Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (ATMI), a Washington based think tank, has said the region is under threat from overfishing, dredging, island building and clam harvesting with China being a major culprit. 12 percent of the fish caught in the world comes from the South China Sea. As reported by The […]

MANILA, Philippines — With the looming collapse of marine life in the South China Sea, the Philippines has been urged to take the initiative and lead the efforts among claimants to address environmental concerns. “The Philippines need not wait for somebody else to protect Philippine waters. It’s time for the Philippines to move,” said South […]

A naval mission to the region would be a low-risk way for Germany to show that it’s committed to alliances – and that it still has a navy. Politico has reported that high-level discussions are underway in Berlin about sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, following similar U.S. and French excursions that challenged China’s […]

Several parts of the South China Sea are contested by six regional states, while in fact, China controls the vast majority of the territory. The US is actively trying to contest Beijing’s dominance in the region by sending military ships there. The US Seventh Fleet, which is headquartered in Japan, refuted on Friday the accusations […]

CHINESE warships were forced to leave Sydney after a “surprise” visit to the Australian city raised tensions in the region. Three warships sailed through the Sydney Heads and passed by various coastal landmarks in what experts are labelling a show of force. The Chinese fleet – made up of a frigate, a supply ship, and […]

  MANILA, Philippines — The collapse of fish stocks in the South China Sea, part of which is the West Philippine Sea, would not only affect the Philippines but the entire region. Gregory Poling, director of Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, warned that the South China Sea dispute may affect marine biology in […]

Did you know China already has the largest navy in the Pacific? The most active submarines? And that often published images of its old Cold War weaponry are way out of date? Miscalculating China’s capabilities may well be the West’s greatest mistake. And strategic analysts are beginning to warn that a whole raft of generally […]

WASHINGTON – This week marked the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, in which hundreds or perhaps thousands of students and prodemocracy dissidents were killed by the Chinese military. It was an event that profoundly shaped not only modern China but also the U.S.-China relationship. It is the odd anniversary that will pass virtually […]

The US Department of Defence has held talks with Malawi’s Mkango Resources and other rare earth miners across the globe about their supplies of strategic minerals, part of a plan to find diversified reserves outside China, a department official said on Wednesday. The push comes as China threatens to curb exports to the United States […]