Kristin Huang
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Xi-Biden talks in Bali will not ease South China Sea tensions, analysts say, World News
Friendly gestures at the first in-person meeting between the Chinese and US leaders might prompt more restraint over the South China Sea, but tensions would persist, observers said. Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali on Monday, their first face-to-face talks since Biden took office in January 2021. The... → Read More
US hypersonic missile test expected to spur on China’s programme
America’s recent successes follow a series of setbacks but it is still lagging behind other major powers. → Read More
Hypersonic arms race set to change power dynamics between countries and the tempo of modern combat
Western democracies are developing weapons that travel at least five times the speed of sound in response to rapid development by China and Russia. → Read More
Say it with aircraft carriers: Why countries send in the big ships, China News
The exercise in October was typical. Along with a Japanese helicopter carrier, Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier joined two American carriers, the USS Ronald Reagan and USS Carl Vinson, to patrol the waters around Taiwan. The patrol by multiple aircraft carriers came amid a spike in tensions between China and the United States and served to show the participants’... → Read More
China-US relations: as world watches Ukraine, navy missions in the Pacific quietly raise tension
In May, China and Japan engaged in an implicit tussle in the Western Pacific and four US naval vessels were also present in the region. → Read More
Do PLA drills reveal China strategy to deny military help for Taiwan?
Observers see a pattern in recent exercises suggesting Beijing is testing its ability to restrict other countries’ access to the island. → Read More
Chinese military’s potential in the South China Sea boosted by Hainan amphibious assault ship, say analysts
The country’s first and largest Type 075-class amphibious assault ship was commissioned a year ago and is deemed useful for small island assault combat operations. → Read More
Chinese radar ‘is watching missile threats from Korean peninsula and Japan’
A military source confirms that the large phased array radar in Shandong has been in use for some time. → Read More
Japan starts to shift away from pacifist stance over fears about North Korean and Chinese activities
Tokyo is discussing ways to develop its offensive capabilities to hit back in the event of an attack. → Read More
New Chinese spy drone 'will make combat scenes in the movies a reality', state media claims, China News
Chinese state television has highlighted a new armed spy drone, with one report saying it will be able to work with other unmanned aircraft to carry out reconnaissance and strike operations. The WJ-700 – which completed its first flight in January – is seen as a key part of the Chinese military’s ambitious “unmanned combat system”, though analysts say technical... → Read More
Regional stability ‘at risk’ from China’s growing use of military drones
Three Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles spotted near Japan last month highlighted the increased focus on the technology. → Read More
China repeats warning to citizens to leave Afghanistan days after welcoming Taliban for talks
The foreign ministry warned Chinese nationals to leave as soon as possible citing the deteriorating security situation. → Read More
China calls on US to step up and take responsibility for deteriorating situation in Afghanistan
China emphasises strong relationship with Afghanistan and urges US to stop ‘terrorist forces’ expanding and promote peace and reconciliation in the region. → Read More
China brings its navy drills closer to home to focus on core issue: Taiwan, China News
The Chinese navy has made a distinct change in course in the last few years, doing fewer drills in distant waters to focus on one core issue: Taiwan. An assessment of Chinese naval drills in the past decade by the South China Morning Post indicates that the navy’s attention shifted in 2017, the year state media reported that the military... → Read More
Beijing angered by US Air Force plane’s short stop on Taiwan as de facto ambassadors change over
As director of the American Institute in Taiwan Brent Christensen leaves and Sandra Oudkirk arrives, Beijing lets its anger be known. → Read More
Mainland Chinese magazine outlines how surprise attack on Taiwan could occur, China News
A Chinese magazine marked the ruling Communist Party's centenary by publishing a detailed outline of a three-stage surprise attack which could pave the way for an assault landing on Taiwan. An accompanying video was also posted on social media platform Weibo by the publication Naval and Merchant Ships, with the message "we must solemnly warn some people that the road... → Read More
Xi Jinping vows to crush attempts to thwart 'complete reunification' with Taiwan, China News
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to crush any attempt that gets in the way of “complete reunification” of the mainland with self-ruled Taiwan . In an address marking the centenary of the Communist Party in Beijing on Thursday, he said “resolving the Taiwan question and realising China’s complete reunification is a historic mission and an unshakeable commitment” of the... → Read More
China’s top spy agency honours veteran communists on ‘hidden front lines’
Ministry names some of the agents who served the Communist Party in the shadows over the decades. → Read More
Chinese Hui Muslims trigger storm by wearing traditional dress to event to promote ethnic unity
Pictures of women wearing headscarves at a Go tournament triggers investigation by Ningxia sports authority and claims of religious extremism. → Read More
As vaccine tensions rise, some in Taiwan head to mainland China for a jab, Asia News
Vaccines have become the latest source of tension between Beijing and Taipei, as the self-ruled island grapples with its worst outbreak of Covid-19 and a shortage of doses. Taiwan had been a success story for its handling of the pandemic but a sudden surge in cases since April has had the authorities scrambling to secure vaccines for its population of... → Read More