Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here’s why it matters for the world
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Combined missile-drone hit sinks simulated US ship
In a recent computer simulation, China sank a US cruiser using ballistic missiles tipped with cluster drones and conventional warheads, highlighting the vulnerabilities of US naval defenses and the need for cost-effective missile defenses and kill-chain-disruption technologies.
Think China can take Taiwan easily? Think again
“All forms of media is [sic] propaganda, we’re just more honest about it.” So declares the social media profile of Zhao DaShuai, a member of the People’s Armed Police Propaganda Bureau.
China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China on Friday threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists, a ratcheting up of pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction on the democratically governed island.
Steady C919 flights show China's potential to reshape jet market
Yihan Wang is an associate professor of international strategy at EM Normandie Business School in Le Havre, France.
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Thailand's marriage equality milestone
Hello from Hong Kong, where last night I attended the annual awards ceremony run by the Society of Publishers in Asia. Our "Asia's Age of Hydropolitics" series won the explanatory reporting award for Editorial Excellence. We are extremely pleased to have won the top prize for the second year in a row in the global category, where the competition included major international media outlets.
China lender ICBC topples Moutai as Shanghai market cap leader
SHANGHAI -- Major Chinese state-owned lender Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) overtook liquor maker Kweichow Moutai for the highest market capitalization on the mainland stock market for the first time in four years on Friday.