China is posing a clear and present danger at sea
Australia must push back at Beijing-backed maritime aggression in the region and check Chinese coercion
Behind The News
Chinese risks are proving too hot to handle in the UK
China’s firms ‘should be barred’ from industries ‘vital to Britain’s economic and political security’
Xi banks on a band of brothers amid trade tensions
China’s president tempts Southeast Asia neighbors with talks and deals to combat US tariffs
Everyone loses in a standoff between great powers
Global economic growth ‘has been weighed down’ by trade war headwinds, triggering ‘uncertainty’
Indonesia faces a delicate balancing act with China
‘Jakarta is reinforcing the defenses of its northernmost islands that are targeted by Beijing’
China ‘Harbours’ greater ambitions than just Taiwan
Beijing is studying the Allied landings on the Normandy beaches in 1944 to extend its global reach
UK deal to cede Chagos Islands triggers China fears
Critics argue the agreement could threaten the security of a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia
Beijing revels in South Korea’s political crisis
President Yoon’s impeachment drama has left Seoul ‘in chaos’ as China hypes up political ‘divisions’
ASEAN faces challenges from China-US fallout
Myanmar war, South China Sea crisis and threatened tariffs will test Southeast Asian nations
Beijing playing the long game in the Pacific
State-linked companies still remain the driving force behind China’s engagement in the region