at the base of the first island chain, a series of islands that stretch from the Japanese archipelago in Northeast Asia through Taiwan, the Philippines, Borneo, and down to the Malay Peninsula.

Type 03 Chu-SAM surface-to-air missiles are set to be deployed on Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, 110 kilometers (68 ...

China has made no secret of its desire to annex Taiwan, which it may do by cutting off supplies and imposing a blockade on ...