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INVESTIGATION: Manila Sanctioned, Beijing Bars a Philippine Minister
China barred Philippine defense secretary Gilberto Teodoro from entry, according to Al Jazeera on June 11, 2026, a diplomatic escalation that arrives a full…
REPORT: China's Coast Guard Opens a New Front East of Taiwan
China announced new coast guard patrols along Taiwan's east coast, according to the New York Times on July 5, 2026, a development that reshapes…
DECODING: Taiwan Strait Incursions Fall, But the Real Story Is Elsewhere
The average daily rate of Chinese air incursions into the Taiwan Strait fell by half compared with 2025, according to the Straits Times on…
ANALYSIS: China's Military Budget Growth Slows, Yet Crosses a New Threshold
China's 2026 defense budget has been set at roughly 282 billion dollars, according to Reuters on March 10, 2026, a rise of 6.9% that…
FACT-CHECK: is China really the top threat to the West? What the doctrine says
The launch of a ballistic missile from a Chinese nuclear submarine on July 6, 2026, documented by Reuters and confirmed by several Pacific governments,…
ANALYSIS: the Yellow Sea, an openly staged theater for the Sino-Russian axis
From July 6 to 13, 2026, the Chinese and Russian navies conducted a joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea off Qingdao, named Joint…
DECODING: Japan and Australia harden their tone on China's navy
On July 6, 2026, a Chinese nuclear submarine fired a ballistic missile toward international waters in the Pacific, according to the state agency Xinhua…
ANALYSIS: Chinese Deterrence Puts Itself on Display in the Pacific, and the World Worries
On July 6, 2026, a ballistic missile fired from a Chinese nuclear submarine flew over northern Luzon, in the Philippines, before splashing down in…
DECODING: Beijing and Moscow Tighten Naval Cooperation Before Our Eyes
On July 6, 2026, China and Russia launched their annual naval exercise, called Joint Sea on the Chinese side and Marine Interaction 2026 on…