Indo-Pacific
US–Japan Deep Sea Mine to Break China’s Rare Earth Grip
Washington and Tokyo are preparing to dig the deepest mine ever attempted — almost six kilometres beneath the Pacific, in mud...
China, Indonesia Hold First Joint Naval Drill East of Taiwan
China and Indonesia sailed two warships together this week in the Pacific waters east of Taiwan — the first time China...
Steering by Starlight: China Teaches Its Hypersonic Weapons an Ancient Trick
Sailors once found their way home by the North Star. Now a weapon may do the same — while travelling faster...
Chinese National Arrested in Saipan Over US Military Modem Plot
A Chinese national who once warned his own supplier that American soil was too dangerous for a meeting has pleaded guilty...
The Engineers Who Know Too Much: China Bolts the Departure Gate
A rare earth separation line does not run on machinery alone. It runs on a few thousand people who know exactly...
Seized at the Border: Beijing Turns Japanese Executives Into Leverage
China has detained several Japanese nationals, including senior executives of companies with offices in the country, over alleged breaches of export...
Cheques and balances: the Beijing-linked money quietly flowing through America’s universities
A company that builds engines for China's attack helicopters is not an obvious patron of American higher education. Yet for...
Cheap until it isn’t: how Beijing learned to set the price of the modern world
In 1995 a consortium of Chinese state-linked firms, working alongside an American investment house, bought Magnequench, the General Motors offshoot that...
China’s Super-Rich Have 90 Days to Settle a Tax Bill They Never Saw Coming
A 20 per cent levy on offshore trusts has tycoons hunting for cash from Hong Kong to Singapore, and some are...
A WhatsApp Threat, 18 Visas and a Huawei Deal: US–China Rivalry Erupts on Milei’s Doorstep
Beijing accuses Washington of hypocrisy after a Patagonian power cooperative said American diplomats threatened to cancel its directors' visas over a...
Ink Still Wet: How the PLA Began Dismantling Tibetan Society Before the Seventeen-Point Agreement Was Implemented
Beijing's official account holds that the agreement guaranteed Tibetan political autonomy, religious freedom, and a gradual, measured transition into the People's...
China-Pakistan Military Nexus Exposed: Beijing Admitted to Helping Pakistan Air Force Against India During Operation Sindoor
China has openly confirmed for the first time that it provided direct technical support to Pakistan’s Air Force during last year’s...
