Indo-Pacific Record Briefshttps://indopacificrecord.org/briefs/feed.xml2026-10-13T00:00:00ZWhat Is Being Built in Laos?https://indopacificrecord.org/briefs/what-is-being-built-in-laos.html2026-10-13T00:00:00Z2026-10-13T00:00:00ZBenjamin YangDylan TanziVietnam’s digital-identity handover and China’s military training center reveal different kinds of cooperation—and how little a completed project necessarily tells us about enduring influence.Trident Resolve: What the Exercise Looked Like From Singapore and Chinahttps://indopacificrecord.org/briefs/trident-resolve-regional-scale-specific-chinese-tasks.html2026-10-07T00:00:00Z2026-10-07T00:00:00ZBenjamin YangSingapore described Trident Resolve as a large, multi-part ADMM-Plus exercise bringing together military and civilian participants from across the region. China’s account was narrower, focusing on the disaster-response work its own contingent was expected to carry out.Different Security Frames, Concrete Defense Tieshttps://indopacificrecord.org/briefs/xiangshan-security-frames-defense-ties.html2026-10-07T00:00:00Z2026-10-07T00:00:00ZBenjamin YangAt the Xiangshan Forum, Singapore warned about security dilemmas created by competition while PLA Daily’s account of Dong Jun’s remarks emphasized multilateralism, dialogue and China’s Global Security Initiative. The bilateral record was narrower and more concrete: high-level exchanges, training, personnel development and an expanded military-education agreement.Maritime Cooperation 2026: One Exercise, Two Official Accountshttps://indopacificrecord.org/briefs/maritime-cooperation-2026.html2026-10-05T00:00:00Z2026-10-05T00:00:00ZBenjamin YangSingapore places the exercise within wider naval relationships. Its closing account and China’s ministry emphasize bilateral trust, while their starting dates remain unresolved.