Mischief reef, located in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, is shown in this handout Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative satellite image TOKYO: The U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander has warned of a possible arms race in the disputed South China Sea which could engulf the region, […]
The BBC records a Royal Australian Air Force surveillance plane conducting an air patrol over the fiercely contested South China Sea. Australia has stepped up military surveillance flights over the South China Sea in a signal to Beijing that it means to continue operating in the regional flashpoint area despite heightened tensions provoked by territorial […]
When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hanoi early last month, he did so with understandable fanfare and scrutiny. His was the first visit to Vietnam by a Chinese president in a decade. It came just weeks before the annual ASEAN and East Asia Summits, and only a few months ahead of the Vietnamese Communist Party […]
The Chinese navy will continue to increase its forays and deployments around the globe. Beijing will put considerable effort into establishing a capable and expansive logistics network to support its increasingly global operations. Nevertheless, given limited onshore options, China will rely heavily on supply ships to replenish its warships while at sea. ON Nov. 26, […]
On Dec. 7, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen announced the first rotational deployment of a Poseidon 8 airplane to Singapore. The jet is the U.S. Navy’s next-generation long-range maritime patrol, anti-submarine, anti-shipping, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance asset. Some argue that this does not signify anything new and should […]
This was the grim scenario portrayed by Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio at a lecture Friday on China’s burgeoning influence over the South China Sea. Carpio, who spoke at the invitation of the Ateneo de Davao University on “The South China Sea/West Philippine Sea Dispute,” said the Chinese government is trying to wield control, even […]
DAVAO CITY — A high-ranking official of the Supreme Court said the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at the Hague is expected to issue a decision on the Philippines’ territorial dispute with China before the May 2016 elections. But at the same time, Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpio warned of Beijing’s continued military buildup […]
TAIPEI, TAIWAN— Two Taiwan government officials visited an islet in the heavily disputed South China Sea on Saturday to kick off operations at a lighthouse. The trip is likely to irritate rival maritime claimants China and Vietnam but not touch off a major dispute. Taiwan’s ministers of the interior and coast guard head flew to […]
Underestimating the United States commitment in Asia would be a “severe miscalculation,” one of America’s top defense official for Asia warned Tuesday in a speech in Washington, D.C. “U.S. commitment to Asia should not be underestimated, and to do so would be a severe miscalculation,” Abraham Denmark, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for […]
America’s former naval commander in the Pacific says, ‘Going to the international tribunal to challenge China on the 9-dash line was a very brave step by the Filipino government’ MANILA, Philippines – “The Philippines is a true leader in Southeast Asia on rule of law issues.” The former commander of American forces in the Pacific […]