U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism of the alliance
President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, ...
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Taiwan's existential battle against Chinese spies
Taiwan faces a growing existential threat from its own people spying for China, experts warn, as the government seeks to ...
Taiwan’s president says the defense budget will exceed 3% of GDP in military overhaul
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island’s defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output ...
Arctic Circle Map Shows US Bombers 'Intercepted' in NATO War Games
The allied militaries did not specify where within the Arctic Circle the exercise took place, but the area is home to Russian ...
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Bridge-forming barges could speed up a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, experts say
China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role ...
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27 Chinese planes approach Taiwan — defense ministry
HONG KONG, March 20. /TASS/. Taiwan’s armed forces have registered the approach of 27 aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), six warships of the PLA Navy, and a Chinese balloon near ...
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Japan Still Deciding Where to Base New Anti-Ship Missiles; China Surges Military Aircraft Near Taiwan
Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in a Tuesday press conference refuted reports that the improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missile will be deployed first with units on the main island of Kyushu, ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek 's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the Indo-Pacific region. As of March 14, the locations of 12 ...
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Japan eyes expanding military base near Taiwan amid defense buildup
Japan’s Ministry of Defense plans to expand a two-year-old army base on Ishigaki Island, near Taiwan, as part of efforts to ...
Fear and resignation after ‘world’s most powerful company’ pays Trump a $100 billion ‘protection fee’
It was a surprise ceremony at the White House presided over by President Donald Trump to unveil a $100 billion investment from what he called the world’s most powerful company, Taiwan Semiconductor ...
China Piles the Pressure on India in Its Own Backyard
China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...
China Is Waging a ‘Gray Zone’ Campaign to Cement Power. Here’s How It Looks.
From the choppy waters of the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait to the frozen ridges of the Himalayas, China is pursuing a relentless campaign of expansion, operating in the hazy zone between war and ...