Trump recognizes the threat of China on paper, but his strategy builds a doctrine whose sharpest, least cautious commitments are a 21st century Monroe Doctrine close to home.

CHINA voiced strong opposition to the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump on December 18, 2025, saying the measure contains “negative provisions related to China” that interfere in its internal affairs and undermine its core interests.

China has ample reason to oppose the build-up of American military might in Caribbean Sea –and the recent US interceptions of tankers hauling Venezuelan oil.

From trade deals to the South China Sea, states are navigating risks as they exercise agency amid shifting great power competition. U.S. President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attending the ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Kuala Lumpur ...

CHINA voiced strong opposition to the US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 18, 2025, saying the measure contains “negative provisions related to China” that interfere in its internal affairs and undermine its core interests.

President Trump’s new security strategy described China’s threat to Taiwan in purely economic, not military, terms. China has long spoken of retaking Taiwan, which it views as a breakaway province. WASHINGTON — President Trump last week released a ...

Thirty Chinese navy and coast guard vessels were detected across multiple contested South China Sea features, according to Philippine Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad. China deployed its largest force near Scarborough Shoal, with more ships at Second Thomas ...

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Seoul wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of US President Donald Trump to do just that.

Japan is accelerating a military buildup program designed to double annual arms spending. The country also is revising a security and defense policy ahead of schedule while facing China’s growing threat.