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Viking’s Yi Dun arriving into Keelung.

Port guide: Keelung, Taiwan

Taipei’s outlet to the sea might be down-at-heel, but it has several charms and a great local vibe – and Taiwan’s throbbing capital is just a short ride away.

  • Brian Johnston

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China Airlines’ economy seats feel surprisingly spacious.

This economy class feels unusually spacious (unless I’m imagining it)

I’m a poor sleeper in the air but on this overnight flight I manage hours, not mere minutes, of sleep.

  • Andrew Bain
New bridge-making barges are believed to give China an advantage if it were to invade Taiwan.

China is said to be a step closer to being able to invade Taiwan

China has been practising unusual manoeuvres off its southern coast involving three special barges. Experts say it changes the equation on Beijing’s war readiness.

  • Chris Buckley, Christoph Koettl and Agnes Chang
Poland’s Radek Sikorski

Ex-war reporter turned foreign minister leading the charge to keep Russia – and China – in check

At a time when Europe’s leadership has been diffuse and distracted, Radek Sikorski has emerged as one of the West’s most forceful voices.

  • Rob Harris
Takamatsu Gushiken leaves a cave after a session of searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa, in Itoman, Okinawa archipelago, southern Japan.

Old bones on jungle island sound warning to those living here today

Takamatsu runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge - parts of the skulls, he says, of an infant and possibly an adult.

  • Ayaka McGill, Hiro Komae and Mari Yamaguchi
Military delegates march ahead of the opening session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

‘Changes unseen in a century’: China braces for shifting global order

As a trade war with the United States begins, China wants to fire up its economy and plans to increase defence spending.

  • Lisa Visentin
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Teacher Chen Si-Zhuang visits the Ci-Hu Memorial Statue Park, which houses sculptures of late leader Chiang Kai-shek.

No need for red paint: Taiwan finds a fix to historical statue problem

What should be done with the tributes to historically significant but flawed figures? The answer may lie in a nondescript park near Taipei.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
A Chinese army-navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang was spotted 150 nautical miles off the coast of Sydney.

Albanese, Dutton must set out clear China policy for public debate

Chinese warships firing live rounds within a few hundred kilometres of Sydney with only a few hours’ notice is a significant escalation in the posturing of that nation’s forces in our region.

  • The Age's View
President Donald Trump.

Trump’s antics leave Taiwan wondering if US is still in its corner

The US President was once seen as a strong supporter of Taiwan. Now he is accusing it of stealing from the US.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
Airline flight paths had to be changed because of Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea.

From training to rehearsal: Why ‘brazen’ Chinese warships are off Sydney’s coast

The geopolitical earthquake in Europe will inevitably see aftershocks in Asia. Those aftershocks have arrived. Welcome, Australia, to an entirely new Pacific security environment.

  • Mick Ryan

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