Move to test Beijing’s willingness to de-escalate tensions with Manila
Move marks latest effort to defuse tensions over Taiwan and South China Sea
Exchange is latest sign of renewed engagement to ease bilateral tensions
Maritime force is increasingly using police powers to project Beijing’s control over disputed waters
Tokyo says two-minute incident was first involving Chinese military plane and marked a threat to national security
Incident comes despite temporary détente last month over disputed territory
Manoeuvre marks further deepening of military co-operation between Moscow and Beijing
Millions of India’s citizens have piled into shares and options, egged on by online ‘finfluencers’
Manila fears control of Sabina Shoal could help Beijing enforce territorial claims over disputed region
‘Provisional’ agreement reached to allow Philippines to resupply military outpost on contested reef
Christopher Luxon, in FT interview, says he wants to raise business awareness of the threat
Beijing accuses military alliance of ‘lies and smears’ and warns it to stay out of Asia
Reciprocal access agreement will allow armed forces to train and conduct military exercises in each other’s countries
Meeting comes two weeks after China menaced Philippine boats near Indo-Pacific flashpoint
Incident off island of Kinmen close to Chinese coast heightens tensions
The US is correct to support the Philippines in countering Chinese encroachment
Ambassador to Washington raises spectre of nuclear war as tensions deepen around disputed Second Thomas Shoal
The Sierra Madre has become the most dangerous flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific
Footage released by Manila reveals sharpest escalation yet over disputed Second Thomas Shoal
Incident is latest confrontation as tension mounts between the two countries over contested waters in the South China Sea
Defence secretary accuses Beijing of trying to ‘bully’ Manila ‘into submission’ or ‘appeasement’
PLA general blames Washington for tension as Pentagon chief says allies seek ‘convergence’ on defence and security
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr says red line would be crossed if any Filipino dies in clashes with Chinese vessels
Rising tensions between Beijing and Manila spark fears of wider economic fallout
Russia and China are challenging the global system of national boundaries at sea and in inland waters
