Solomon Islands Leader Calls for Regional Pact After Beijing’s Missile Test
A Pacific-wide pact is needed to counter major powers such as China trying to flex their muscles in the region, the Solomon Islands prime...
National Security Group Urges Congress to Examine Environmental Law Institute’s China Ties
A national security group is urging Congress to examine the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) past work with Chinese government-linked institutions, arguing that the nonprofit’s...
Beijing’s Nuclear-Capable Missile Landed About 3,000 Kilometres from Australia, Intel Reveals
Beijing’s ballistic missile test on July 6 was launched from south-east China, near Taiwan, and travelled around 6,300 kilometres (3,914.64 miles) over several countries...
New Chinese Rule Blocks Last-Resort Appeals to Beijing, Petitioners Say
To complain to central authorities in China about local inaction or abuse, petitioners may now need documents from provincial authorities that have little incentive...
Taiwan Restores ‘Anti-Communist’ Training for New Officers as China Threats Mount
Taiwan’s military has restored “anti-communist patriotic education” for academy graduates after 24 years, reviving a course for new officers as Beijing intensifies pressure on...
China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Is Tool to Expand CCP’s Transnational Repression, Critics Say
China’s new ethnic unity law, which took effect on July 1, is drawing criticism from lawmakers, human rights advocates, and ethnic minority groups, who...
CCP Test Fires Ballistic Missile in South Pacific Hours After New Australia-Fiji Defence Pact
A submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has test-fired an intercontinental missile in the “high seas” of the Pacific, according to...
Fierce Winds Hit US Pacific Territories as Super Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall Near Guam
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain...
Australia, Pacific Nation Sign New Defence Deal, Pledge to Face ‘Common Danger’ Together
Australia and Fiji have signed a landmark mutual defence pact to counteract any “common danger” in the region. The deal is similar to the...