Keywords: Asia Pacific security
Monday 16 February 2026 - 09:30
Taiwan’s opposition parties have again blocked a sweeping defense spending plan, intensifying political deadlock at a moment of rising military pressure from China. Lawmakers from the Kuomintang and the Taiwan People’s Party used their combined legislative majority to prevent a special defense......
China and Russia conducted a joint strategic air patrol over the East China Sea and the western Pacific, reinforcing their growing military cooperation amid rising regional tensions. According to China’s defense ministry, the flight formed part of the two nations’ annual cooperation plan......
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