Map shows Chinese ship movements alarming US ally

China could use oceanographic research to support its military by gathering critical data about the world's oceans.
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China seizes 60,000 maps for 'mislabelling' Taiwan

Chinese customs officers in eastern Shandong province have seized 60,000 maps that "mislabelled" the self-governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory. The maps, ...
Stars and Stripes

Japan unlikely to intervene directly if China attacks Taiwan, expert says

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Tokyo is unlikely to provide direct military support in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and would instead focus on defending its nearby outlying islands, a foreign policy ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Japan War Games Near Pacific Adversaries

A map shows where Japan will conduct a large-scale exercise on land and in waters and airspace around the archipelagic country later this month, as the United States security ally faces growing ...
PBS

China and Japan agree to talks on security issues, hoping to improve relations

BEIJING (AP) — China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from ...
USNI

Japan Still Deciding Where to Base New Anti-Ship Missiles; China Surges Military Aircraft Near Taiwan

An Improved Type 12 Surface to Ship Missile being test fired in an undated photo released in December 2024 by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) Japan Defense Minister Gen ...
Yahoo

Japan, China and South Korea discuss trilateral cooperation

TOKYO (AP) — Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea sought trilateral cooperation on common ground in areas like aging, declining births, natural disasters and the green economy at a ...
Newsweek

China Blasts US Ally Over Spying in Air Defense Zone

China has accused Japan—a United States treaty ally in Northeast Asia—of sending spy planes to its so-called Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the contested East China Sea. The remarks ...

‘A new arms race’: Satellite images, maps and records reveal huge surge in China’s missile production sites

China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN ...
Forbes

Why China Is Worried About Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s New Prime Minister

Japan's newly elected first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, appears to be a modern "Iron lady" in the mold of Margaret Thatcher with all the controversy that entails. However successful her ...
The Conversation

Maps showing China’s growing influence in Africa distort reality – but some risks are real

Brendon J. Cannon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...