Speaking exclusively with Fortune, Wilbur Ross said the Iran war “is going at least as well as anyone could have hoped,” and that he is “intrigued” that China and Russia have not intervened.

Beijing kicked off its top annual political gathering, pledging to further insulate its economy from Trump’s tariffs and accelerate efforts to supercharge its military.

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 5 (Reuters) - Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could signal Beijing is recalibrating its pressure on Taipei.

China is learning lessons from the war in Iran. Chief among them, the United States may pose an even greater threat than Beijing thought.

China is the world's second-largest military spender, though it still lags considerably behind the United States.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 2 Chinese aircraft, 6 naval vessels, and an official ship near its waters on Saturday morning. Both aircraft entered Taiwan's southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ),

The stretch was part of a broader trend this year that has seen far fewer flights compared with the same time period in 2025.

Two new studies document the crackdown and raise questions about the People's Liberation Army's ability to carry out large-scale operations, such as a potential assault on Taiwan.

China’s legislature has removed 19 lawmakers, including nine military officers, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive shows no sign of letting up.

Australia has raised concerns with Beijing after a Chinese military helicopter carried out what the Department of Defence described as an “unsafe and unprofessional” manoeuvre near a RAN aircraft operating in international waters.

China officially refrains from highlighting any military partnership with Iran, referring to itself as a "responsible major power". Even so, joint drills, its alleged support to Houthis, and a growing defence footprint tell a more complex story.

The encounter follows a string of similar complaints about allegedly unsafe Chinese military activities in recent years.