55 h. ago Philippines to view maritime rows with China as ‘one theatre’, partner Japan

The Philippines is adopting a Japan-led strategy to treat the East and South China seas as a unified theatre of operations – a shift analysts say reflects growing alignment among regional allies in the face of China’s expanding maritime footprint. Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the “one-theatre” concept would promote operational synergy, intelligence-sharing and mutual reinforcement among members of the minilateral “Squad” – comprising the Philippines, Japan, the United States, South...

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61 h. ago Trump has a US$30 billion plan to match China at shipbuilding. Can he win?

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 last of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we look at Trump’s massive funding request aimed at turbocharging naval construction. Read the rest of the series here. US President Donald Trump aims to invest tens of billions of dollars to revitalise American shipbuilding, as China’s rapidly...

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3 d. ago Potential Taiwan clash on the line as PLA, US military develop new fighter jets

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 second of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we look at the race for air superiority. The high-stakes race for air superiority between China and the United States will have profound implications should a conflict break out – including how a war over Taiwan would be fought. Both militaries are...

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4 d. 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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5 d. ago View / To beat China in Africa, US should deploy American businesses

View / To beat China in Africa, US should deploy American businesses  Semafor

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9 d. ago The Guardian view on China, Africa and disappearing donkeys: an unexpected crisis offers a clue to perils ahead

The Guardian view on China, Africa and disappearing donkeys: an unexpected crisis offers a clue to perils ahead  The Guardian

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1 week ago The View | China’s housing woes demand action, even if investors look away

The View | China’s housing woes demand action, even if investors look away  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Malaysians demand action against Facebook group exploiting schoolgirls’ images

Outraged Malaysians have demanded that police hunt down the people behind a Facebook page that has shared hundreds of images of schoolgirls. The online community launched a social media crusade earlier this week against the group called “Group Budak2 Sekolah Rendah” (Primary School Kids Group) after an influencer discovered an old picture of herself from her high school days posted on the page. The group had around 12,000 members who routinely made sexually suggestive comments on pictures of...

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3 w. ago ‘China is the enemy’: Leaked Russian intelligence reveals Kremlin's actual view of Beijing; accuses it of

‘China is the enemy’: Leaked Russian intelligence reveals Kremlin's actual view of Beijing; accuses it of  Times of India

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