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China Taiwan news: Taiwan tracks 32 Chinese military sorties, North Korea tests a cluster warhead, and the Quad warns about economic coercion.
Our Indo-Pacific weekly roundup: North Korean weapons tests and sanctions, Hegseth in Manila, Quad and trilateral talks, and Taiwan patrols.
China Taiwan news: Taiwan tracks 32 Chinese military sorties, North Korea tests a cluster warhead, and the Quad warns about economic coercion.
China Taiwan news: US, Japan and South Korea reaffirm North Korea’s denuclearization in Atlanta, and Taiwan tracks 13 Chinese military sorties.
China Taiwan news: Kim Jong Un demands drone superiority at a weapons demo, and China’s coast guard drills near Philippine-claimed shoals.
What is the first island chain? How Congress’s researchers define the line from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines, and why it shapes US-China strategy.
Xi Jinping’s PLA purge, tracked: 41 generals with posts, dates and official wording, from Xu Caihou in 2014 to the record Fifth Plenum of Oct. 29, 2026.
China Taiwan news: North Korea fires 10 to 12 missiles, Hegseth pitches a US-ASEAN defense framework, and Japan will assemble US missiles.
China Taiwan news: Hegseth meets five allies in Cebu, China sends an attache, Taiwan sorties double and Kadena bans BYD cars.
J-20 stealth fighter explained: China’s three versions, missiles, fleet estimates from 150 to 500, deployments near Taiwan, and the F-22 match.
China Taiwan news: North Korean guns at two border sites, USS Colorado named for Australia rotation, a US visa halt near Guam and Cebu defense talks.
China Taiwan news: North Korea takes a border mine dispute to the UN, Chinese patrols near Taiwan rise and Hegseth heads to Manila for defense talks.
Our Indo-Pacific weekly roundup: Keen Sword drills in Japan, PLA activity reported by Taiwan, a new Marine missile unit and Pacific aid.
China Taiwan news: Kim says China inspires North Korea, Chinese navy ships near Taiwan rise to five and rocket debris zones lie in Philippine waters.
Indo-Pacific update: Kim Jong Un visits Dandong with a senior Chinese official, a quiet day near Taiwan and a deadly Philippine air crash.
Indo-Pacific update: Manila warns force against the Sierra Madre is an act of war, and China shadows Japanese ships near Penghu.
Paraguay security deals: Landau’s visit brought an air-intercept pact, PISCES screening, $11.75M in aid and nuclear talks after China sanctioned a minister.
Indo-Pacific update: China tracks the USS Charleston near Sabina Shoal, Taiwan faces a Pratas standoff, and Pyongyang threatens.
Taiwan security update: Keen Sword 27 opens on Ishigaki as Chinese ships stay near Taiwan and Kim Yo-jong warns South Korea.
Taiwan security update: Keen Sword 27 sends a US anti-ship missile system to Yonaguni as Chinese ships stay near Taiwan.
Taiwan security update: two Chinese coast guard ships enter Dongsha waters as North Korea claims an AI torpedo and a US carrier docks in Japan.
Taiwan security: the Liaoning carrier group turns toward the South China Sea, eight PLA jets cross the median line, and Marcos summons China’s envoy.
Taiwan security update: 15 PLA aircraft fly near Taiwan with 13 median-line crossings as North Korea fires cruise missiles at sea.
Taiwan logged 13 PLA sorties, 11 across the median line, in its third joint combat readiness patrol in nine days, as patrols turn smaller but more frequent.
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