WATFORD, England (Reuters) – Seventy years since its Cold War-era founding as a transatlantic alliance focused on Moscow, NATO is expanding its gaze toward the increasingly muscular challenge posed by China. But it is unclear, even to diplomats within the 29-member military alliance, whether NATO is up to the task – especially at a […]
CHINA and Russia have become two huge opponents to Western allies inside and outside of the NATO alliance – and their latest plans for cooperation indicate that a fearsome new alliance could be forming with the aim of replacing the US as the major power. This week, a new gas pipeline running 1800km between […]
JAPAN has waded into a bitter ongoing dispute involving its superpower neighbour China by purchasing an uninhabited island in the East China Sea, in an apparent attempt to shore up its defences. In a move which is certain to enrage Beijing, the Japanese Government is spending £113million (16 billion yen) on Mageshima island in the […]
SOUTH CHINA SEA contests between China and the US have seen tensions spiral amid frequent navy patrols in the region as both look to assert a foothold – but Beijing’s strategy could be on the brink of falling apart as its grip on valuable regions comes under threat. Chinese President Xi Jinping has been […]
RELATIONS between the Philippines and China have entered a “Golden Age,” newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said upon his arrival in Manila on Tuesday. Mr. Huang, who served as Chinese ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, will take the place of Zhao Jianhua. Philippine-China relations under President Rodrigo […]
The Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Supreme (FFG 73), front, leads the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), the Republic of Singapore Navy corvette RSS Vigour (FFG 92), and RSS Stalwart (FFG 72) in a formation. The ships are participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2011. CARAT is a series […]
SOUTH CHINA SEA waters have been the setting for tense tussles between China and the US as President Donald Trump looks to thwart Beijing’s quest for dominance, but it would appear Xi Jinping’s military has responded with a surprising use of technology to track rival warships. Satellite imagery obtained by ImageSat shows China, seemingly in […]
The deployment would mark a first in the South China Sea. Recently published satellite images indicate that China may have deployed a tethered aerostat to Mischief Reef, the site of one of its artificial island bases in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. In an image taken on November 18 by an Israeli […]
China’s new envoy to the Philippines sounded an upbeat note about Beijing’s ties with Manila, saying the past few years under the Duterte administration ushered a “fresh Golden Age” for the two Asian neighbors. “The best is yet to come,” said Huang Xilian in his remarks upon his arrival in Manila a few minutes […]
MANILA, Philippines – Seasoned diplomat Huang Xilian, Beijing’s former ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) based in Jakarta, is the Chinese government’s next pick as its ambassador to the Philippines, the Chinese embassy in the Philippines announced on Tuesday, December 3. Huang landed in Manila past midnight on Tuesday, welcomed by […]