Moscow and Beijing say they will expand their joint military exercises, conduct regular joint maritime and air patrols and work together on space programmes.
The project is inspired by Ukraine’s ‘swarming wolf packs’ which have decimated Russia’s Black Sea fleet but state broadcaster CCTV insists it could not happen to the PLA.
Envoy who visited Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE said to have encountered general agreement with Beijing’s push for restraint and direct dialogue.
Commemorative event for Japanese engineer sees William Lai, who takes office on May 20, hark back to remarks from Tokyo like ‘Taiwan’s security is a global issue’ and ‘Taiwan’s crisis is Japan’s crisis’.
The 25th anniversary of the ‘humiliating’ air strike is marked with a promise from Xi Jinping that it will never be forgotten.
‘Our interaction is important for strategic stability on the planet,’ Dong Jun says after meeting with Sergey Shoigu; both chiefs back continued military cooperation.
Mohamad Hasan takes a veiled swipe at US-Philippines military cooperation during a meeting with China’s foreign minister in Beijing.
Report on possible sanctions on Chinese banks draws sharp rebuttal from Foreign Ministry, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads for talks with Chinese leaders.
Extra duty to be in place for five years, ministry statement says, as Beijing appears to lean on trade tools to push cross-strait message.
China rejects Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s claims that its ‘gentleman’s agreement’ with his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte was a ‘secret’ and urges Manila to stick to its commitments on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal.
US President Joe Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium, while US Trade Representative office launches investigation into Beijing’s practices in logistics and shipbuilding industries.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to the three countries this week as Beijing steps up diplomacy with Southeast Asia amid US rivalry.
The name of the ship has already been criticised in China because it shares its name with an imperial warship that bombed Shanghai in the 1930s.
Study Times, a key Communist Party paper, publishes series by PLA experts on emerging weapons technology to take strategic high ground.
Ukraine’s drones have taken a heavy toll on Russian ships and ports, offering valuable lessons in asymmetrical warfare.
The trip by Hau Lung-bin, a former mayor of Taipei, to take part in a tribute in Zhengzhou to the Yellow King will come as former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou finishes an 11-day ‘journey of peace’ to the mainland.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells his French counterpart that Beijing is concerned about European efforts to ‘de-risk’ its relations with China
The former general, who will take office in October after his sweeping victory was confirmed last week, has been invited by President Xi Jinping.
A brief statement from Beijing provides few details beyond saying the Chinese coastguard had ‘handled the incident’.
Representatives from Taipei have been included in all three democracy summits, which were begun by US President Joe Biden in 2021, and mainland China has been excluded.
Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, meets with Chinese Ambassador Fan Xianrong about a proposed conference to be held in Switzerland.
Foreign ministry urges Seoul to refrain from ‘hyping the issue’ over recent confrontation between China and the Philippines.
PLA says increased military spending aims to ‘improve strategic capacity’ to defend sovereignty, security and development interests amid ‘instability and uncertainty’ and ‘complex and grim’ anti-separatist struggle.
Xi Jinping says the People’s Liberation Army needs to innovate and explore new types of combat force models.
Mobile payments limits will be increased and tourist attractions encouraged to accept cash and bank cards, central bank says.
Chinese defence ministry says Wellington risks harming its interests by engaging trilateral partnership.
Foreign ministry confirms barrier was set up at disputed Scarborough Shoal to ‘safeguard sovereignty’.
Wang Huning, the party’s No 4, tells a conference that officials must ‘advance the process of reunification’ this year.
Russian embassy in Beijing and the Chinese language Sputnik News service present Moscow’s narrative in bid for wider support.
The initiative is the latest effort to forge closer links between the two countries following a series of economic and security initiatives.
