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![China and Equatorial Guinea: Why Their New ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ Matters China and Equatorial Guinea: Why Their New ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ Matters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-07-195052.jpg)
China and Equatorial Guinea: Why Their New ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ Matters
By Ovigwe Eguegu
Is Beijing’s rumored plan for a base in the African country moving closer to fruition?
![South Korea’s Role in Countering Chinese and Russian Arms Sales in Latin America South Korea’s Role in Countering Chinese and Russian Arms Sales in Latin America](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-07-143731.jpg)
South Korea’s Role in Countering Chinese and Russian Arms Sales in Latin America
By Henry Ziemer and Chan Mo Ku
South Korea stands out as a key U.S. ally with a growing reputation in the hemisphere for delivering quality military hardware on competitive timelines.
![76% of Filipinos View China as Country’s ‘Greatest Threat’: Survey 76% of Filipinos View China as Country’s ‘Greatest Threat’: Survey](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-17-130001.jpg)
76% of Filipinos View China as Country’s ‘Greatest Threat’: Survey
By Sebastian Strangio
Public attitudes toward China in the Philippines have dipped considerably as tensions have increased in the South China Sea.
![Modi’s Third Term Likely to See Closer India-US Defense Ties Modi’s Third Term Likely to See Closer India-US Defense Ties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-07-100435.jpeg)
Modi’s Third Term Likely to See Closer India-US Defense Ties
By David Rising and Ashok Sharma
The opposition Congress party is unlikely to challenge Modi's defense reforms but could pressure him on his handling of the border dispute with China.
![Was Pakistan’s ISI Involved in the Nepal Royal Massacre of 2001? Was Pakistan’s ISI Involved in the Nepal Royal Massacre of 2001?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-06-135811.jpg)
Was Pakistan’s ISI Involved in the Nepal Royal Massacre of 2001?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
A new book co-authored by a former Indian ambassador to Nepal claims that Dawood Ibrahim, with the support of the ISI, instigated the crown prince to kill King Birendra and others.
![China Is Drawing Lessons From D-Day for an Invasion of Taiwan China Is Drawing Lessons From D-Day for an Invasion of Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-06-193119.jpg)
China Is Drawing Lessons From D-Day for an Invasion of Taiwan
By Lyle Goldstein
China has systematically studied the Allied landing at Normandy to inform its planning for an assault on Taiwan.
![China-India Name War Intensifies in the Himalayas China-India Name War Intensifies in the Himalayas](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-01-14-135038.jpg)
China-India Name War Intensifies in the Himalayas
By Subir Bhaumik and Pratyusha Mukherjee
New Delhi’s plan to rename sites in Tibet – a response to China’s own renaming blitz in Arunachal Pradesh – is “tantamount to India reopening the Tibetan question.”
![Japan Confirms Chinese Military Drone Flew off the Japanese Coast Japan Confirms Chinese Military Drone Flew off the Japanese Coast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-05-131128.jpg)
Japan Confirms Chinese Military Drone Flew off the Japanese Coast
By Takahashi Kosuke
For the first time, Japan’s Defense Ministry confirmed that a Chinese military reconnaissance and attack drone had flown off the coast of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima.
![Philippines Accuses China of Seizing Air-Dropped Supplies in South China Sea Philippines Accuses China of Seizing Air-Dropped Supplies in South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-05-060602.jpg)
Philippines Accuses China of Seizing Air-Dropped Supplies in South China Sea
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's military chief claims that the incident saw Chinese boats come within five meters of the Philippine outpost at Second Thomas Shoal.
![South Korea Fully Suspends Military Deal With North Korea After Tensions Over Trash Balloons South Korea Fully Suspends Military Deal With North Korea After Tensions Over Trash Balloons](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-04-170401.jpg)
South Korea Fully Suspends Military Deal With North Korea After Tensions Over Trash Balloons
By Hyung-jin Kim
South Korean officials said the suspension of the 2018 deal would allow it to stage frontline military drills but didn’t publicly elaborate on other steps.
![China Dials up Military, Economic Pressure Campaign Against Taiwan’s New President China Dials up Military, Economic Pressure Campaign Against Taiwan’s New President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-04-125410.jpg)
China Dials up Military, Economic Pressure Campaign Against Taiwan’s New President
By Brian Hioe
The tactics are familiar: military exercises, economic coercion, and pressure on Taiwanese celebrities.
![Junta Airstrike Hits Wedding in Myanmar’s North, Dozens Feared Dead Junta Airstrike Hits Wedding in Myanmar’s North, Dozens Feared Dead](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-12-05-214601.jpg)
Junta Airstrike Hits Wedding in Myanmar’s North, Dozens Feared Dead
By Sebastian Strangio
As the military junta loses ground, it has come to rely more heavily on air strikes to wreak vengeance on resistance-held areas.