Security
The PLA, drills, sanctions framed as security, cyber, and defence industrial stories — only as the foreign press reports them. No invented order of battle.
- Quad ministers target export curbs as Rubio denies bloc is 'anti-China'
Foreign ministers of the Quad grouping expressed grave concern over 'economic coercion' through export restrictions, without naming China, as they prepared a leaders' summit in the Philippines. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted the dialogue is not an anti-China coalition.
- China Out-Builds US in Naval Tonnage, Russian Daily Reports
A Russian business daily reports that Chinese shipyards delivered more than twice the tonnage of US yards in 2024-25, as other foreign outlets track allied unease over Beijing's maritime and cyber reach.
- Quad ministers flag 'economic coercion' as security concern; Taiwan reports radio harassment at sea
Two security threads ran through the weekend wire: a Quad statement on export restrictions and 'economic coercion' that pointed at China without naming it, and Taiwan's accusation that Chinese patrols are harassing shipping through radio communications. Both are reported here as the foreign press carried them.
- Tokyo Presses 'Credible Deterrence' Against Beijing's Coercion as Taiwan Funds Drone Wall
Two Asia-Pacific wires frame the region's security debate around Beijing: a Japan Times commentary argues Tokyo can keep its autonomy through diplomatic engagement, economic resilience and credible deterrence, while Hindustan Times reports Taiwan is spending billions on sea and aerial drones to deter China, a push drawing international defence firms.