Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana downplayed the threat of China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, October 12. Facing senators through a Zoom budget hearing, Lorenzana described the “situation in the West Philippine Sea” as “stable” and “manageable.” Lorenzana was responding to Senator Risa Hontiveros, who asked what the DND […]

The Philippine and Chinese governments have reaffirmed the “continuing vitality” of their bilateral relations amid the constraints posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The reaffirmation was made during the official visit of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to China where he met with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “The two foreign […]

BEIJING: China on Monday (Oct 12) called on Malaysia to “fairly investigate” the cases of Chinese fishermen held for allegedly operating illegally in Malaysian waters. China has sent personnel to visit detained crew members from six boats seized on Friday and provide them with personal protective equipment and other assistance, foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian […]

CHINA has staged a chilling island invasion exercise aimed to simulate an all-out clash with Taiwan. Saturday saw China’s simulated attack use drones, special forces and airborne troops in a staged exercise to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan. The horrific drills were reported by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV and marked the first time in […]

China said it dispatched ships and planes to track the US guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain as it passed near Chinese-held islands in the South China Sea. The People’s Liberation Army accused the US warship of trespassing into Chinese territorial waters on Friday near the Paracel Islands — called Xisha by China — during the […]

by force, saying amphibious landings were notoriously difficult and there was a lot of ambiguity about how the United States would respond.The US national security adviser warned China on Wednesday against any attempt to takeTaiwan Robert O’Brien told an event at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas that China was engaged in a massive […]

BRITAIN, France and possibly Germany are preparing strategies to keep an eye on China in the disputed South China Sea. The European powers are considering how to increase their presence in the contested South China Sea as tensions over the waters has continued to remain high. Britain and France are permanent members of the United […]

Canada’s defence minister Harjit Sajjan has said that NATO needs to “monitor” China’s activities as the actions that it has been “demonstrating in the South China Sea are obviously concerning”. Sajjan made these observations while participating in a panel discussion titled A Compass of Stability – NATO’s Ageless Utility, organised by the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum, […]

The demolition of a US-funded building at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base has heightened concerns China will use the facility for access to the South China Sea from the Gulf of Thailand. The razing of the building, revealed in new satellite imagery released by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies’ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, is […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s reckless “Wolf Warrior” political and military policies, along with China’s perceived mishandling of the Covid-19 outbreak, appear to have seriously dented the nation’s image internationally, according to a new survey. Views of China have grown more negative in recent years across many advanced economies, and unfavorable opinion has soared over the […]