From joint air patrols with Russia and coast guard activity east of Taiwan to a rare missile test in the Pacific, China’s ...

China stripped six military lawmakers of their seats in the national parliament in the latest sign that President Xi Jinping is continuing with a purge of key defense establishment personnel.

The commission is chaired by Xi. Its only other current member is Vice Chair Zhang Shengmin. Two former vice chairs, ...

While the world has been watching the rise of China, Japan has been in the midst of its biggest defence shift since World War ...

The United States on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba , internet search provider Baidu , and automakers BYD and ​NIO to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing's military, in a ...

First of two parts TEN years on, the National Security Council still calls the 2016 arbitral ruling a triumph. Former magistrate Antonio Carpio, one of the suit’s architects, praised it as the ...

Amid an ongoing purge, Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be assembling the cornerstones of a new Central Military Commission.

Australia and Vanuatu have signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation.

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation ...

China will stage a massive military parade next month in the heart of Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War Two following the surrender of Japan, mobilizing tens of thousands of ...

China’s recent and massive military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II highlighted concerns around that nation’s “unprecedented military buildup.” And yes, China is ...