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    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      Pentagon accuses Chinese fighter jet of ‘aggressive’ action near US plane

      Defence department says incident took place in South China Sea on Friday

    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      News in-depthTaiwan
      China’s war games in Taiwan hone military strengths but reveal restraint

      Beijing makes rare backtrack on no-fly zone after drills focused on improving invasion capabilities

    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      China escalates military drills near Taiwan and Japan

      PLA aircraft carrier carries out 120 flight sorties in retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen’s US visit

    • Sunday, 9 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      China holds second day of military drills around Taiwan after Tsai’s US trip

      Beijing’s actions follow 10-day visit that included meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Chinese military
      China elevates general under US sanctions to defence minister

      Appointment complicates military dialogue efforts with relations between Washington and Beijing at new low

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Chinese military
      China’s military budget outpaces other spending in shift to security

      Defence expenditure to rise by 7.2% in 2023 compared with 5.7% growth in public expenditure

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      China’s military keeps rivals on edge with balloon strategy

      Data gathered by swelling ‘lighter than air’ programme could have defence applications

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      News in-depthTaiwan
      Taiwan counts on military conscription reform to deter China invasion

      Plan to extend compulsory training falls short of what is needed, experts warn

    • Monday, 26 December, 2022
      Taiwan
      China launches military drills around Taiwan after US passes defence act

      PLA jets violate airspace in biggest show of force since Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in August

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Chinese military
      Australia probes reports ex-pilots approached to train China’s military

      Former Australian and New Zealand air force staff alleged to have been offered lucrative sums to teach PLA cadets

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      InterviewWorld13 min
      China's unseen war for strategic influence

      Beijing puts huge resources into influence campaigns to further its foreign policy goals

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      US has ‘no good options’ on Taiwan as China resets status quo

      Washington says it will not weaken support for Taipei but Beijing has created a new normal

    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      US lawmakers travel to Taiwan less than 2 weeks after Pelosi visit

      House members stop at island as Beijing keeps up intimidation campaign after Speaker’s trip

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      China seeks to display its growing military might in Taiwan drills

      Deterrent exercises also reveal ability to mobilise more quickly, experts say

    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Chinese aircraft simulate attack on Taiwan’s main island

      Beijing hails success in deterring US intervention as unprecedented drills set to wrap up

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      ‘Take down Pelosi’s plane’: Chinese social media users react to Taiwan visit

      Hawkish sentiments diverge from official line over US House Speaker’s trip to Taipei

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      China’s military response to Pelosi visit raises escalation fears

      PLA’s ‘targeted military operation’ threatens to choke off export powerhouse

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Chinese fighter jets fly close to Taiwan ahead of Pelosi visit

      Taipei and Washington braced for prospect of violent reaction after Beijing warns it will ‘not sit by idly’

    • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
      News in-depthChinese military
      China denies building naval bases but fear of its military reach grows

      Beijing is assembling a network of overseas port facilities to protect its global interests

    • 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

    • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
      US-China relations
      China fires back at US claims of aggression as it admits to developing new weapons

      Defence minister Wei Fenghe says annexation of Taiwan ‘must be achieved’ at Asian security forum

    • 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
      Asia maritime tensions
      Australia accuses China of intercepting surveillance plane

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

    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
      Global InsightKathrin Hille
      Beijing takes ‘war lessons’ from Russia’s military tactics in Ukraine

      The performance of Russian troops on the ground may have come as a surprise to China’s People’s Liberation Army

    • 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’

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