China and Russia last held joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan in July 2023, with the drills notably expanding from past years as high-level political ties grew closer despite the perceived ...

Item 1 of 2 A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo ...

Japan Joint Staff A Chinese J-16 fighter aircraft is seen over the East China Sea on December 14, 2023. Japan Joint Staff The Chinese and Russian defense ministries did not respond to multiple ...

With its neighbours riled, China is attending both gatherings – the East Asia Summit under way in Jakarta and the Group of 20 talks to be held in New Delhi next week – though Premier Li Qiang ...

And large majorities in all places surveyed call China at least a minor threat. In Japan, 76% of adults consider China a major threat. This is comparable to the share (74%) who said the same in 2013, ...

The East China Sea disputes concern territorial sovereignty over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, together with the fisheries resources of the surrounding waters and hydrocarbon reserves beneath the seabed ...