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 […]
Soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army march during a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China at Tiananmen Square on October 1, 2019 in Beijing, China. LONDON — NATO’s secretary general said the alliance needs to address the challenges and opportunities posed by an increasingly powerful China, but added […]
A satellite image has revealed China’s latest bold move in its controversial plan to seize control of the hotly contested South China Sea. South China Sea conflict: Will Australia be forced into war? Pressure is mounting for Australia to get involved in the South China Sea conflict. China’s creeping militarisation of the South China […]
CHINA has been accused of creating an early warning system to protect its illegal island fortress on the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Satellite images showing surveillance balloons above the man-made Mischief Reef have been seen as further evidence of China’s militarisation of the strategic stretch of water which also is […]
BANGKOK — US President Donald Trump did not show up at the Asean Summit and related summits last month in Bangkok. Local media and many observers viewed his absence as evidence of the US wavering in its commitment to Asia, especially Asean. Prior to the Asean Summit, the US had announced suspension of trade […]