China
Former PM Abe says Japan, U.S. could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Japan and the United States could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan, and Beijing needs to understand this, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Beijing wanted to ‘break’ Australia -U.S. Indo-Pacific adviser
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - China is conducting "dramatic economic warfare" against Australia and has tried to "break" the U.S. ally, contributing to increased anxiety about Beijing in the…
U.S. in hypersonic weapon ‘arms race’ with China -Air Force secretary
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China are engaged in an arms race to develop the most lethal hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Air Force secretary said…
EU calls on China to show proof of tennis star’s wellbeing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union called on Beijing on Tuesday to show proof of the wellbeing of tennis star Peng Shuai, adding its voice to international concern about her…
Revitalising the Strategic Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Being a country with immense potential, India also holds the advantage of geographic centrality that boosts India in its quest for becoming a key maritime power in the Indian Ocean…
By Induja J S
Emerging Global Partnership of Democracies
Great power rivalry and global power contestation is witnessing a new phase. Usually, the race for global leadership precedes a conflict involving a large number of countries categorised as allies…
By Dr Seshadri Chari
Taiwan says China military trying to wear it out, but it can respond
By Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's military is trying to wear out Taiwan's armed forces with its repeated missions nearby, but Taiwan is capable of responding, Taipei's defence minister…
Taiwan, Europe must defend democracy together, president says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and Europe must work together to defend against authoritarianism and disinformation, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting lawmakers from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia…
Taiwan scrambles to see off Chinese air force as Xi meets top brass
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's air force scrambled again on Sunday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the latest…
China-Myanmar border port resumes trade after four-month closure -CCTV
BEIJING (Reuters) - The border port of Wanding in China's Yunnan province resumed trade with neighbouring Myanmar on Friday after being closed for 136 days due to the pandemic, Chinese…
China carried out ‘combat readiness patrol’ as U.S. lawmakers visited Taiwan
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's military carried out "combat readiness" patrols in the direction of the Taiwan Strait on Friday as a U.S. Congressional delegation made a surprise…
Hong Kong and China move closer to partial border reopening
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong and Chinese authorities said a meeting on Thursday moved them closer to partially reopening the border between them, as the two governments dig their…
