Taiwan spots 45 Chinese military aircraft, 9 ships near Island
Taipei: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Sunday that 45 aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and nine ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were seen approaching the island over the past day.
Chinese aggression in South China Sea: Japan, Australia increasing military budgets
Beijing/Tokyo/Canberra: Amid escalating Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore are increasing their military budgets and spending as a response to the aggression they have experienced from Beijing.
Japan raises concern over China's increasing military activities
A senior Japanese official has voiced his concerns over China's "increasing military activities" and called for self-restraint on Beijing's part in a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart, media reports said on Thursday.
Boycott Beijing Winter Olympic Games: Activists protest in Tokyo
Tokyo: More than 30 people, representing oppressed groups like Tibetans, Uighurs and Mongolians, and human rights defenders from Hong Kong, Japan and China, have called upon the world community to acknowledge human rights abuses by China and boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Chinese aggression: US vows to use global clout to defend Taiwan
Washington: Top US officials have said the nation will use its global clout and alliances to strengthen Taiwan’s defence, international presence and economy, including its vital semiconductor industry, against China.
China ‘storm’ could be coming, warns New Zealand minister Nanaia Mahuta
Wellington: New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has warned that her nation might find itself in the heart of a “storm” of anger from China in the upcoming days.
China-Nepal relation touches new low as border pillars go missing in Daulkha
Kathmandu: China is once again showing its aggressive stance against neighbour Nepal as border pillars went missing in the Daulkha district of the Himalayan nation, media reports said.
A senior geopolitical expert has said China's international aggression is causing countries to band together.
Chinese coercion: Uyghur imams targeted in Xinjiang
Beijing: The world might be celebrating Eid on Friday but a report released by a Uyghur rights group does not seem to be positive for the Muslim community as it claimed that China has imprisoned or detained at least 630 imams and other Muslim religious figures since 2014 in its crackdown in the Xinjiang region.
Chinese aggression: Taiwan thanks US for 'rock-solid support'
Taipei: Taiwan government has thanked the USA for its commitment of "rock-solid support" against China's coercion.
Beijing is now planning to combine all ethnic minorities into singular national identity
Beijing: China is believed to be engaging in the practice of combining all the different ethnic minorities in China into a singular national identity and thereby imposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ideology on them, media reports said on Friday.
Countering China: Japan, Australia to sign defence pact
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison are likely to sign a defence agreement soon, a move which is being seen as a counter stance against China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
HongKong/IBNS: Pro-democracy protesters of Hong Kong seem to have found inspiration in India's strong resistance to China's unprovoked aggression as they wrapped themselves in the tricolour and marched on China's National Day in Causeway Bay on Thursday.
Think tank suggests US Pentagon to focus on China in national defence strategy
Washington: Keeping in mind the Chinese aggression, a US-based think tank has said that the Pentagon should start the year-long effort this winter to prepare a new National Defense Strategy (NDS) to shift Washington's official attention to the operational challenges posed by Beijing in the upcoming days.