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“Ultimately, we believe China will come to recognize North Korea as a strategic liability, not an asset.” However, Mattis said seeking China’s cooperation on North Korea did not mean Washington would not challenge Beijing’s activities in the South China Sea. The U.N. Security Council on Friday expanded targeted sanctions against North Korea after its repeated […]
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the South China Sea on Wednesday, with one coming within 200 yards (180 meters) of the American aircraft, U.S. officials told Reuters. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said initial reports showed that the U.S. P-3 Orion surveillance plane was 150 miles (240 […]
A U.S. warship carried out a “maneuvering drill” when it sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, to show Beijing it was not entitled to a territorial sea around it, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The operation near Mischief Reef on Thursday, Pacific time, […]
The USS Ronald Reagan, one of the United States’ 10 nuclear powered Nimitz Class aircraft carriers, successfully completed sea trials last week after a long in-port maintenance period, and departed its home port in Yokosuka naval base in Japan to resume scheduled operations in the Asia-Pacific Region on Tuesday. The carrier was originally scheduled to return […]
Culture, particularly through movies and television, could be considered the United States’ most influential export. Our movies and shows find their way into just about every market, and shape the perceptions the world has of our nation, and of themselves. It would seem that, at least in the case of one Chinese fighter pilot, “Top […]
Building a large-scale military asset like a submarine can be difficult enough, but in today’s age of high-flying drones and spy satellites, keeping your military projects hidden from prying eyes can be just as huge an undertaking as the construction itself. China, who has had their sights set on expanding and modernizing their military presence […]
China on Wednesday launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier, which will join an existing one bought second-hand, amid rising tensions over North Korea and worries about Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. State media has quoted military experts as saying the carrier, designed in China and built in the northeast port of Dalian, […]
Chinese President Xi Jingping announced a restructure of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday. According to Chinese state media outlets, the shift is intended to transform the PLA into a leaner fighting force and improve its joint operations capabilities. The new structure will condense China’s military into 84 units and place more emphasis on […]
In his toughest assessment yet of the escalating North Korean nuclear crisis, Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Friday that a conflict could erupt “at any moment” – and whoever provoked it would pay the price. Analysts said Wang’s warning reflected the danger of an imminent threat. “Tensions have risen … and one has the […]
Controversial president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, issued an order to his nation’s military on Thursday to occupy uninhabited islands in the South China Sea in an effort to assert Philippine sovereignty. Duterte made waves in October when he announced a policy shift away from the nation’s long-time ally, the United States, and toward the […]
For the first time this year, a Chinese fighter jet has been spotted on the runway of an artificial island created by China in the South China Sea. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), which is part of the larger think-tank, Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, reports that a Chinese J-11 fighter was […]
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), part of Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, announced this week that China has largely completed construction of military installations on the artificial islands the nation has constructed in the South China Sea. According to their report, China may begin deploying military equipment and personnel to the islands […]
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