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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 […]
After Kim Jong Un’s decision to test a new long-range ballistic missile as a “gift for the American bastards” on the 4th of July, the United States teamed up with allies South Korea and Japan to deliver a not-so subtle response. On July 7th, two U.S. B-1B Lancer Bombers departed from Anderson Air Force Base […]
Tensions in the East are not only high on the Korean Peninsula, as India and China continue a staring contest that has manifested itself most recently as a border dispute in the Doklam area between their two nations. U.S. military activity in the South China Sea recently could also be seen as a direct affront […]
The United States flew two B-1B Lancer bombers over contested regions of the South China Sea on Friday as part of an effort to assert that the waterway remains international territory despite China’s claims of sovereignty. China has laid claims over nearly the entirety of the South China Sea, despite overlapping claims from a number […]
Despite rebuking accusations of attempting to militarize the South China Sea by way of their artificial island program, China responded harshly to the presence of a U.S. Navy warship traveling near to one of their claimed islands over the weekend. The USS Stethem, an Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer, sailed to within 12 nautical miles of […]
A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations, a U.S. Defense Department official said. The USS Stethem, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island, part […]
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), which falls under Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, reports that satellite images show new Chinese military facilities being built on islands in the contested waters of the South China Sea. According to their report, missile shelters and radar and communications facilities are currently under construction on Fiery […]
China officially launched the first of a new type of domestically built destroyer on Wednesday. The 10,000 ton warship is the latest addition to China’s rapidly expanding military. The new destroyer, the first in a class China has dubbed “Type 055,” is said to be a significant leap forward in terms of technology employed by […]
It has grown apparent in recent months that the United States and China, while working to present a fairly unified front on the face of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, suffer from a lack of common ground when it comes to strategy in dealing with Kim’s regime. American diplomats and defense officials have repeatedly called […]
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis both participated in high level talks with Chinese government officials in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. The meeting saw American diplomats joining with defense officials in their calls for the Chinese government to increase economic and diplomatic pressures on Kim Jong Un’s North Korean […]
According to a report released by the Pentagon on Tuesday, China is developing plans to expand its military footprint on foreign soil. After the completion of a facility in the African nation of Djibouti, it is expected that more Chinese military bases will follow suit, particularly in Pakistan. The 97-page annual report to Congress listed […]
American Defense Secretary James Mattis joined other regional defense leaders at a meeting of the heads of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations on Sunday, wherein the defense officials had a “robust” exchange of views on security and stability in Asia. The brief meeting was held on the sidelines of the larger Shangri-La Dialogue Asia […]
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