With much of the world preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic, China has continued to push its military objectives in the South China Sea. However, the US, Australia and Vietnam are not idly standing by. Over the past months, as countries in the Pacific region were focused on battling the coronavirus, multiple sources reported that […]
Two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew over the South China Sea on Tuesday, the latest in an increasing number of U.S. military demonstrations in the region. Bombers deployed to Guam flew the mission to demonstrate the Air Force’s ability to operate anywhere international law allows, “at the time and tempo of our choosing,” Pacific […]
NEW DELHI: Vietnam has taken an appropriate decision by asking its citizens to fish legally after China attempted to put fishing limits in South China Sea where Beijing has yet again displayed aggression in last few weeks while the world is busy fighting Covid. The unilateral action by China to ban fishing in SCS and […]
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: With its new vision document on China, the US has formally announced the onset of its Cold War with the Asian giant, accusing it of exploiting rule-based world order and re-shaping international system in favour of Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ideology and interests. Just short of calling it Cold War, the US […]
New navy secretary calls for a significant presence in the northern seas NEW YORK — When the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee convened a hearing to confirm the new Secretary of Navy Kenneth Braithwaite, the word “Arctic” was mentioned 35 times. It topped other hot topics such as “China” and “Russia,” which each received 22 […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) – For Chinese leader Xi Jinping it is a high-stakes power play. His move to impose tough national security laws on Hong Kong risks reigniting pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into chaos last year, increasing tensions in an already fraught relationship with the United States and undermining Hong Kong’s status […]
The inhabitable regions of the earth, the North and the South pole are now a point of contention among the global powers including the US, China and Russia. Amid the pandemic, when the US is cutting back and delaying its Antarctic activities, China and Russia are silently expanding its operations. “China’s interest in Antarctica […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – As the world struggles to beat the coronavirus pandemic, China has remained as aggressive as ever in the South China Sea, including the part that Filipinos call the West Philippine Sea. Tailing other countries’ ships, ramming a fishing boat, and challenging a Philippine naval vessel patrolling its own territory are hardly […]
The US Navy sent two ships into the middle of a South China Sea dispute on Thursday as the commander of US Pacific Fleet warned China to stop “bullying” other countries in the region. A US Navy littoral combat ship and a cargo vessel conducted “presence operations” near the West Capella, a Malaysia-contracted drillship at […]
U.S. Navy ships from Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group sailing in formation in the South China Sea in this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo. EPA U.S. Navy ships from Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group sailing in formation in the South China Sea in this Oct. […]