China

China has escalated pressure on Taiwan after large-scale drills simulating a blockade and intensified air incursions. Beijing continues coercive tactics in the Taiwan Strait while expanding military capabilities. Regional tensions remain high alongside China’s broader global influence efforts.

Philippines and U.S. conduct joint patrols amid rising South China Sea tensions

Chinese fire-control radar incidents over Philippine Sea underscore widening air-domain escalation risk across First Island Chain

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 10 Dec 2025

Philippines and U.S. conduct joint patrols amid rising South China Sea tensions

China and Russia conduct tenth joint air patrol, triggering scrambles across Northeast Asia

Nine-aircraft formation enters South Korean ADIZ on same day Russian and Chinese bombers complete eight-hour joint flight around Japan

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 10 Dec 2025

China and Russia conduct tenth joint air patrol, triggering scrambles across Northeast Asia

China's J-15s lock fire-control radar on Japan's F-15s near Okinawa, Tokyo protests

Competing accounts and verified timeline

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 7 Dec 2025

China's J-15s lock fire-control radar on Japan's F-15s near Okinawa, Tokyo protests

China deploys over 100 ships in largest maritime surge, alarming Tokyo and Taipei

Coordinated naval and coast guard operations across four sea zones test regional surveillance and reveal Beijing's multi-theater playbook

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 5 Dec 2025

China deploys over 100 ships in largest maritime surge, alarming Tokyo and Taipei

Russia and China face strategic rebalancing after potential Caracas regime change

U.S. pressure campaign tests decade-long investments and military projection in America's backyard

By Viktor Petersen

/ 30 Nov 2025

Russia and China face strategic rebalancing after potential Caracas regime change

China pushes eastward interception line at Scarborough Shoal

Manila's largest coast guard vessel challenges Beijing's expanding enforcement zone in renewed South China Sea standoff

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 29 Nov 2025

China pushes eastward interception line at Scarborough Shoal

Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll reaches 36 as 279 residents remain uncontactable

Authorities continue search operations at government housing estate as families wait for news from temporary shelters

By Alex Thompson

/ 26 Nov 2025

Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll reaches 36 as 279 residents remain uncontactable

China's shadow navy meets allied forward positioning in Taiwan Strait

Beijing rehearses multi-beach amphibious assault while U.S. and Japan deploy forward arming points to complicate invasion timelines

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 22 Nov 2025

China's shadow navy meets allied forward positioning in Taiwan Strait

Boeing's Patriot production surge signals defense industry mobilization

The demand drivers reshaping production priorities

By David Monroe

/ 18 Nov 2025

Boeing's Patriot production surge signals defense industry mobilization

Trump Greenlights Saudi F-35 Sale as MBS Arrives at White House

As Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman returns to Washington, the arms deal tests decades of U.S. policy on Israel's military edge and China's technological reach

By Alex Thompson and David Monroe

/ 18 Nov 2025

Trump Greenlights Saudi F-35 Sale as MBS Arrives at White House

UN approves Trump's Gaza plan despite rejection by Palestinians

Washington's blueprint for Gaza's future gains Security Council backing, but lacks consent from those who would live under it

By Layla Hassan

/ 18 Nov 2025

UN approves Trump's Gaza plan despite rejection by Palestinians

Aid retrenchment threatens 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030

New research warns first synchronized donor contraction in three decades will reverse gains in African LDCs

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 17 Nov 2025

Aid retrenchment threatens 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030