President Donald Trump has threatened North Korea to assume “big, big trouble” if anything falls to the US territory of Guam. Talking at his Bedminister, New Jersey golf resort, he promised the area would be “very safe, believe me.” Mr. Trump told the US could impose further sanctions, “as strong as they get,” on North […]
Read MoreChina will continue being neutral if North Korea fires missiles at United States territory first, but if the U.S. starts a pre-emptive strike, against Pyongyang, the country would come to aide Noth Korea. While not direct government policy, that decision of how the country should respond to the unfolding nuclear warnings from the U.S. and […]
Read MoreThere is little risk that a North Korean missile will hit the Philippines if the rogue state does well on its threat to fire a salvo toward Guam, according to Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla. Padilla also told there was a “remote” chance that debris from the missile’s disintegration could […]
Read MoreChina revealed its “strong dissatisfaction” with the U.S. over the Navy’s latest freedom of navigation operation in which a warship traveled past one of China’s human-made islands in the contested West Philippine Sea. The U.S. destroyer navigated past Mischief Reef Thursday as part of a freedom of navigation operation in international waters, a U.S. navy […]
Read MoreA police report on Monday, t they saw the decomposing bodies of seven Filipino farmers who were abducted and beheaded by Abu Sayyaf gunmen believed to be the victims of kidnappings in two towns on the southern island of Basilan. Two of the seven killed men were abducted two weeks ago by gunmen under Abu […]
Read MoreThe Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force will keep handling drills at sea regardless of whatever obstacle it may encounter, China’s state broadcaster announced, following reports that Chinese warplanes crossed near Japan and Taiwan in recent days. The actions have faced and bought with a variety of forms of opposition and obstacle, but no matter […]
Read More On Friday, North Korea launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) successfully for the second time this month. The rocket landed in the Sea of Japan, about 600 miles away from the launcher area. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that they got information the North Korea will conduct a missile firing again. He urged the US, […]
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On Saturday, The US Embassy in Manila said that “officials from the Joint United States Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) recently provide 1,040 rocket motors and 992 rockets to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) through the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA).” Philippine Air Force received counterterrorism weapons and equipment from the United States to help its […]
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Alerts from Britain, Canada, and Australia were released this week after President Rodrigo Duterte increased military rule all over the region of Mindanao to fight the rebels. Canadian advisory on Monday warned against visiting any part of Mindanao except for Davao. The Canadian government said that there is a severe risk of terrorist attacks and […]
Read MoreThe Indian Navy has initiated a request for information for six air-independent propulsion-enabled submarines supporting Project 75I, a program worth more than $12 billion. However, analysts tell the process will take time since the purchase would be held following the new Strategic Partners policy. The RFI was issued to six foreign shipyards, Involving Rubin Design […]
Read MoreVILLAMOR AIR BASE, Philippines (July 27, 2017)—The U.S. formally delivered two new Cessna 208B (C-208B) Grand Caravan Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) during a handover ceremony, Thursday. The delivery of the aircraft is part of a $33 million package through the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act Building Partnership […]
Read MoreDefence Minister Michael Fallon said on Thursday, Britain plans to send a warship to the disputed South China Sea next year to conduct freedom of navigation operations. UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson has committed the UK’s two brand new aircraft carriers to freedom of navigation exercises in the fiercely contested waters of the South China […]
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Philippine government tried to reassure Southeast Asian neighbors about its recommendation to associate with Beijing in oil exploration in the disputed sea. President Rodrigo Duterte has dropped his predecessor’s policy opposing China’s claims and causing alarm among neighboring Southeast Asian countries, which also hold partial claims. Foreign Secretary Alan Cayetano yesterday […]
Read MoreA Chinese daily media accused the US and other countries of attempting to increase the Sino-India standoff and to replicate the South China Sea trick and seek strategic advantages. An op-ed article in the state-run Global Times said, more than five weeks into the border standoff between China and India, some countries other than the […]
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Beijing regulators have ordered cinemas to give 45 percent screen share to the Friday opening of a lavish propaganda film celebrating the People’s Liberation Army. This weekend, Chinese moviegoers will have abundant opportunity to see their country’s latest big-budget propaganda movie. Beijing’s state media regulators have ordered cinemas over the country to provide substantial play […]
Read MoreI’d launch nuclear strike against China if Trump ordered it A US Pacific Fleet commander said Thursday that he would launch a nuclear attack into China next week if President Trump commanded it. “The answer would be; yes,” said Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, in response to a hypothetical question from […]
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Buried in the Himalayas in the Siliguri Corridor, also recognized as the Chicken’s neck, Chinese and Indian military forces sit on the particular sides of their large borders and defend themselves for what could become a shooting war among nuclear powers. Both Beijing and New Delhi see the opposition as a shoving match for dominance […]
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Changing disputed boundaries with neighbors has signified a symbol of China’s external policy in recent years. In the context of the discussion at the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction, it will be interesting to note that Beijing is involved in changing maritime boundaries with Japan in the East China Sea and a host of Southeast Asian nations in […]
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