China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...
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China warship activity near Japan's southwest islands triples in 3 years
TOKYO -- Chinese military vessels sailed through waters around Japan's southwestern islands 68 times in 2024, more than ...
Pacific commander urges faster arming of forces
SPC. 1ST CLASS JOHN BELLINO / U.S. NAVY Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivered a keynote address Thursday at the Hawaii Military Affairs Council’s biannual State of ...
‘Sign of things to come’: Chinese warships off Australian coastline exposes ‘dangerous’ threat
The appearance of a flotilla of Chinese warships in Australian waters just days after a deadly clash involving a surveillance ...
‘Stop it’: China furious at Australia
Beijing has reacted furiously to Canberra’s complaint after flares were dropped on a RAAF jet, saying Australia had ...
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New Zealand and the Cook Islands fall out over China
The Cook Islands needs trade and investment. Its economy depends on tourism, and, having graduated to “high-income” status in ...
China sees 'in-depth' Cook Islands talks, partnership deal expected
China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that ...
Australia accuses China of 'unsafe' fighter jet move
While it has no claims to the South China Sea, Australia has aligned itself close to the US and its allies in saying that ...
China’s wind turbine armada is ringing alarm bells at the MoD
Fifty miles off the north-east coast of Scotland, an armada of floating offshore wind turbines is about to make history ...
China accuses Australia of ‘intruding’ in its airspace after jet flare incident
Australia complained to Beijing after a dangerous encounter with a Chinese fighter jet and sent a frigate to the Torres ...