Map shows US and China's rival war games in contested region

Southeast Asia is part of the U.S.-China competition, with both powers vying for political, security and economic influence.
Reuters

Eighteen separatists killed in Papua region, Indonesian military says

JAKARTA, May 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's military has killed 18 Papuan separatists during an operation in its easternmost region of Papua, an official said on Thursday, and three civilians also died.
The Atlantic

Why It Matters If the Tiananmen Crash Suspects Are Uighur Separatists

Beijing police are searching for two men from China’s Xinjiang region in connection with the Tiananmen Square car crash that left five dead and injured 38, state media reported, a sign officials ...

China calls Hong Kong people arrested at sea 'separatists'

The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities last month were separatists, a spokeswoman for China's foreign ministry said on Sunday, in response to her U.S. counterpart's ...
Wall Street Journal

Xinjiang Separatists Said to Be Behind Attack at Train Station

China's government is blaming members of the Uighur ethnic minority from the Xinjiang region for Saturday's deadly attack on a Kunming train station. Alim Seytoff, spokesman for the World Uyghur ...