More On Pacific Militarization

The United States and China are squaring off in a global competition with a scale unseen since the Cold War.

Allies and partners are already seeking reassurances about the US support for their security.

The DoD found that the Chinese military used the pandemic to deploy overseas and build closer ties to foreign militaries.

The test Tuesday was the fifth round of missile launches since September.

The launch came hours after the U.S. reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.

China says its launch of a new spacecraft was merely a test to see whether the vehicle could be re-used

Separately Monday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno also proposed stepping up Japan's missile defense capability.

China's military flew 56 planes off the southwest coast of Taiwan on a single day earlier this month.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland.

Taiwan and China split in 1949 amid a civil war.