China

China's bold moves in the Pacific Rim have heightened tensions with Taiwan, the U.S. and across the region. Here are the latest developments.

In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo provided by Xinhua News Agency, the Shandong aircraft carrier is docked at a naval port in Sanya in southern China's Hainan Province.

Taiwan says Chinese warships pass through Taiwan Strait

Taiwan's defense ministry said it detected three ships from the Chinese navy, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait.

2 days ago

US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea offsets China

U.S. officials said the agreement will help improve security cooperation, enhance Papua New Guinea’s defense capacity and increase regional stability.

8 days ago

Ukraine

Ukraine’s Zelensky at G7 summit as world leaders sanction Russia

The Ukrainian leader is in Japan to talk with world leaders as they tighten sanctions to punish Moscow over its 15-month invasion of Ukraine.

This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a green military-grade laser light from a Chinese coast guard ship in the disputed South China Sea on Feb. 6, 2023.

Philippines launches strategy of publicizing Chinese actions

A Philippine official says the country's coast guard has launched a strategy of publicizing aggressive actions by China in the disputed South China Sea.

3 months ago

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang arrives for a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

Chinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that Beijing and Washington are headed for “conflict and confrontation.”

3 months ago

China sends 25 planes, 3 ships toward Taiwan

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said 19 planes crossed into Taiwan's air defense identification zone.

3 months ago

A P-8A Poseidon flies by the aircraft carrier Nimitz in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 24, 2023.

China protests US Navy surveillance plane’s Taiwan Strait flight

The U.S. 7th Fleet said a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Monday.

3 months ago

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023.

China threatens US ‘entities’ over downing of balloon

China says it will enact measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.

3 months ago

Sailors conduct pre-dive checks during recovery efforts of a high altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023.

Gallery: New photos released of effort to recover Chinese spy balloon

An F-22 fighter jet from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, shot down the balloon off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4.

4 months ago

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying and sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars.

China conducted spy balloon program for years, Pentagon says

A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday.

4 months ago

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky

The massive white orb that drifted across U.S. airspace and was shot down by the military triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and blown up on social media.

4 months ago

US downs Chinese balloon, a flashpoint in US-China tensions

Biden said he wanted the balloon downed on Wednesday, but was advised the best time for the operation would be when it was over water.

4 months ago

Residents wearing face masks wait to cross a traffic intersection near a large screen promoting the Chinese People's Liberation Army Airforce, in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The Chinese military held large-scale joint combat strike drills starting Sunday, sending war planes and navy vessels toward Taiwan, both the Chinese and Taiwanese defense ministries said.

China holds large-scale joint strike drills aimed at Taiwan

The exercises coincided with the visit of a group of German lawmakers who landed in Taiwan on Monday morning.

5 months ago