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Trump’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo-Pacific?

 Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Donald Trump’s executive order said the shield would be designed to deter and defend against “any foreign aerial attack on the homeland”. Photo: Reuters

Planned defence system could make it harder for PLA to strike US bases like those in Guam and Okinawa, or warships trying to defend Taiwan.


What budget infighting means for America’s F-47 and a conflict over Taiwan

US President Donald Trump in March announced that Boeing had been awarded the contract to develop the air force’s NGAD fighter jet, the F-47. Photo: Reuters

Congress appears to be ‘pushing back’ against the Pentagon’s plans to prioritise the air force’s sixth-gen fighter jet over the navy’s.


Trump wants US$30 billion for China shipbuilding race. Here’s why victory won’t come easy

Illustration: Henry Wong

Commercial ships under construction in eastern China in May. China’s market share in global commercial shipbuilding was more than 53 per cent in 2024. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images

Observers say US may struggle to match China’s fast-growing naval fleet and commercial shipbuilding, even with the support of Asian allies.


This series looks at how America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA.
 


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