The Ronald Reagan Strike Group ship’s the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam and the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conduct an exercise in the South China Sea in August 2018. Reuters There are rifts within the Duterte administration on how Manila should handle its dispute with Beijing over the South China […]
US WARSHIPS entered the disputed South China Sea last week in a direct challenge to the Chinese state, which a US Admiral has claimed is a bigger threat to the region than North Korea. The visit, which took place last Monday, was made by guided missile destroyers USS Spruance and USS Preble. American warships have […]
China has conducted a month of drills in the South China Sea and the western and central Pacific involving its navy, air force and missile unit. Military observers said the exercises indicated the People’s Liberation Army wanted to put its wartime command system to the test and also strengthen its missile defences in the South […]
JAKARTA – Indonesia plans to open a fishing zone within its exclusive economic zone at the southern edge of the disputed South China Sea, most of which is claimed by China, later this year, to prevent foreign encroachment, a Cabinet minister said Wednesday. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan told a press conference the […]
China tested its navy, air force, and missile unit with drills in the South China Sea and western and central Pacific. The month-long war games included live-fire exercises. The exercise had no pre-planned scenarios and no advance notice was given in order to simulate wartime conditions. China has conducted a month of drills in the […]
The well-worn formulation that “amateurs study tactics, while professionals study logistics” has significant explanatory power when considering the rapidly changing balance of power in the western Pacific. The well-worn formulation that “amateurs study tactics, while professionals study logistics” has significant explanatory power when considering the rapidly changing balance of power in the western Pacific. This […]
Every year, about this time, the leaders of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) send their regards to Chinese sailors deployed overseas during the Lunar New Year. Every year these messages are covered by the Chinese press. Few in China pay attention to these reports. Fewer foreign observers even know of them, but they should. […]
Two Chinese companies are reportedly interested in buying the Philippines’ largest shipyard, once an important US naval base in the Pacific region. Some Philippine politicians have expressed concern over a possible Chinese takeover, saying it will be a very significant national security issue. An unexpected dilemma is brewing in the Philippines. Since the start of […]
ABU DHABI –The Chinese shipbuilder China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company is developing a small unmanned surface vessel that China wants to function essentially like the uninhabited baby brother of a U.S. Arleigh Burke destroyer. The JARI USV is a 20-ton, 15-meter boat that is orders of magnitude smaller than the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s […]
BEIJING — This is our weekly look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: The top American military commander in the Indo-Pacific […]