Indo-Pacific
Hub articles
229 pieces
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…
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,…
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…
REPORT: The South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone, Violated in Spirit by Beijing
On July 6, 2026, a ballistic missile fired from a Chinese submarine traveled roughly 7,000 kilometers before splashing down near the islands of Nauru…
DECODING: China's Type 094 Nuclear Submarine at the Center of a Contested Launch
On July 6, 2026, around noon, the Chinese navy launched a ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine toward the Pacific Ocean.
DECODING: Marine Interaction 2026, the naval drill that binds Beijing and Moscow
While the world was commenting on the Chinese ballistic missile launch of July 6, 2026, fired from a nuclear submarine toward the Pacific, another…