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Hayley Wong
Reporter, China
Hayley joined the Post as a reporter on the China Desk in 2022. She graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and previously wrote for Bloomberg News.
Hayley joined the Post as a reporter on the China Desk in 2022. She graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and previously wrote for Bloomberg News.
Areas of Expertise:
Current affairs in Hong Kong and mainland China
Languages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
PLA’s next-generation warship will boast fighter and drone strike power with an advanced electromagnetic catapult launch system.
State broadcaster shows the J-15T, a 4.5-generation multirole fighter that can be launched from a catapult.
Beijing responds to media reports by saying it ‘never exports weapons to countries engaged in warfare’.
Talks ahead of Brics summit come as the two founding members of emerging economies group brace for tussle with US over trade, global order.
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Observers say US may struggle to match China’s fast-growing naval fleet and commercial shipbuilding, even with the support of Asian allies.
Some social media users complain reservation process for first session was too complicated and securing spot required quick reflexes.
The American attacks could erode non-proliferation efforts around the world and set a dangerous precedent for the Asia-Pacific, observers say.
Russian president among those expected to attend commemorations in the Chinese capital.
Taiwan depends on US military presence to act as a bulwark against Beijing, but America may find itself stretched in a volatile world.
Military analyst tells national broadcaster CCTV that sea trials have made ‘very good progress’.
PLA is coordinating carriers in the blue-water arena, a tactic it would likely use to deter US forces in a Taiwan conflict, analysts say.
Official PLA newspaper attacks Tokyo’s increased ability to strike long-range targets and its ‘beggar-thy-neighbour’ approach to security.
Beijing and Taipei need to ‘break the ice’, start talking at lower levels, Andrew Yang tells the Post at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
US warnings about China ‘threat’ unlikely to be fully endorsed by Asean, given spectre of steep tariffs under Trump, analyst says.
Instead of defence chief, China sends group from military academies to premier Singapore security forum, prompting speculation.
Hegseth’s comments involved ‘groundless accusations against China’, PLA major general leading Chinese side at annual Singapore event says.
Pentagon chief urges US allies to step up defence spending in the face of ‘real’ and ‘imminent’ threat posed by Beijing.
Reasons for defence minister’s absence from Shangri-La Dialogue include tariff war, waning interest in ‘Western-centric’ forum, analysts say.
Visit to Beijing by Thailand’s top defence official Songwit Noonpackdee is latest in a series of diplomatic activities with China.
For the first time, the official PLA Daily spells out how it might target an enemy’s AI combat models.
Super-high altitude UAV with 7,000km range and ability to release up to 100 units of small drones will take off on first mission by June-end.
Analysts warn of more intense space race as rival powers grappling with low trust and transparency seek both superiority and deterrence.
PLA sorties around Taiwan hit a recent peak as Taipei rolls out a series of annual live-fire self-defence exercises.
The launchers are expected to play a big role in any cross-strait conflict – and more have been ordered.
Analysts say Beijing isn’t likely to take the lead on negotiations between the neighbours given its ‘very good relations’ with Islamabad.
Xi Jinping expected to attend events in Moscow in what analysts say is sign of support for post-WWII international order.
At key times in history, the People’s Liberation Army has carried out ‘major political rectification’, PLA Daily says.
Delegates from 31 nations and international bodies will discuss ‘opportunities and challenges’ for global security, defence ministry says.
The Japanese navy could be one of the first in the world to operate the advanced air defence system after recent sea trial.
