Hayley Wong

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Liu Zhen |Hayley Wong

Last week’s sea trial of Japan’s upgraded electromagnetic rail gun is a milestone in the intensifying regional arms race aimed at countering hypersonic missiles from China, North Korea and Russia. Observers said that Japan could well become one of the first navies to operate the advanced weapon as part of its air defence capabilities, after the Japanese defence ministry released images of the gun this week, without elaborating.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Liu Zhen |Hayley Wong

China is ramping up performance testing of its most advanced aircraft carrier the Fujian, as it accelerates towards commissioning, according to commercial satellite images that were posted on social media. In the images – said to have been taken on Friday and Saturday from above the Bohai Sea, northeastern China – the Fujian’s steering and turning capabilities appear to be the focus of testing.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Amber Wang |Hayley Wong

The US looks set to maintain rather than reduce its military presence in the Asia-Pacific under Donald Trump, given the persistent tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea, according to analysts at a leading security forum in Beijing. As part of a panel discussion at Tsinghua University’s International Security and Strategy Forum on Friday, Sun Yun, director of the Stimson Centre’s China programme, said she did not see that the US would “cede its presence” in the Asia-Pacific.

2 months ago | scmp.com | Hayley Wong |Amber Wang

Mainland China’s No 3 official has called for “further improving” the legal system against Taiwan independence during a symposium in Beijing marking the 20th anniversary of the country’s anti-secession law. Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), said on Friday that China should “resolutely crack down on Taiwanese secession and intervention of foreign forces”.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Hayley Wong |Amber Wang

4 days agoChina Issues Ominous Warning to US-Backed RivalBeijing has warned Taiwan that arms purchases will not stop eventual unification with China, saying "independence forces" on the island are only …5 days agoChina's military says it will tighten 'noose' around Taiwan if independence movement escalatesChina's military on Sunday warned that it would tighten a "noose" around Taiwan if the self-governing island pursued a path of independence, which Beijing views as separatism.