Xi wants the military ready to move, not distracted by internal divisions and fractures.
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The US intervention in Venezuela makes it clear NZ’s ‘softly softly’ foreign policy isn’t a feasible long-term response to a shifting world order.
Middle power states are selectively granting and restricting access to their economic strengths to reshape markets and security relationships.
In a world beset by conflict in the Middle East and an enduring war in Ukraine, tensions are again heating up in East Asia. Will cooler heads prevail?
In a new study, Australians do not fully understand what’s at stake if Taiwan’s democracy is threatened by China.
While the row between China and Japan is escalating, there is cause for optimism.
The leaders of the world’s two most powerful nations are set for a rare sit-down together on Oct. 30.
The trendy Taiwanese drink has become a high-street staple, but recent findings on lead levels and choking risks suggest it warrants closer scrutiny.
Xi has removed nearly every rival, but he still governs with the urgency of someone who knows how quickly fortunes can turn.
Members of the Pacific Islands Forum have a full agenda when they meet this week. Many hope squabbles over China and Taiwan will take a back seat to climate change.
Historian Meredith Oyen explains how disagreements over the history of the second world war and who fought the Japanese are central to tensions between China and Taiwan. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Japan surrendered to the Chinese nationalist army in September 1945. But since then, Beijing has played up the role of communist fighters.
Taiwan is particularly vulnerable to a naval blockade, with only four months of emergency food reserves and three months of fuel reserves.
The issue of Taiwan is looking more precarious and worrying.
Albanese’s China visit has focussed on boosting the economic partnership while avoiding any ideological grandstanding on points of difference.
The Albanese government is facing a push by the United States for a ‘broad ranging and open ended’ commitment to defend Taiwan against any Chinese aggression.
Nvidia is one of the world’s most highly valued companies. A new book suggests its Taiwanese-born CEO is as grounded as any centibillionaire could be.
Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose voice transcended Asia’s political fault lines.
Incidents of accidental and suspect breaches of submarine cables in northern Europe and around Taiwan concern security experts.
The US alliance will endure despite Trump’s efforts to upend the global order. But whoever wins the May 3 election must boost engagement with regional partners.
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