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Trump's Space Force is about beating China, as Beijing's talking like it already owns space
"What appears at first a featureless void is in fact a rich vista of gravitational mountains and va…
Alex Lockie
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Russia is reportedly shipping its advanced S-400 anti-aircraft missile system to China
China has already deployed 15 divisions of the S-400's predecessor system, the S-300, along the coa…
Christopher Woody,Reuters
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Tensions are mounting between Russia, China, and Japan in the Pacific
At the same time that Japan seeks to hedge against Chinese military expansion in the East and South…
Alex Lockie,Reuters
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Japan is staring China down with its first submarine drills in the contested South China Sea
The Oyashio-class attack submarine Kuroshio participated in exercises with several other Japanese w…
Ryan Pickrell
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Japan activated an elite marine unit for the first time since World War II to counter China - and it's getting ready for its first naval exercise
"Other countries, like Japan, are really ... reinvigorating their own military capability or reform…
Christopher Woody
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China is flying bombers and spy planes near Japan and telling Japan to 'not make a fuss' about it
in July, Chinese H-6Ks flew through the area, angering both the Taiwanese and Japanese governments.…
Ben Brimelow
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Caught between Trump and China, Japan is making a small upgrade so its submarines can be quieter for longer
In January, a Chinese Shang-class nuclear-powered attack sub was detected in the contiguous zone ar…
Christopher Woody
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The US and Japan finished their 'largest and most complex' military exercise, amid rising tensions with China
Commander, Task Force 72, the Navy maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft within the 7th Fleet…
Christopher Woody
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China 'prepares for battles' against US, Japanese missiles in tense East China Sea
In response to Chinese drills in the East China Sea, where China and Japan often feud over the cont…
Ryan Pickrell
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Countries in Asia are wary of China - and they're 'wondering exactly how far America would go'
The rivalry between China and India in the Indian Ocean appeared inflamed in February, when both lo…
Christopher Woody
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China's military is turning its aggressive South China Sea tactics on Japan
Japanese government data that was translated for Business Insider by Nori Katagiri, an assistant pr…
Ben Brimelow
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China now reportedly has a full set of China's advanced S-400 air-defense missile system
While the S-400 has not been used in combat conditions, it has been heralded as one of the best air…
Christopher Woody
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CHART OF THE DAY: The Escalating Dangerous Game Of Military Chicken Between China And Japan
"The islands-called Senkaku in Japan but Diaoyu in China-are largely uninhabited but could yield si…
Sam Ro
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The South China Sea is now a 'core interest' of Beijing - and that's a problem for its neighbors
"Under the new definition ... the term does encompass the South China Sea and any other sovereignty…
Christopher Woody
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Japan Is Scrambling Jets Against China More Than Ever
Ties deteriorated further in recent months after China's launch of an air defence identification zo…
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China suffered a humiliating loss in arbitration, and now it's more dangerous than ever
China could continue along this incremental course, increasing naval patrols of the South China Sea…
Alex Lockie
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Now China Says It May Own Okinawa, Too
Okinawa is the biggest of the Ryukyu islands, which stretch for about 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) …
Agence France Presse
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China has been dropping hints that it will weaponize its rare earths as a trade war tactic. Here's why Beijing probably won't follow through.
Given the US's heavy reliance on the minerals - composed of 17 elements on the periodic table - in …
Alexandra Ma
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China Tests First Stealth Combat Drone
An unidentified unmanned aircraft flew near the islands in September, where China routinely conduct…
Agence France Presse
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Chinese State-Run Media Urges Retaliation Over Shinzo Abe's Visit To Controversial War Shrine
It criticised the leader's "sheer hypocrisy" and "nasty track record", including "his denial of the…