An “unprecedented conventional and non-conventional military buildup” in the Indo-Pacific has created a risky environment where “miscalculation is more ominous,” says Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles. These comments have accompanied a new pledge Defence Spending to Increase by $50 Billion to Combat ‘Ominous’ Indo-Pacific Environment
An “unprecedented conventional and non-conventional military buildup” in the Indo-Pacific has created a risky environment where “miscalculation is more ominous,” says Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles. These comments have accompanied a new pledge 
Japan and Australia should not only cooperate on military development but work together on countering coercion and anti-democratic trends in the Indo-Pacific, according to a report published by the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre (USSC). The
Analysis Corruption among Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials is almost omnipresent. Among the many corruption cases reported by the authorities, some are particularly revealing about the overall situation in China. Many cases show this, even among officials
Three months after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Chinese mafia leader for fentanyl trafficking, he received an award in Beijing. In March 2021, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Overseas United Working Committee recognized Wan Kuok Koi, also known as