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Washington and Tokyo are holding concurrent exercises across the Western Pacific to bolster deterrence amid mounting Chinese military pressure.
The transit comes as Taiwan is conducting wartime readiness exercises and a major U.S.-led naval exercise is underway near Hawaii.
In recent years the United States’ ally has clashed repeatedly with Beijing over disputed territory in the South China Sea.
The annual planned exercise focuses on active-duty forces and comes before July’s joint-defense drills and August’s live-force war games.
Insiders say Beijing is vetting officials across Party and military systems, with political loyalty overtaking performance as the key criterion for promotion.
U.S. and independent analysts have long said Beijing’s public budget does not capture the full cost of its military power.
A growing number of officials are surrendering to investigators as insiders describe intensified pressure campaigns within China’s disciplinary system.
As military purges continue under Xi Jinping, analysts say Dong Jun’s survival may stem from his limited power rather than political influence.
The Department of War’s expanded list underscores concerns that Chinese firms may be required to support state objectives.
Seventy-nine Chinese warplanes were detected, and a coast guard standoff occurred near Pratas Island as global executives flock to Taipei.
A weapons expert says ‘even aliens’ couldn’t extract core secrets from exhibition photos.
Manila released images and a timeline showing a small occupied platform, buoys, and other objects inside Scarborough Shoal.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard said Chinese vessels hailed ships flagged in Singapore, Liberia, and Benin and made jurisdictional claims around Taiwan.
Manila is investigating unconfirmed reports of a new structure at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
Taiwanese defense scholars said China’s surging budget, opaque spending, and fast-expanding nuclear arsenal make it, not Japan, the region’s true militarist.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China may purchase additional Boeing jet orders ahead of the Chinese leader’s September visit.
The network of desert launch platforms host long-range missiles that can reach any U.S. city, but one expert cautioned that missile silos are sometimes fake.
The two countries reaffirmed that peace and stability in the South China Sea are non-negotiable as they deepen defense and economic cooperation.
Tokyo and Manila moved to deepen defense cooperation amid growing security concerns in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.
The U.S. and Japan are set to address Asia’s top defense forum as China’s military buildup and rising nuclear-risk concerns shape regional security debates.
