In 2020, The Trump administration has dramatically increased the number of Freedom of Navigation missions. Over the past two years, the United States has dramatically increased the number of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and destroyers sent into the South China Sea as a freedom of navigation show of force missions to remind the Chinese government […]
SOUTH CHINA SEA tensions have erupted, with an army chief warning Beijing is creating a “potential flash point” with its military force. A Philippine armed forces chief said military posturing in the disputed waters has created a “very tense” situation. Beijing has claimed nearly all of the South China Sea as its own. Philippine Army […]
The Philippine Navy is hiring maritime militia forces to patrol and protect fishermen in the South China Sea from intruding Chinese forces. Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo told reporters on Tuesday that it is preparing to send over 200 militiamen to the disputed South China Sea. One company is to watch the islands […]
SUMMARY Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Gilbert Gapay said that the South China Sea situation “remains volatile and uncertain” – quite different from the picture painted by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana just the day before. “The situation in South China Sea remains volatile and uncertain. We have seen aggressive actions in the […]
China is the first major economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic that originated on the mainland itself. While the overall economy could not avoid a slowdown, the country’s ability to control the virus by March meant economic activity was able to resume relatively quickly. That activity in turn has powered more wealth creation, […]
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 […]