But China’s reliance on gray-zone tactics—rather than, say, a direct assault to capture contested sites—has meant that the Philippines hasn’t invoked its most powerful tool, its mutual ...

China accounted for about 5 percent, or $441.8 billion, of the $8.8 trillion in public external debt owed by all low- and middle-income countries, according to data from the World Bank's 2024 report ...

Taiwanese officials say they will investigate a potential "gray zone" action by China after an undersea cable was severed on Tuesday.

REF If, in fact, China’s modus operandi of so-called gray-zone operations is changing, committing to a new approach would likely require wider CCP coordination—hence the interesting timing of ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan’s coast guard held drills with the military on Sunday to better practice joint operations in the face of what the government in Taipei says is a growing “gray zone” threat ...

China has a long history of dam construction and water control, dating back to the Qin dynasty. 28 This tradition continues today, though modern projects on the Tibetan Plateau come with consequences ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan – Taiwan’s coast guard held drills with the military on Sunday, June 8, to better practice joint operations in the face of what the government in Taipei says is a growing ...

China Is Waging a ‘Gray Zone’ Campaign to Cement Power. Here’s How It Looks. Years of ship-tracking data, flight paths and satellite images show a clear intensification of Beijing’s ...