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A Long March-8 Y6 carrier rocket carrying 18 low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, southern China. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

‘Stay away’ from Chinese satellite services, US advises allies in leaked memo

State Department talking points suggest foreign governments take steps to exclude China-based providers because of security risks.

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China-Asean relations

China calls on Indonesia to jointly oppose protectionism as US trade war deepens

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China's military weapons

China’s sixth-gen stealth fighter test flights reveal high-level manoeuvrability

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South China Sea

China, Philippines in Scarborough Shoal naval encounter ahead of US joint drills

Sunday’s incident occurred the day before US-Philippine forces’ Balikatan exercise near South China Sea.

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An aerial view of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal taken in 2023 during a maritime surveillance flight by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Photo: AFP
An aerial view of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal taken in 2023 during a maritime surveillance flight by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Photo: AFP
China’s military drills

‘Surprising’ PLA helicopter training signals evolving Taiwan strategy: experts

State media reports show Central Theatre Command 81st Group Army unit rehearsing complex naval coordination exercises.

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China's military weapons

China releases footage of sixth-generation J-36 fighter. What clues does it give?

Beijing may be trying to show it is making rapid progress, while the images have heightened speculation about how the planes would be used.

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China-Asean relations

PLA invited to Vietnam military parade amid pledges to boost defence ties

Invite comes as Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun meets Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang days after state visit by President Xi.

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Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun (right) and Vietnam’s Phan Van Giang inspect a guard of honour at the Huu Nghi international border gate in Lang Son province on Thursday. Photo: Handout
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun (right) and Vietnam’s Phan Van Giang inspect a guard of honour at the Huu Nghi international border gate in Lang Son province on Thursday. Photo: Handout
China's military weapons

Has China’s military added sophisticated KJ-700 radar plane to naval capability?

Social media post showing the medium-sized airborne early warning and control aircraft in PLA Navy paintwork prompts speculation.

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China-Middle East relations

Chinese Y-20 transport planes arrive in Egypt ahead of joint air drills

At least five planes are known have landed in Cairo ahead of the Eagle of Civilization 2025 exercises.

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US-China relations

US looks to South Korea as it tries to revive shipbuilding and catch up to China

American and South Korean shipbuilders agree to cooperate in move analysts say could strengthen US power projection in the Indo-Pacific.

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Collaboration between South Korea’s HHI and American firm HII – both of which already build Aegis-capable destroyers – is seen as having “significant potential”. Photo: EPA-EFE/South Korean Defence Ministry
US-China relations

US weapons to Taiwan at risk from weak supply chains but Ukraine ‘not to blame’

Think tank audits 25 items, finds only seven with a strong defence industrial base and calls for significant improvements.

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According to a US think tank report, the Harpoon AGM-84 anti-ship missile supply chain is regarded as “weak”. Photo: AFP
According to a US think tank report, the Harpoon AGM-84 anti-ship missile supply chain is regarded as “weak”. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Will Trump’s tariffs lead to an emboldened Beijing in the Taiwan Strait?

US involvement and sanctions will already be part of planning for any actions towards Taipei by mainland China, observers say.

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China's military weapons

Chinese weapons giant develops anti-drone barrage system to beat wartime swarms

Bullet Curtain can also intercept cruise missiles, rockets, mortar shells and aircraft, lending versatility in combat: Norinco designer.

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China-Asean relations

China’s defence chief to visit Vietnam for military exchange and joint patrol

The activities will coincide with Xi Jinping’s state visit to the Southeast Asian country as Beijing seeks to bolster regional ties.

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Defence Minister Dong Jun (centre), seen here at a security conference in Beijing last September, will visit Vietnam next week, marking his second trip to the country in four months. Photo: AFP
SCMP Highlights

Japan athlete tells fans to stop stalking, US tariffs war turmoil: 7 highlights

From Japanese athlete telling fans to stop stalking to the escalating US-China tariff war, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Japan’s Chiharu Shida in action in England last month. Photo: AP
Japan’s Chiharu Shida in action in England last month. Photo: AP
US-China relations

As Trump vows record US$1 trillion military budget, should China worry?

Cool heads will prevail, analysts say, even as proposed US military spending boost amid a bruising tariff tit-for-tat prompts hot war fears.

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US-China relations

US seeks to boost joint operations training in Pacific as China’s strength grows

Pentagon is looking to ensure different branches of US armed forces can work together amid rising regional tensions.

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US-China relations

WWII bomber base enlisted for US power projection against China in the Pacific

Decades of jungle growth stripped away and multiple runways restored on abandoned airfield in the strategic second island chain.

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The US North Field airbase at Tinian in the Mariana Islands, pictured in 1945. Photo: Wikipedia
The US North Field airbase at Tinian in the Mariana Islands, pictured in 1945. Photo: Wikipedia
US-China relations

China’s rise ‘unstoppable’ as US grows tired of policing the world: Zhou Bo

A book of essays by the retired PLA senior colonel examines the question of whether the world should fear China.

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Taiwan

Taiwan’s military simulates worst-case scenario: PLA drill turns into attack

Computer-assisted war game will run for 14 days, with US military personnel reportedly expected to observe the exercise.

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US-China relations

Open Questions | Ex-CIA official Dennis Wilder on why US-Europe rift is ‘highly exaggerated’

The national security specialist and former CIA official on US-China ties and the group chat discussion that shocked the world.

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Taiwan

Beijing’s military drills around Taiwan are ‘destabilising’, G7 says

In joint statement on Sunday, G7 diplomats said exercises ‘put at risk global security and prosperity’, urged peaceful resolution of issues.

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A guard stands by as a cargo ships sails next to Pingtan island, the closest point between mainland China and Taiwan’s main island, in Fujian province on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
A guard stands by as a cargo ships sails next to Pingtan island, the closest point between mainland China and Taiwan’s main island, in Fujian province on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Taiwan fears PLA drills could escalate into real attack ‘with no time to react’

Regular large-scale exercises from mainland China’s military have prompted warnings that the island’s military must stay alert to the risk.

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Taiwan

PLA warship may have explored alternative route to Taiwan’s east before drill

The Shandong appears to have transited narrower waterways of the Philippines instead of taking Bashi Channel, according to military experts.

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Taiwan

With tensions rising in Taiwan, civil defence becomes a high-wire act

Recalling ‘White Terror’ martial law, many regard government-backed civil defence sceptically even as Taipei moves to bolster readiness.

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