China accused the United States of mocking its sovereignty after an American warship cruised near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, further disturbing relations between the two countries. A Chinese destroyer appeared within meters of the U.S. Navy ship Sunday, forcing it to change direction in what American officials called an […]
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China has dropped a security meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis that had been planned for this October, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday, days after a top Chinese official said there was no reason to panic over tensions between the countries. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday there was […]
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The Philippine government has acquired on Wednesday two more 44m class patrol vessels and four more 7m class high-speed boats during a commissioning and handover ceremony at the Headquarters of the Philippine Coast Guard in Manila. Japan Ambassador Koji Haneda attended the event, together with Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and PCG Commandant Rear Admiral Elson […]
Read MoreThe Government has drafted plans to invite oil and gas companies to develop 14 petroleum blocks elsewhere in the archipelago nation. A Philippine official told the Financial Times that the government was planning a roadshow in the UK, US, and Singapore during the third quarter of this year to drum up investors’ interest in the […]
Read MoreIn response to “freedom of navigation” operation on Friday, a US Navy destroyer USS Mustin came within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island (Mischief Reef / Kagitingan Reef) China has built. China’s air force will hold another round of drills in the West Philippine Sea and the Western Pacific, calling such exercises the best […]
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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 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, […]
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 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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China is showing its growing ability to extend force around the world as three of its warships was ready to join military exercises with its close partner. Naval exercise with Russia in the Baltic Sea is China’s first engagement in European waters. The drills, which are a sign of both growing reach of the Chinese […]
Read MoreChinese fighter jets intercept U.S. spy plane in latest close encounter between two militaries The Pentagon said Monday, two Chinese J-10 fighter jets had intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane in an “unsafe” and “unprofessional” behavior in an international airspace over the East China Sea. The US EP-3 plane was traveling over the East China […]
Read MoreVietnam has reportedly terminated a gas-drilling expedition in a disputed area of the South China Sea, following high threats from China. A source in the southeast Asian oil industry has advised the BBC that the company behind the drilling, Repsol of Spain, was commanded to go away from the area. It comes only days after […]
Read MoreOn Friday, Chinese warships will join Vladimir Putin’s navy in the Baltic Sea ahead of war games which are being viewed nearly by Western powers. The drills, which are a sign of both the growing reach of the Chinese military and closer strategic ties between Moscow and Beijing, kick off a busy summer of drills […]
Read MoreIndia has intensified its anti-terror and de-radicalisation cooperation with the Philippines, which is currently fighting a month long siege with Islamic State affiliated militants in the city of Marawi. India provides financial support amounting Php 25 million pesos to the Philippines help rehabilitate the damage of the siege done by the ISIS affiliated terror groups in […]
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