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PLA launches largest Taiwan Strait drills since 2024 as Beijing tests postwar Pacific attention

China's military encircled Taiwan with 71 warplanes and two carrier groups Wednesday in the largest Strait exercise in two years, a show of force Pacific officials read as a deliberate probe of allied bandwidth still absorbed by the Iran war's aftermath.

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Jakarta and Canberra Sign Indo-Pacific Stability Pact as Iran War Reshapes Maritime Risk Map

Indonesia and Australia signed an unusually broad maritime and diplomatic coordination pact in Jakarta on Saturday, citing the cascading effects of the Iran war on Indo-Pacific shipping lanes, fuel security and the regional refugee picture.

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