In December 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s cabinet approved three key security documents, including plans to increase defense spending to 43 trillion yen from fiscal year 2023 to 2027 to fundamentally reinforce national …
ep. Mike Gallagher and four other members of the House select committee on China met with President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei in a show of support for the Beijing-claimed island. A U.S. congressional delegation …
And just like that, two of the world’s largest economies are in technical recessions. On Thursday, Japan and the UK both reported their second consecutive negative quarters of gross domestic product, fitting the widely agreed-upon definition of a …
Unprecedented increase in naval power to the region is intended as a signal to Washington’s allies and rivals, especially Beijing, analysts said Washington wants to reassure its partners that it remains committed to Indo-Pacific, …
British Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps has highlighted artificial intelligence (AI) as a key component to strengthening security alliances, such as the increasingly vital AUKUS alliance between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. “We’re …
Elections in Taiwan highlight dissatisfaction in China with a political system that Beijing says works best for Chinese people. If free and fair national elections are considered the hallmark of a democratic state, Taiwan …
Thousands of liters of radioactive wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan leaked from the outdoor vent of a filtering device, the company that operates the facility said Wednesday. Tokyo Electric Power …
State broadcaster CCTV shows the ship’s electromagnetic catapult launch system from the side of the vessel The ship is China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier China has released more footage of its most advanced …
South Korea will build 40 KF-21 Boramae fighter jets this year with the 238.7 billion won (U.S. $178.6 million) allocated for the Defense Ministry, even as the aircraft makes its way through flight and …
A small but powerful Chinese rocket capable of sending payloads at competitive costs delivered nine satellites into orbit on Saturday, Chinese state media reported, in what is gearing up to be another busy year …