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Taiwan kicks off annual drills as China pressure grows
Taiwan has begun annual military exercises aimed at simulating a response to a potential Chinese invasion of the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own.
The live-fire exercises will test the Taiwanese army’s ability to sustain 24-hour de…
Australian funds to help combat spiralling HIV crisis
Fiji’s growing HIV crisis will be tackled partly through Australian funding to bolster health services, supplies and drug imports.
Australia has committed more than $15 million to help arrest the Pacific nation’s HIV outbreak.…
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In Taiwan drill, armoured carrier takes president to command centre
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te made a late-night dash in the back of an armoured personnel carrier to a command centre as part of annual war games designed to show how the government would continue to work in the event of a ?war.…
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US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum
The US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that it is leaving a diplomatic vacuum at risk of being filled by China.…
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FBI director Kash Patel reveals new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia
FBI Director Kash Patel has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two nations long considered rivals to the United States, over the past year.
The initiative aims to enlist these countries as allies in the global fight against…
Chinese military reportedly uses American AI models to train its defense systems – tools from OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly among those affected
Distillation sidesteps the logic of US export controls, which restrict the chips needed to train frontier models but cannot restrict the text those models produce
Review of more than 80 Chinese papers and patents found PLA-linked researchers distilli…
China competition looms large in 2027 US defence bill
Even as Congress remains divided over the latest US defence bill, lawmakers in both parties remain united on one issue: China.
The National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), which sets US defence policy and authorises military spending each year, refle…
EXCLUSIVE-Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia
FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past ?year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational crime including fentanyl, cyber fraud and child sexu…
China sanctions US on drone export controls, bans six American entities from trade
WASHINGTON (TNND) — China is taking economic action against the United States, announcing new measures in response to recently imposed restrictions by the Trump administration.
The sanctions come ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s travels …
China Accelerates Its Economic Push Across Central Asia
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