The partnership has become a two-way relationship, with missile technology originally transferred to Russia being upgraded and sent back to North Korea.

China, Russia and North Korea have formed a de facto alliance and their rivalry with the U.S.-led security framework involving Tokyo and Seoul may grow, a report released by a think tank of Japan's ...

A Japanese government report warns that the growing coordination between China, Russia, and North Korea could create a three-front security threat for Tokyo.

The China Security Report 2026, released by the National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS) in Tokyo, argued that the strategic partnership among the three countries is becoming increasingly ...

By the time of World War II, the term “ Axis powers ” had come to refer to the military coalition of Germany, Italy and Japan. In that historical context, the word “axis,” from the perspective of ...

TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of China, North Korea and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday as high-tech military hardware and thousands of marching soldiers filled the streets of Beijing. The ...

Military and security cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (CRINK) accelerated significantly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This includes a surge in transfers ...

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged mutual support and enhanced cooperation during talks in Beijing on the sidelines of festivities commemorating ...

Tensions between China and Japan, triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks suggesting military ...

The document, although festooned with references to America First, was clearly in the mainstream of U.S. post-World War II ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Linggong Kong, Auburn University (THE CONVERSATION) If the purpose of a rare joint ...