From Taiwan Blockade Drills to Tasman Sea Maneuvers: Beijing’s 2025 Power Play
Beijing, Sketsa.id – Throughout 2025, Beijing significantly ramped up military activities and coercive pressure across the Indo-Pacific, raising alarms among regional nations and observers. From simulated blockades around Taiwan to persistent incursions near disputed territories, China’s actions appeared to follow a deliberate pattern of gradual escalation, testing limits while avoiding outright conflict. Professor Sam Mullins […]
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge: The Fall of General Zhang Youxia Shakes China’s Power Structure
Beijing, Sketsa.id – China’s political and military establishment has been jolted by a stunning announcement from the Ministry of National Defense: General Zhang Youxia, the country’s most senior military officer after President Xi Jinping himself, is under investigation. The probe into Zhang marks the most dramatic casualty yet in Xi Jinping’s sweeping military purge—one that […]
China Issues Stern Warning to US Over New National Security Strategy on Taiwan
Beijing, Sketsa.id – China on Monday delivered a sharp rebuke to the United States, vowing to “resolutely safeguard its sovereignty” after Washington released a new National Security Strategy that explicitly prioritizes preventing conflict with Beijing over Taiwan. “Taiwan is the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson […]