Pacific
Quad’s Fiji port plan will challenge China’s Pacific supply-chain dominance
Experts say the project signals to the region that the US, Japan, India, and Australia can offer more than Beijing.
Pacific
Military buildup triggers housing crisis in Guam, outpricing residents
Marines relocating from Japan and contractors working on new military projects squeeze local housing supply.
South China Sea
EXPLAINED: Why Taiwan wants U.S. weapons and why Washington supplies them
Reports of a delayed U.S. arms package have renewed attention on the unusual security relationship with Taipei.
Korea
Satellite imagery shows new North Korea-Russia bridge nearing completion
Experts say the rush to open the bridge indicates Kim Jong Un’s enthusiasm for cooperation with Moscow.
South China Sea
Satellite pics reveal Vietnamese construction boom in disputed Spratly chain
Despite reclamation and aggressive construction on 27 Spratly features, Hanoi can’t catch up to China, experts say.
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Tiananmen Square 37 Years later: An interview with Wang Dan
Wang Dan speaks to RFA about why remembering June 4 matters now more than ever.
China
No vigils: Hong Kong’s Victoria Park silent on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Since National Security Law went into effect, the government silenced the yearly protest that once drew 180,000.
China
Exclusive: Tiananmen victims’ families banned from visiting graves on anniversary
89-year-old mother of student who died in the 1989 massacre said police have been watching her for days.
South China Sea
Xi-Trump talks cast fresh spotlight on Taiwan as part of China’s maritime strategy
Analysts say Beijing views both Taiwan and the South China Sea as integral to strategic rivalry with U.S.
Pacific
‘Seismic shift’ toward Aussie orbit likely under Solomon Islands’ new prime minister
Experts say that Matthew Wale will be ‘more moderate’ and ‘less enthusiastic’ about China than his predecessors.
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