US Assures PH of Support Amid Growing Competition With China
A US government official has reassured the Philippines of its commitments while Washington is managing the growing competition between the US and China, which...
China and the US Are Locked in Struggle – and the Visit by Secretary of State Blinken is Only a Start to Improving Relations
In the weeks building up to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China on June 18-19, 2023, there was a lot of...
US Combat Ship to Make Rare Port Call in Vietnam Amid South China Sea Tensions
HANOI, June 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will stop at Central Vietnam’s port city of Danang on Sunday in...
US Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan to Make Port Call in Vietnam
The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is due to stop in Central Vietnam’s port city of Danang in a rare visit by a United...
China’s Expansion of Its Submarine Fleet Raises Questions
As China intensifies its efforts to bolster its naval capabilities, its submarine shipbuilding capacity is expanding. With the Huludao shipyard leading the charge, China...
Germany To Send Two Warships To Indo-Pacific In 2024
BERLIN, June 4 (Reuters) – Germany will send two warships to the Indo-Pacific in 2024, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Sunday, amid rising tensions between...
Li Shangfu Calls for Vigilance Against ‘Hegemony of Navigation’
SINGAPORE – Chinese defense minister on Sunday called on regional countries to “stay highly vigilant and firmly reject” acts of some countries outside the South...
Defense Minister Calls on Countries to Stay Vigilant on South China Sea
State Councilor and Defense Minister General Li Shangfu called on Sunday for regional countries to stay highly vigilant and firmly reject the actions of...
Philippines, Japan, United States, and Australia Agree to Step Up Cooperation in South China Sea
SINGAPORE — The defense chiefs of the Philippines, Japan, United States, and Australia have agreed during their first-ever quadrilateral talks to step up security cooperation...
US Prepared to Address ‘aggressiveness’ of Chinese Military
The US is prepared to address China’s “increasing level of aggressiveness” in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea after Beijing conducted two “unsafe”...