A purge of military elite shows the risk of a sudden surge in military spending—and of crossing Xi Jinping.

The seemingly inevitable point at which China’s defense budget will top the combined military spending of its neighbors is slipping ever later as those countries keep boosting their coffers to counter ...

This chart compares the annual military spending in a selection of Asian countries/territories, 2020-2024 (in billion U.S. dollars, constant 2023 prices).

Taiwan’s domestic gridlock is revealing a deep-seated fracture over how the island should defend itself and how much it can ...

Opposition parties are slamming the brakes on billions in defense funding as the China escalates military pressure.

Despite falling birth rates and shrinking armies, East Asian powers are boosting military spending, driven by threat perceptions and technological advances.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China's Shandong aircraft carrier pictured at a naval port in southern China's Hainan Province. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP) (Li Gang) ...

Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise ...