Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 11) — A U.S.-based think tank has its doubts on the increased number of Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, and whether or not those vessels were actually fishing. A report posted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzed satellite images of contested areas in the […]
Kim Jong-un must be pleased with how US-China trade and other disputes disrupt North Korea’s denuclearization STANFORD, CALIFORNIA: US-China rivalry – including a trade war and tensions over Taiwan and South China Sea – is escalating. In October 2018, US Vice President Mike Pence even insinuated that a new Cold War may be underway. Kim […]
MANILA, Philippines — A former Philippine Navy chief has sounded the alarm over the security and strategic implications on the prospect of a Chinese takeover of a commercial shipyard in Subic. His statements came after two Chinese firms have reportedly expressed interest to invest on the local unit of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp., […]
The US has deployed stealth B-2 Spirit bombers to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for training in the Pacific, Pacific Air Forces revealed Friday. Coming at a time of heightened tension between the US and China, the deployment is intended to notify allies and adversaries alike that these nuclear-capable bombers are “on watch 24 hours a day, […]
Moscow on Friday condemned British plans for military bases in South East Asia and the Caribbean, and warned of retaliation if Russian interests or those of its allies were threatened. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson told The Telegraph in an interview before the New Year that the UK would ramp up its military presence abroad after […]
Admiral John Richardson will meet Chinese counterpart Vice-Admiral Shen Jinlong in a move to combat escalating friction in the South China Sea Will this be a meeting of minds? On Sunday, the United States Navy’s top officer will visit China as tensions increase in the South China Sea. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson […]
China deployed “carrier killer” missiles after warning the US Navy to stay out of the South China Sea, while releasing increasingly hot rhetoric that discusses killing US sailors. China has a powerful military stronghold in the South China Sea and plenty of missiles that can outrange and overwhelm US aircraft carriers. A prominent Chinese hawk […]
The Chinese military has sent a clear message for the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea: Your FONOPs will not be fun ops . Now, it appears likely that China’s aggressive naval ambitions may spread beyond its artificial islands to the country’s nascent military presence in Africa. Just two days after the Navy destroyer […]
BEIJING could get a huge boost in its search for dominance in the South China Sea as the Philippines asks for its treaty with America to be updated or even scrapped. The Philippines is looking to alter its 1951 Mutual Defence Treaty (MDT) with the US to include its South China Sea claims. However, it […]
WASHINGTON must revamp it’s military supply chains in order to keep up with the growing military power of Russia and China, according to a report from a committee advising the US government. An unclassified Defence Science Board (DSB) report claims America’s, military logistics require rapid modernisation. The 29-page report concluded that major taxpayer funding is […]