CHINESE naval vessels have intensified patrols in the western part of the Taiwan Strait as President Xi Jinping aims to accomplish Beijing’s “centenary goals” in 2020. The new year will see the deadline for China’s “centenary goal”, as 2021 will be the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CCP). […]
China’s state broadcaster released a video on Christmas Eve of Hong Kong’s PLA garrison conducting live-fire sea drills in the South China Sea. While key details of the events were not included, the video released on the social media account of China’s Central Television military channel, said the drills were conducted “in recent days” […]
As the baseless impeachment proceedings grind on, the president is demonstrating his leadership and negotiating skills with the first steps of a trade deal with China. That has forced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to — finally — agree to approve the Canada-Mexico-U.S. trade agreement (USMCA) she has sat on for a year to America’s […]
Under Duterte, the Philippine Coast Guard has taken on a new prominence. But don’t assume Manila is resorting to gray zone tactics. Recently, the Philippine budget secretary approved an increase of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel to 4,000 for this year. This increase is only intended for 2019, while the funds for an additional […]
MANILA – China’s new envoy to the Philippines on Tuesday sent his holiday greetings to Filipinos as he looked forward to his first Christmas here, saying ties between Beijing and Manila were becoming ‘increasingly close.” In a message released Monday night, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian noted warming ties between China and […]
Image shows structures built by China as it turns Kagitingan Reef, known internationally as Fiery Cross Reef, into a military outpost in the West Philippine Sea. There has been no shortage of big news over the last decade. Spanning the globe, some stories were expected while others caught the world off guard. Some were […]
After years of domination in the South China Sea, Chinese submarines have started popping up somewhere new – and it’s on our doorstep. The Andaman Sea is fast becoming the latest target of Chinese expansionism. India says it has seen a surge of Chinese submarine activity in the strategically critical waterway. And, last month, […]
BEIJING’S decision to deploy its new aircraft carrier, the Shandong, in South-east Asian waters is an unmistakable push against US naval presence in the region. China’s first aircraft carrier built entirely in the country, the Shandong is the largest warship in its arsenal. The new vessel… https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion/2020-likely-no-let-up-in-turbulence-and-manoeuvres-in-south-china-sea
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – China and Malaysia, old friends with a complex trade and investment relationship, are disagreeing over Malaysia’s rights to extend sovereignty into part of a disputed sea that’s rich in fossil fuel reserves. On Dec. 12, the Southeast Asian nation submitted documentation to the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf […]
SOUTH CHINA SEA disputes have created a political and even military standoff between the US and China as both look to assert control over contested waters. However, with Russia quietly wading into the contest, the risk of clashes between superpower nations only increases. China has clashed on multiple occasions with smaller nations in the […]