Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...

Satellite imagery has revealed that China is building a massive laser-driven nuclear fusion facility in Mianyang, a move that could shift global power dynamics in energy and defense. The scale and ...

Chinese scientists have developed a portable 2-kilowatt (kW) fiber laser weapon that can operate in extreme temperatures. Reportedly capable of functioning in conditions between -58°F (-50°C) and ...

A drone and missile-killer laser weapon developed by Beijing for deployment on ships is more powerful than its counterparts in the United States, according to claims by a Chinese military magazine.

Australia’s fragile bipartisan consensus on China is beginning to fray, but the differences are largely in tone and rhetoric, not substance. As Australia heads toward the 2025 federal election, cost ...

While Australians might wonder why it seems to be targeted by China’s antagonism, Chinese wonder about Australia’s antagonism towards China. They question why Canberra’s policies are hostile towards ...

Australia–China bilateral relations, consolidated by Australian Prime Minister Albanese’s July 2025 visit to China, are as good as they have ever been. While that does not seem to bring much joy to ...

Australia’s China experts, who often consider themselves pragmatists, insist that any conflict between China and Taiwan will have little if any impact on Australia. Tweeting in July 2023, former ...