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Ten governments condemn Joshua Wong’s 10-year sentence under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and the US call for an end to…
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Taiwan: “Congress’s support is bipartisan” – the $14 billion arms package sits in Trump’s drawer
After the Democrats’ midterm win, Taiwan’s defence minister Wellington Koo says US congressional support remains bipartisan, while a roughly $14…
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: more than 100 Chinese warships and coast guard vessels in the Western Pacific; “we will not bow to any pressure”
Taiwan warned that China has deployed more than 100 navy and coast guard vessels in the Western Pacific, with two…
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan holds live-fire drill on Kinmen, while Pratas faces “pressure without invasion”
Taiwanese forces held a live-fire exercise on Kinmen before dawn on November 3, with simulated threats from sea and air.…
Asia-Pacific
Belousov in Beijing: Russia-China partnership at an “unprecedentedly high level”, ahead of the APEC summit in Shenzhen
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met Zhang Shengmin, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, in Beijing on November 3.…
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Japan scrambles fighters as a Chinese WZ-7 drone crosses the Miyako Strait twice, Tokyo says
Japan’s Joint Staff says a Chinese WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone flew twice through the Miyako Strait on November 2, prompting…
Air Force
Taiwan reports 22 Chinese military aircraft, 18 crossing the median line, in another “joint combat readiness patrol”
Taiwan's defence ministry says 22 Chinese aircraft and drones went out to sea on 31 October, with 18 crossing the…
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: “China has no jurisdiction” in our waters, the coast guard says, rejecting Chinese “patrols” off the east coast
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said China has no jurisdiction in the waters around Taiwan, responding to the Chinese coast guard’s…
Asia-Pacific
US: two Chinese MSS agents sentenced to 30 months in prison; one photographed Naval Base Kitsap
A US federal court sentenced two Chinese nationals to 30 months in prison on October 30 for acting as agents…
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: “the 2027 window still stands,” says the commander of US Army Pacific – readiness by April 2, 2027
For US Army Pacific, the 2027 window for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan has not closed, Gen. Ronald Clark…
Asia-Pacific
UN expert says Myanmar’s military has killed at least 8,384 civilians since the coup and calls the human rights situation “catastrophic”
UN Special Rapporteur Kelley Anne Eckels-Currie says Myanmar's illicit economy is fuelling the civil war and reports at least 8,384…
Asia-Pacific
European Parliament trade delegation ends China visit: Lange says the EU expects more sectors to follow the hybrid car deal
After three days in Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, the European Parliament’s trade committee says it expects more sectors to follow…