From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books ofte…
Catarina de San Juan’s life reads like an epic – and her extraordinary story is little known. Born in South Asia during the ...
The Diplomat1d
A Shot Across the Bow: China Signals New Era of Sea Power in the Southwest Pacific
The live-fire exercises were a demonstration of China’s growing sea power in Australia and New Zealand’s immediate periphery ...
China Sends Ominous Warning With Warships Near Australian Coast
The Chinese naval task group continued in a westerly direction while transiting off Australia's southern coast.
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America’s South China Sea Nightmare Is Unfolding In Real Time
Whatever happens in the near term, it is obvious that there is a serious arms race occurring for dominance in the South China Sea.
New Zealand's foreign minister raises concerns over China's Tasman Sea drills on Beijing visit
New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during ...
China Responds to Neighbor's Sea Claim With Military Drills
In September, Chinese government forces allegedly assaulted Vietnamese fishermen in the contested Paracel Islands, leaving ...
NATO's 'shadow fleet' dilemma has come to Asia — Taiwan says it caught a Chinese-crewed vessel slicing an undersea cable
Taiwan's coast guard said it was investigating whether the incident was sabotage but said "it cannot be ruled out that it was ...
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China Coast Guard Vessels Regularly Enter Territorial Waters of Disputed East China Sea Islands
Each month, the CCG conducts what appears to be a ceremonial intrusion into the territorial waters of the Senkaku/Diaoyu ...
World Politics Review3d
Vietnam Is Also Expanding Its Foothold in the South China Sea
Vietnam has quietly expanded its foothold in the South China Sea. Unlike with China, the rest of the region is turning a ...