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    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Taipei accuses Beijing of trying to take control of Taiwan Strait

      China extends military drills around crucial shipping route for second day beyond original schedule

    • Sunday, 24 July, 2022
      InterviewMark Milley
      US military chief warns of ‘significant’ increase in Chinese aircraft intercepts

      Mark Milley says Beijing’s forces are conducting unsafe air and sea manoeuvres

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Chinese military
      China launches new aircraft carrier in bid to catch up with US capability

      Fujian is the PLA’s most advanced vessel and the first to be entirely designed and built domestically

    • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
      US-China relations
      US pledges to maintain military capacity to defend Taiwan

      Lloyd Austin warns China against ‘provocative’ activity at Asian defence forum

    • Sunday, 5 June, 2022
      Australia accuses China of intercepting surveillance plane

      Canberra says action occurred over South China Sea days after Anthony Albanese elected PM

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      US-China relations
      Chinese and Russian nuclear bombers fly over Sea of Japan as Biden visits Tokyo

      Japan condemns joint exercise as ‘provocative’ and ‘unacceptable’

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      Quad unveils satellite-based maritime initiative to counter China

      Scheme announced a day after Joe Biden said US would use force to defend Taiwan from attack

    • Monday, 23 May, 2022
      US foreign policy
      Biden pledges to defend Taiwan militarily if China invades

      US president’s comments during visit to Tokyo prompt criticism from Beijing

    • Friday, 20 May, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific

      Talks with Kiribati and another nation come after Beijing agrees deal with Solomons

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      US-China relations
      US accused of undermining Taiwan defences by focusing on ‘D-day’ scenario

      Emphasis on risk of full Chinese invasion blocks Taipei from buying vital weapons, business groups say

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      Australia accuses China of ‘act of aggression’ as spy ship hugs coast

      Intelligence vessel’s path close to naval communications centre interpreted as a sign of Beijing’s growing assertiveness

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Global InsightKathrin Hille
      Australia should blame itself for Solomon Islands’ shift to China

      Alarm over planned security pact belies long-running problems in west’s approach to Pacific region

    • Sunday, 20 February, 2022
      Chinese military
      Chinese naval vessel aims laser at Australian surveillance plane

      Prime minister Scott Morrison describes encounter in the Arafura Sea as an ‘act of intimidation’

    • Monday, 24 January, 2022
      China raises threat to Taiwan with naval presence east of island

      Deployment of warships near southern Japan and east of Taipei is big expansion of Beijing’s military presence

    • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
      Asia-Pacific
      Japan and Australia sign defence pact in face of more assertive China

      Deal to promote joint military exercises cements ties between two close US allies

    • Tuesday, 28 December, 2021
      Japan and China agree to launch military hotline

      Tokyo’s defence minister confirms planned link amid rising tensions over Taiwan and disputed islands

    • Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
      Telecoms
      China Mobile set to list in Shanghai

      World’s largest telco by subscribers was forced to delist in New York following sanctions imposed by Donald Trump

    • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
      Global InsightKathrin Hille
      China’s bellicose behaviour is the driver of tensions in Asian waters

      Region has become world’s busiest staging ground for military rivalry between Beijing and liberal democracies

    • Monday, 4 October, 2021
      Chinese military
      China steps up air incursions into Taiwan buffer zone after US-led drills

      Increasing tension comes as America and allies increase military co-operation in Indo-Pacific

    • Monday, 20 September, 2021
      Gideon Rachman
      Why Aukus is welcome in the Indo-Pacific

      America’s efforts to strengthen deterrence of China are gathering momentum

    • Sunday, 19 September, 2021
      Explainer
      The nuclear technology behind Australia’s Aukus submarine deal

      Opting to go down the nuclear route has many advantages but also throws up challenges

    • Saturday, 18 September, 2021
      News in-depthUS foreign policy
      US military extends reach into China’s backyard with Australia security pact

      Defence deal is part of Washington’s push to prevent Beijing achieving military primacy in Asia

    • Friday, 17 September, 2021
      Australia rejects Chinese and French criticism of submarines deal

      Defence minister says Canberra needs better security technology in increasingly unstable region

    • Friday, 17 September, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Aukus leaves some awkward questions

      Defence pact of US, UK and Australia will fuel tensions with China

    • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
      UK politics & policy
      Security pact seen as boost for ‘Global Britain’ agenda

      Deal with US and Australia underlines the post-Brexit tilt towards Indo-Pacific region

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