13 h. ago In the Hills of Australia, Pacific Allies Are Training to Fight China

In the Hills of Australia, Pacific Allies Are Training to Fight China  The Wall Street Journal

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58 h. ago US Launches Massive Air Force Drills With Eye on Pacific War With China

US Launches Massive Air Force Drills With Eye on Pacific War With China  Newsweek

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3 d. ago Surprise US copper tariff tests the mettle of China’s vast refining industry

Shockwaves from Washington’s decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports are still rippling across the Pacific, and China, the world’s largest consumer of the metal, is feeling the effects. Copper futures traded in the US rallied on the tariff threat, expanding a price gap with the London and China markets, where prices fell. The most active copper futures contracts traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell by 1.36 per cent on Wednesday following US President Donald Trump’s...

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4 d. ago To quieten drumbeats of war in US and China, cool heads must prevail

While the Ukraine war drags on and new conflicts rage in the Middle East, we cannot overlook the drumbeats of great power tension across the Pacific at levels unmatched since the Cold War. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, a known China hawk, frames diplomacy through strategic confrontation. He has said the United States aims to “re-establish deterrence” against “China’s aggression” in the Indo-Pacific. This includes upgrading the US-Japan command to a “warfighting headquarters” and pushing...

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7 d. ago Pacific Sleeper Sharks queue up to feed on cow in South China Sea; first

Pacific Sleeper Sharks queue up to feed on cow in South China Sea; first-ever footage captures rare deep s  The Economic Times

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8 d. ago Super Power Rivalry In The Pacific! China Says No Plans To Build Military Base; Blames Media For “False Narratives”

Super Power Rivalry In The Pacific! China Says No Plans To Build Military Base; Blames Media For “False Narratives”  EurAsian Times

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9 d. ago 'China setting up military base in Pacific' false narrative, Chinese Embassy refutes Australian media's hype over Fiji PM's China

'China setting up military base in Pacific' false narrative, Chinese Embassy refutes Australian media's hype over Fiji PM's China-related remarks  Global Times

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1 week ago Fiji Says Would Not Welcome China Military Presence in Pacific

Fiji Says Would Not Welcome China Military Presence in Pacific  The Defense Post

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1 week ago Fiji says China military base not welcome as Pacific islands steer between superpowers

Fiji says China military base not welcome as Pacific islands steer between superpowers  Reuters

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1 week ago China’s Xi calls for oversight, Trump’s Golden Dome: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo-Pacific? The planned defence system could make it harder for the PLA to strike US bases like those in Guam and Okinawa, or warships trying to defend Taiwan. 2. Beijing sanctions South China Sea legal claim architect Francis Tolentino China has sanctioned the former Senate majority...

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1 week ago Map Shows Major US Naval Presence in West Pacific Amid China Rivalry

Map Shows Major US Naval Presence in West Pacific Amid China Rivalry  Newsweek

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1 week ago China Reveals Details of Dual Aircraft Carrier Operations in West Pacific

China Reveals Details of Dual Aircraft Carrier Operations in West Pacific  Newsweek

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1 week ago Trump’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo

America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA. In the first of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we look at the Golden Dome missile defence system. China’s expanding military footprint in the Indo-Pacific is now a focus of America’s defence strategy, with a renewed emphasis on space-based capabilities since Donald Trump returned to the White...

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1 week ago Not Just Shock Absorbers: How ASEAN Is Shaping the China Trade Balance

Not Just Shock Absorbers: How ASEAN Is Shaping the China Trade Balance  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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1 week ago China says aircraft carriers conduct combat training in Pacific

China says aircraft carriers conduct combat training in Pacific  Wyoming News Now

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1 week ago ‘It’s not Chinese assistance’: Australia accuses China of taking undue credit for aid projects in the Pacific

‘It’s not Chinese assistance’: Australia accuses China of taking undue credit for aid projects in the Pacific  The Guardian

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1 week ago Will New Zealand’s ‘patronising’ aid freeze push Cook Islands closer to China?

What began as a quiet series of infrastructure deals between the Cook Islands and China has erupted into a diplomatic stand-off, with New Zealand halting millions in aid and Pacific leaders accusing Wellington of “patronising” behaviour. New Zealand’s abrupt suspension of aid has cast a harsh spotlight on the country’s growing unease over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, drawing warnings from regional observers that the move risks appearing “coercive rather than constructive”. Wellington...

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2 w. ago Between Sisterhood and Surveillance: How the 4B Movement Came to China

Between Sisterhood and Surveillance: How the 4B Movement Came to China  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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2 w. ago China to overtake Australia as world's top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says

China to overtake Australia as world's top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says  Reuters

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2 w. ago China’s AI capital spending set to reach up to US$98 billion in 2025: BofA

Capital expenditure on artificial intelligence (AI) in China is forecast to reach 600 billion yuan to 700 billion yuan (US$84 billion to US$98 billion) this year, according to a Bank of America (BofA) report, as the mainland and the United States race for primacy in the vital technology. That would represent as much as a 48 per cent overall growth this year for China’s AI capex from 2024, BofA Securities’ co-head of China equity research Matty Zhao, who also heads Asia-Pacific basic materials,...

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