The South China Sea lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. A marginal sea of the western Pacific, it is bordered by a cluster of countries—China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore.
Chinese state television aired a short animation that introduced a weapon few people had heard about: the graphite bomb.
China appears to be building a challenger: a stealth aircraft that looks like it belongs in the same class. It’s called the J-36.
The India-Pakistan rivalry is one of the key reasons why SAARC is not able to perform with the efficiency of other regional blocs.