The new runway in Ban Keun is currently used by only small jets. Neighboring nations are watching warily to see if Beijing expands it for larger aircraft. By Chris Buckley Graphics by Josh Holder ...

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The “provisional understanding” between Beijing and Manila over the Philippine resupply of Second Thomas Shoal appears to have broken down. China’s military conducted a joint training exercise around ...

Mayor Daniel Lurie said there will be a review of taxpayer funds provided to the SF Chinese Chamber of Commerce as the organization faces a lawsuit. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Mayor Daniel ...

HONG KONG/BEIJING, Sept 23 (Reuters) - (This Sept 23 story has been refiled to correct a typo in paragraph 25.) Purges of military leaders may have dented China's war-fighting readiness, but are ...

China's Purges of Top Military Commanders Spur Questions About War-Waging Ability (Corrects typographical error in word 'prospect in paragraph 25) By Greg Torode and ...

An AI report claimed a Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program. Democrats want answers. A group of Democratic senators have called for an investigation ...

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley patrols the Aleutian Islands near Great Sitkin. (PO3 Dale Arnould/Coast Guard) The United States is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid ...

A view of the Chinese guided-missile destroyer Tangshan (Hull 122), moored in Simon's Town harbour, near Cape Town, on January 10, 2026. RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images An AI chatbot told a US ...

One source told CNN that the "hallucination" was part of a trend in the U.S. military, not an isolated incident. Reading time 3 minutes The U.S. military planned to board a Chinese vessel in the ...

A false, partially AI-generated intelligence report nearly prompted the US military to attack a Chinese ship in the Middle East, CNN reports. The incident "almost started a war," according to a source ...