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Beijing’s Tokyo tirade and the dangers of the past

November 21, 2025November 19, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Tense relations between China and Japan seem to be rapidly spiraling out of control

Categories Talking Point Tags Maritime Self-Defense Force, News, PLA Navy, Taiwan Tension Leave a comment

China launches ‘biggest military build-up in the world’

November 5, 2025November 4, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Defense Minister Marles warns of the geopolitical threats posed by Beijing to the Indo-Pacific region

Categories Talking Point Tags Indo-Pacific Tension, News, PLA Navy, South China Sea, Taiwan Threats Leave a comment

If you are going to San Francisco … pragmatism rules

November 10, 2023November 9, 2023 by China Factor Staff

‘Major obstacles stand in the way of true diplomatic breakthroughs’ in expected talks between Biden and Xi 

Categories Between The Lines Tags APEC Summit, Gallup, News, Panda Diplomacy, PLA Navy, President Joe Biden, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

China’s spending spree grips bargain basement Britain

September 25, 2023September 21, 2023 by China Factor Staff
Illustration of Britain with British flag embossed on country. Grey abstract sea surrounds Britain

State-owned investment funds and companies with links to the CCP have piled up significant investments

Categories Between The Lines Tags China, Communist Party of China, News, PLA Navy, Purged, Qin Gang, UK Leave a comment

Taiwan highlights China’s advanced carrier threat

September 21, 2023September 20, 2023 by Chuang Chih-wei

Chinese-designed Fujian incorporates a major technological breakthrough amid a rapid naval buildup 

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags China, Fujian Carrier, Military Buildup, News, PLA Navy, Taiwan, Voice of America Leave a comment

Winds of war swirl above the South China Sea

May 11, 2023April 21, 2023 by Krista Wiegand

Along with Taiwan, it has become a flashpoint for Beijing and Washington in the battle for global supremacy

Categories Power Play Tags China, News, PLA Navy, South China Sea, Taiwan Threats, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

President Xi in dangerous waters after Pelosi row

August 4, 2022August 3, 2022 by China Factor Staff

China’s naval operations near Taiwan could turn a diplomatic dispute with the US into a full-scale crisis

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags China, Conflict Risks, Nancy Pelosi, News, PLA Navy, President Tsai Ing-wen, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

First we take the Solomon Islands …

March 28, 2022March 27, 2022 by Chris Taylor

China is turning its eyes to the strategic importance of the South Pacific and the Solomon Islands

Categories ChinaDiction Tags ChinaDiction, Newsletter, PLA Navy, President Xi Jinping, Solomon Islands, Taiwan Leave a comment

Digital dogfights, AI supremacy and China-US tension

December 13, 2021December 12, 2021 by Dave Makichuk

The race for cutting-edge military technology underlines the intense rivalry between Beijing and Washington

Categories China-US Tension Tags Artificial Intelligence, Beijing, China, News, Pentagon, PLA Navy, Technological Race, United States, Washington Leave a comment

‘Porcupine doctrine’ leaves China feeling prickly

October 14, 2021October 8, 2021 by Zeno Leoni

The PLA Navy would encounter a Taiwanese guerrilla campaign at sea or a ‘war of the flea’

Categories China-Taiwan Tension Tags China, Military Doctrine, PLA Navy, Taiwan, Taiwan Invasion, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment
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