Taiwan Reveals First Domestically Built Submarine
On September 28, Taiwan revealed its first domestically built submarine, as the self-governing island attempts to enhance its security against China. Taiwanese President...
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South Korea Hosts Japan and China to Reassure Beijing Over Closer Ties With Washington
SINGAPORE — In a rare trilateral summit on September 26, South Korea played host to top-level diplomats from Japan and China. The summit...
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Neighbors Slam China’s Military Incursions in Disputed Waters, Vow Cautionary Measures
SINGAPORE — On September 24, the Philippines condemned China’s coast guard for erecting a “floating barrier” within its exclusive economic zones, preventing Filipinos...
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Seoul Hopes South Korea-Japan-China Summit Will Enhance Trilateral Ties
SINGAPORE — South Korea’s ambassador to Japan declared that “high-level” discussions were ongoing prior to a three-nation summit with China scheduled to take place...
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North Korea Deepens Ties With Russia and China
Kim Jong Un has been discussing military collaboration with Russia, and China said it hopes to enhance cooperation with North Korea in "various...
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Taiwan to Track Chinese Interference in 2024 Presidential Elections
The country anticipates an increase in Chinese misinformation and disinformation campaigns, believing that attempts to shape the election outcome via “forceful” methods, such...
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Turkey Likely to Choose China to Build Major Nuclear Plant
China has a long record of using infrastructure projects as a way of gaining influence over other countries — typically poor ones that...
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North Korea’s Kim to Meet With Putin: U.S. Intelligence
On September 4, The New York Times reported, citing sources within the U.S. intelligence community, that North Korean authoritarian leader Kim Jong-un intends...
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North Korea Conducts “Simulated Tactical Nuclear Attack”
The country maintains it was a drill staged in response to a U.S.-South Korean military drill that Pyongyang regards as a dry-run for...
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U.K. Wants Japan, South Korea to Join AUKUS to Counter China
In a report published August 30, Britain’s House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee suggested that Japan and South Korea be incorporated into the...
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U.S. Approves First-ever Defense Aid for Taiwan Under Sovereign State Program
SINGAPORE — The United States has authorized financial aid for the first-ever transfer of U.S. military equipment to Taiwan under a program usually meant...
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Top Japanese General: Japan Needs U.S. Nukes to Defend Itself
SINGAPORE — On August 29, General Yoshihide Yoshida, the chief of the Joint Staff for Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, contended in an interview to...
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Japan Deploys Warplanes to Track Chinese Fighters Near Taiwan, China Tests New Coilgun
On August 25, Japan dispatched warplanes to monitor Chinese bombers and drones off Okinawa and Taiwan, according to Kyodo News reports quoting the...
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Türkiye Remarks on Possible Military Intervention in Niger
SINGAPORE — Türkiye is deciding how it can contribute to restoring democratic order in Niger, where a military junta seized power in July...
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China Stages Military Drills Near Taiwan
On August 19, China conducted air and sea military exercises around Taiwan to issue a “stern warning” to “separatist forces” on the island,...
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