Quad to Spend $20 Billion on Cooperation to Counter China

The United States, Australia, India, and Japan are bolstering their cooperation to counter China, with a $20 billion plan to secure critical minerals, energy, and maritime security.

Taiwan is tracking a second Chinese military patrol around the island in just one week, calling Beijing the main source of instability in the region.

In a historic naval shift in Seoul, South Korea announces plans for its first-ever nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering threats from the North.

An American journalist who’s lived in China for more than a decade is now facing a U.S. criminal charge, accused of acting as an unregistered agent for Beijing.

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