China’s Harbin guided missile destroyer, left, and the DDG-139 Ningbo Sovremenny-class Type-956EM destroyer, right. AP Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the Southern Theater Command to prepare for war during an inspection last Thursday. The command oversees the South China Sea, where tensions have been on the rise. A Chinese destroyer confronted a US Navy warship […]

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Chief of US Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said on Tuesday the US and China “will meet each other more and more on the high seas” after a Chinese warship came close to a US ship in the disputed South China Sea. The Chinese vessel came within 45 yards of the USS […]

Chinese and American officials increasingly talk about war over Taiwan and the South China Sea – could it really happen? New York City – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent talk of “preparing for war and combat” is just the latest example of tough language that has stoked fears of a military flare-up with the United […]

On October 2, the Navy destroyer Decatur narrowly avoided a collision with a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship in the South China Sea. The Decatur was conducting a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) adjacent to an artificial island constructed by China on the Gaven and Johnson reefs. According to the Pentagon, the PLAN […]

China’s AG600 amphibious plane carried out its first waterborne takeoff and landing on Saturday. The plane, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, is designed primarily for civil aviation. But its capabilities suggest to some that it could be used to further China’s territorial ambitions in disputed areas like the South China Sea. On Saturday, the AG600, […]

MANILA, Philippines — In an act of defiance against Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea, London has suggested that more British ships will sail near the contested waterway. Adm. Sir Philip Jones, the British Royal Navy’s top official, said the United Kingdom has an obligation to showcase military support for its allies in […]

Taiwan-begins-F-16-upgrade-programTaiwan China air force The government of Taiwan announced a new live-fire drill next month in Taiping Island, a territory disputed by China and Vietnam, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. Taiwan’s drill shortly follows the passage of U.S. warships through international waters in the region, angering China. The drill may also incense […]

China’s defence minister has warned his country won’t give up an inch of its territory, including Taiwan and disputed waters in the South China Sea. China will never give up an inch of its territory, whether the self-ruled island of Taiwan it claims as its own, or in the disputed waters of the South China […]

China snubbed Washington’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo when he visited Beijing this month as tensions ran high over trade and the South China Sea – but some in Beijing did not agree with the handling of the visit and hope to use a security forum to show “a friendlier China”, according to a person familiar […]

Attempt to separate Taiwan from China and Chinese armed forces will ‘take action at any price’, warns defence minister. China vowed it will never give up an inch of its territory – whether it’s the self-ruled island of Taiwan it claims as its own or in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. China’s […]