence against the Chinese navy and safeguarding vital sea lanes in the event...
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