The likeliest scenario for 2026 is not a full-fledged conflict, but an increase in China’s political, economic and military pressure against Taiwan

Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region

The diplomatic row comes after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi said Japan may intervene if China blockades Taiwan.

THIS is the terrifying moment a pack of bloodthirsty robo-wolves storm a battlefield – as China readies its forces for an all-out invasion of Taiwan. The menacing metal creatures –

The Japanese prime minister’s comments about military intervention were unusually direct for such a sensitive topic.

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

With a clear view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat through choppy waters around a group of islands controlled by Taipei.The Taiwanese boats also have water cannon and a 20-millimetre static machine gun,

Japan and China are locked in a diplomatic row after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan could pose a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan. The remark, based on a 2015 security law,