Tag: Indo-Pacific security
CCP Military Budget Rises 7% Even as China’s Economic Growth Hits a 30-Year Low
The CCP military budget will climb 7 percent in 2026, reaching approximately 1.9 trillion yuan, even...
Analyst Says Taiwan Is ‘Stabbing Itself Every Day’ as Opposition Blocks Defense Budget
Taiwan’s opposition parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), have blocked a...
US Senate Committee Approves Taiwan–US Space Assistance Act
The U.S. Senate committee has passed the “Taiwan–U.S. Space Assistance Act,” expanding cooperation between...
Marco Rubio Frames US-Europe Ties as Shared Destiny at 2026 Munich Security Conference
Amid a year marked by tension and uncertainty between Washington and European capitals, U.S. Secretary...
Second Takaichi Cabinet Marks New Stage in Japanese Politics, Balances Reform with Democratic Oversight
On Feb. 18, Japan’s political scene reached a pivotal moment. During a special Diet session convened...
Philippines Strengthens Defense in Strategic Dialogue with US
The U.S.-Philippines Strategic Dialogue was held on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The U.S. State Department issued...
South Korea’s Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Faces Death Penalty as Insurrection Trial Reaches Climax
Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president who stunned the world by declaring emergency martial law in December...
Japan’s Election Rebukes Beijing, Leaving Xi Jinping Facing Seven Strategic Dead Ends
By Huang Qing Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in Japan’s February 8 House of Representatives election...
Taiwan and East China Sea Escalations Raise Regional Security Risks
In recent years, as security tensions in the Indo-Pacific region continue to rise, the U.S.-Japan alliance...
Trump Signs $1.4B Taiwan Defense Funding in 2026 Appropriations Bill
Li Jingyao U.S. President Trump has signed a comprehensive appropriations bill that includes $1.4...
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Is Not a Power Grab—It’s a Signal of Strategic Panic
By Jian Yi “There was a very well-written report that quoted a businessman saying I make money because...
US Intelligence Veteran Warns of a Power Struggle Inside the Chinese Communist Party
Reports of a Coup inside the CCP According to reports circulating rapidly in recent days, senior People...