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Left to right: National Security Agency Director General Timothy Haugh, FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Jeffrey Kruse appear during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on Tuesday in Washington. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Signal chat furore may push US workers to China’s side, Democrat warns

Senate intelligence committee vice chair says China is ‘luring individuals with national security clearance who’ve been pushed out’.

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South China Sea

US military seen as stretched but South China Sea activity rose: paper

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China-Japan relations

China coastguard drives off Japanese fishing boats in escalating island dispute

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US-China relations

US won’t ‘live fire’ Philippine-based Typhon missile system that angered China

US Army statement comes with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth set to visit Manila this week to ‘advance security objectives’.

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The US Typhon missile system has yet to be fired since being transported to the Philippines about a year ago, as part of the Salaknib 2024 joint military exercises. Photo: US Army
The US Typhon missile system has yet to be fired since being transported to the Philippines about a year ago, as part of the Salaknib 2024 joint military exercises. Photo: US Army
China’s military drills

China to hold joint naval drills with Thailand near South China Sea port

‘Blue Strike-2025’ exercise will be held from late March to early April near Zhanjiang on southern coast, Beijing’s defence ministry says.

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China's military weapons

Does this photo mark ‘official declaration’ of China’s sixth-generation fighter?

State broadcaster releases grainy image of tailless aircraft just days after US announces plans to build the next-generation F-47 jet.

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DeepSeek

How China’s PLA is gearing up to use DeepSeek AI models in actual combat

Adoption of DeepSeek by PLA hospitals, paramilitary and mobilisation units seen to usher in ‘new chapter in military intelligentisation’.

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A giant screen at a Beijing shopping complex shows news footage of President Xi Jinping greeting DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng, during a symposium with executives of leading companies in the capital on February 17. Photo: Reuters
A giant screen at a Beijing shopping complex shows news footage of President Xi Jinping greeting DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng, during a symposium with executives of leading companies in the capital on February 17. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan

Fight or flee: would Taiwan’s youth really fight a war against mainland China?

As Taipei ramps up rhetoric towards Beijing, youth opinions about military service differ from surveys to interviews.

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US-China relations

Don’t expect the US to scale back its Asia-Pacific military presence, analysts say

Trump may not have spelled out his South China Sea position but deployments are peaking and only likely to be maintained, according to observers.

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China's military weapons

China’s Fujian aircraft carrier sets off on seventh sea trial

There is speculation its advanced electromagnetic catapults could be put to the test, and that it could be ready for delivery this year.

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Photos posted on social media show the Fujian aircraft carrier on the move on Tuesday. Photo: Weibo/Jsport_三汽
China-Japan relations

Tokyo sends message to Beijing on ‘significant costs’ of Taiwan Strait attack

Tokyo is reportedly considering deploying long-range missiles to Kyushu, a move analyst says could deny Chinese ships access to the Pacific.

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Japan is considering deploying an upgraded version of its Type 12 surface-to-ship guided missile to Kyushu, which would be able to reach both North Korea and the Chinese coast. Photo: Handout
Japan is considering deploying an upgraded version of its Type 12 surface-to-ship guided missile to Kyushu, which would be able to reach both North Korea and the Chinese coast. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

US military cuts: are ‘budget hawks’ getting upper hand over ‘China hawks’?

With US troops in Japan on ‘chopping block’ analysts say those in South Korea might face cuts too, and it may weaken deterrence against China.

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China's military weapons

China’s 6th-gen fighter sighted again as Trump ‘set to announce’ jet contract

China’s massive J-36 purportedly filmed flying solo as Reuters says Trump about to announce US plans for US$20 billion jet to replace F-22.

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Artificial intelligence

Open-source AI models may be safer for military use, experts say

Defence summit panellist says when source codes are shared, ‘we can engage the entire AI community’ to make models safer and more robust.

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Chinese start-up DeepSeek stunned the world with its powerful but low-cost AI model that used an open-source strategy. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

EU defence white paper says China’s military action risks disruption for Europe

Paper warns geopolitical shifts are something ‘we have been warned about many times but is now happening faster than many had anticipated’.

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EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas gives a press conference to unveil the White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030 at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 19, 2025. Photo: AFP
EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas gives a press conference to unveil the White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030 at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 19, 2025. Photo: AFP
China's military weapons

China’s military in frugal mode as it seeks best bang for its yuan

Armed forces must make greatest use of limited resources, PLA officers tell personnel in throes of modernisation push.

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US-China relations

Chinese satellites seen ‘dogfighting’, US Space Force official says

Objects observed ‘manoeuvring in and out and around each other’, practising tactics, techniques and procedures, according to USSF general.

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US-China relations

US Navy to extend Pacific reach with long-range anti-ship F-16 missiles: report

Missile upgrades are part of effort to expand capabilities in preparation for potential conflict with China in Asia-Pacific, US report says.

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A Long Range Anti-Ship Missile sits next to an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The weapon could play a significant role in a potential conflict in the Asia-Pacific region. Photo: US Navy
A Long Range Anti-Ship Missile sits next to an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The weapon could play a significant role in a potential conflict in the Asia-Pacific region. Photo: US Navy
China's military weapons

China’s rival to US’ THAAD: a missile that can counter hypersonic weapons

The anti-ballistic missile system can intercept threats beyond the atmosphere and is seen as a more competent rival to the US Army’s THAAD.

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China-South Korea relations

Yellow Sea stand-off over ‘steel structure’ raises China-South Korean tensions

Last month’s confrontation between coastguards began when Chinese vessels blocked South Korean inspection of an object off Jeju Island, reports say.

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China-Japan relations

Japan to deploy long-range missiles on Kyushu as Taiwan fears grow, Kyodo says

Deployment likely to begin at the end of next March, according to news agency report citing Japanese government sources.

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The missile deployment under consideration is expected to strengthen Japan’s “counterstrike capabilities” in the event of an emergency, according to Kyodo. Photo: Handout
Taiwan

Taiwan holds combat-readiness drills in response to PLA ‘grey-zone provocations’

Five days of exercises began as People’s Liberation Army sent more than 60 warplanes along with navy vessels near the island on Monday.

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Taiwan’s military is conducting combat-readiness drills across the island this week. Photo: CNA
Taiwan’s military is conducting combat-readiness drills across the island this week. Photo: CNA
Nato

Warming US-Russia ties could put China’s Arctic ambitions on ice, experts warn

Beijing has relied on Moscow for access to the far north but a geopolitical realignment is under way that could see it frozen out.

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Taiwan

Mainland China’s PLA ‘ready to fight’ to prevent Taiwan independence

Warning from Eastern Theatre Command chief comes as Beijing marks 20 years of Anti-Secession Law amid high cross-strait tensions.

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China's military weapons

China supplied 81% of Pakistan’s arms imports in the past 5 years, SIPRI says

Shipments include more advanced systems, as China expands the range of weapons it can offer to strategic partners.

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China’s defence exports to Pakistan in the past five years have included four Type 054A frigates. Photo: Weibo/China State Shipbuilding Corporation
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