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Concerns about China’s expanding military influence in the South China Sea has led Vietnam and the United States to establish a new defense agreement, bolstering Vietnam’s claims over the portions of the waterway near its shores, and expanding American influence in the region. In recent years, China has declared sovereignty over the majority of the […]
Chinese naval forces will conduct more than 10 kinds of drills and launch dozens of types of missiles during four days of live-fire exercises off the Korean peninsula, according to state media. The details of the drills, which end on Tuesday, were released less than two weeks after North Korea fired off its second long-range […]
A popular video game in China has been identified by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as a potential threat to combat readiness. Excerpts from the Chinese-language article from the People’s Liberation Army Daily, a state-run media outlet for the military, were posted in the South China Morning Post. The game has already infiltrated … […]
Only one day after voting in favor of new sanctions to be imposed on Kim Jong-un’s North Korean regime, China’s state-owned media released a statement stressing the limits of the new restrictions, and once again emphasizing their position critical of the United States in the region. The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday […]
The “2017 International Army Games” a military-skills competition between nations that includes tank gunnery, obstacle courses, and other military-focused tasks, is now underway overseas. An annual competition for the last few years, it is designed to build the spirit of cooperation through friendly competition. Last year’s competition included 3,000 military personnel from 20 countries. But […]
China’s UN ambassador Liu Jieyi has urged the international community to support President Xi Jinping’s new four-point proposal to establish a fully independent Palestinian state and to end the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jieyi said that Xi’s proposal is based on four proposals and that China’s diplomatic efforts will focus on a negotiated solution at […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday defended his company’s decision to stop offering special apps that let Chinese users circumvent the country’s internet restrictions. The recent removal of some VPN apps from Apple’s App Store in China has prompted criticism, with some accusing Apple of bowing to pressure from Beijing and placing its business interests above its […]
Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, spoke at the 4th Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum in Washington D.C. last week, addressing threats to the United States and its allies in the Pacific, including China, North Korea, and the Islamic State in the Philippines. Admiral Harris explained that the nature of the […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping claimed his nation “loves peace” but will never compromise defending its sovereignty in the pursuit of it during a speech he gave at the 90th anniversary celebration of the People’s Liberation Army. While most nations use a definition of sovereignty that extends to its formal and recognized borders, however, China has […]
A few minutes before 8 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2012, two Chinese living in Spain – a banker and her client – held a blunt phone conversation. Wang Jing was a senior officer at the Madrid branch of the state-controlled Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The client, Xu Kai, was an alleged top figure in an international […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping in an attempt to assert total authority over their modernizing armed forces called on “capable, brave and virtuous soldiers with soul” to lead the nation’s armed forces. Jinping spoke in the Great Hall of the People to mark the 90th Anniversary of the Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) and warned potential adversaries […]
In the wake of North Korea’s most recent ballistic missile test, which may indicate Kim’s regime is now capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets as far away as New York or Boston, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has authorized the deployment of four additional THAAD Missile Defense Systems in his country. President Moon, […]
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