Human Rights
China's ethnic unity law puts activists, overseas critics in legal crosshairs
Capabilities
Philippines, U.S. conduct KAMANDAG 10 as drills stretch from Taiwan-facing waters to S. China Sea
Security
S. China Sea tensions persist 10 years after landmark tribunal ruling
Security
Pacific allies move to blunt China's undersea push
Capabilities
RIMPAC drills showcase strike, undersea capabilities in world's largest maritime exercise
South Korea is taking a leading command role at RIMPAC for the first time as 30 nations train in live-fire and undersea warfare drills around Hawaii.
Security
U.S. transfers Triton sea drones to strengthen Philippine maritime surveillance
Diplomacy
China sidelined as Russian-N. Korean bridge exposes strains in regional alignment
Why China's floating platform at Scarborough Shoal raised alarm
Observers suspect Beijing of trying to turn a temporary structure into a permanent presence. Scarborough Shoal may have moved ahead of Second Thomas Shoal as a bone of contention in the South China Sea.
Germany expands Indo-Pacific role through Philippine defense, investment
Berlin's growing engagement bolsters both Manila's network of security partnerships and economic cooperation across the Indo-Pacific.
Science & Technology
China's expanding seabed mapping exposes the Pacific's digital fault lines
Diplomacy
Taiwan's new F-16V fighters to arrive by September, extending strike range
Diplomacy
European powers expand Indo-Pacific role as concerns over China grow
Diplomacy
Taiwan weighs tougher AI chip controls on China after server smuggling case
Diplomacy
10 years after S. China Sea ruling, what did the Philippines actually win?
Diplomacy
U.S. Congress, Pentagon push wider sea drone use in Indo-Pacific
Diplomacy
Indo-Taiwan industrial park advances India's East Asia manufacturing ambitions
Diplomacy
U.S. expands Indo-Pacific logistical network with Australian weapon stockpile
Diplomacy
China's dual use deception: using research as cover for military planning
Diplomacy
Japan expands rare earth search with deep-sea drone project, Greenland mission
Diplomacy
India pursues German submarine fleet to strengthen Indian Ocean deterrence
Diplomacy
Philippines sends largest-ever RIMPAC contingent
Diplomacy
China's push to solve the 'first Island chain' problem
Diplomacy
India advances theatre command reform to strengthen deterrence of China
Diplomacy
Taiwan's HIMARS live-fire drill extends strike reach against China
