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China hosts foreign naval officials amid S.China Sea tensions
Published on 21/04/2024
» QINGDAO, China - The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a show of military diplomacy that will be closely watched for signs of more engagement between China and the United States.
US, Asian partners walk complex line with drills
News, Peter Apps, Published on 04/03/2024
» As Nato troops including up to 25,000 Americans continued their largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War in Europe last week, one of America's most established Asian multinational drills was getting under way in Thailand.
‘Hawkish’ China awaits Taiwan vote
Published on 03/01/2024
» BEIJING - The arms race across the Taiwan Strait and Chinese military pressure against the island Beijing claims as its “sacred” territory is unlikely to end no matter who wins Taiwan’s closely watched elections.
China unveils new images of its next-generation aircraft carrier
Reuters, Published on 03/01/2024
» BEIJING - Chinese state media unveiled new images of China's most advanced aircraft carrier yet, including next generation launch tracks that can catapult a wider range of aircraft from its deck.
China ousts nine military lawmakers
Published on 30/12/2023
» China has abruptly ousted nine military figures from its national parliament without explanation, as a purge of personnel in the upper echelons of the country’s defence apparatus casts its net wider.
US forces in South Korea on regional agile combat mission with joint drill in Singapore
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/12/2023
» The US will increase cooperation between its troops stationed in the Indo-Pacific and other militaries to deter armed conflict with China in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, analysts said.
US questions Chinese warships’ stop in Cambodia
Published on 07/12/2023
» The United States has called for more information about a naval base in Cambodia after a rare visit by Chinese warships, renewing concern that Beijing wants a military facility in the country.
Chinese navy visits Myanmar in 'show of friendship'
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/11/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese warships are visiting Myanmar, highlighting the strong relationship between the two countries' militaries amid recent clashes in border regions that threaten to complicate relations.
Commitments of US navy mounting up
Oped, Published on 11/11/2023
» In the American game of baseball, the defending team must cover all bases; first, second and third. No matter how good and fast a player is, one person "can't cover all bases," as the expression goes. Cover one, and the ball would be hit to another. You need three players to cover first, second and third base. The best and most competent player can't successfully cover all three dispersed bases. That's common sense.
China war games a 'stern warning' to Taiwan
AFP, Published on 19/08/2023
» BEIJING: China held air and sea drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it said was a "stern warning" after the island's vice president visited the United States.