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Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters

What’s going on at Antelope Reef?

U.S. still China’s main rival despite report on Japan and Philippines’ capabilities

Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

PNG received millions after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still wait for relief

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What’s going on at Antelope Reef?

China is transforming Antelope Reef in the disputed South China Sea through large-scale land reclamation. Here’s what new satellite imagery tells us.

South China Sea

U.S. still China’s main rival despite report on Japan and Philippines’ capabilities

Experts say Beijing’s scrutiny of Tokyo and Manila reflects concern of military integration in the South China Sea.

South China Sea

Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

Analysts say an environmental survey in disputed waters is really meant to normalize Beijing’s presence there.

Pacific

PNG received millions after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still wait for relief

Cash donations from China and Australia made headlines, but government has helped only ‘severely affected’ areas.

Myanmar

Myanmar removes at least 15 statues of national hero Gen. Aung San nationwide

Military government reviewing “out of proportion and incorrectly shaped” statues “in accordance with the law.”

Tibet

Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters

The incident comes one day after China’s ‘ethnic unity law’ came into effect.

Pacific

Australia-Fiji pact signals Canberra-led Pacific security posture

Ocean of Peace Alliance open for others to join, but could it lead to a NATO-style military bloc?

China

China’s Pacific missile test sends message to U.S. allies, analysts say

The latest test coincided with signing of Australia-Fiji defense pact and allied military drills across the region.

Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters

What’s going on at Antelope Reef?

U.S. still China’s main rival despite report on Japan and Philippines’ capabilities

Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

PNG received millions after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still wait for relief

What’s going on at Antelope Reef?

U.S. still China’s main rival despite report on Japan and Philippines’ capabilities

Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

PNG received millions after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still wait for relief

Myanmar removes at least 15 statues of national hero Gen. Aung San nationwide

Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters

Australia-Fiji pact signals Canberra-led Pacific security posture

China’s Pacific missile test sends message to U.S. allies, analysts say

Border cities bright at night as North Korea goes solar

Border cities bright at night as North Korea goes solar

Taiwan’s robodogs signal military shift to unmanned systems in rivalry with China

Satellite images suggest North Korea is upgrading ports for new, larger destroyers

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok bombing

Report: China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies if Beijing invades

Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi

Satellite pics reveal Vietnamese construction boom in disputed Spratly chain

Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi

Satellite pics reveal Vietnamese construction boom in disputed Spratly chain

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