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Defence department says incident took place in South China Sea on Friday
Beijing makes rare backtrack on no-fly zone after drills focused on improving invasion capabilities
PLA aircraft carrier carries out 120 flight sorties in retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen’s US visit
Beijing’s actions follow 10-day visit that included meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Appointment complicates military dialogue efforts with relations between Washington and Beijing at new low
Defence expenditure to rise by 7.2% in 2023 compared with 5.7% growth in public expenditure
Data gathered by swelling ‘lighter than air’ programme could have defence applications
Plan to extend compulsory training falls short of what is needed, experts warn
PLA jets violate airspace in biggest show of force since Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in August
Former Australian and New Zealand air force staff alleged to have been offered lucrative sums to teach PLA cadets
Beijing puts huge resources into influence campaigns to further its foreign policy goals
Washington says it will not weaken support for Taipei but Beijing has created a new normal
House members stop at island as Beijing keeps up intimidation campaign after Speaker’s trip
Deterrent exercises also reveal ability to mobilise more quickly, experts say
Beijing hails success in deterring US intervention as unprecedented drills set to wrap up
Hawkish sentiments diverge from official line over US House Speaker’s trip to Taipei
PLA’s ‘targeted military operation’ threatens to choke off export powerhouse
Taipei and Washington braced for prospect of violent reaction after Beijing warns it will ‘not sit by idly’
Beijing is assembling a network of overseas port facilities to protect its global interests
Fujian is the PLA’s most advanced vessel and the first to be entirely designed and built domestically
Defence minister Wei Fenghe says annexation of Taiwan ‘must be achieved’ at Asian security forum
Lloyd Austin warns China against ‘provocative’ activity at Asian defence forum
Canberra says action occurred over South China Sea days after Anthony Albanese elected PM
The performance of Russian troops on the ground may have come as a surprise to China’s People’s Liberation Army
Prime minister Scott Morrison describes encounter in the Arafura Sea as an ‘act of intimidation’
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