カテゴリー: South China Sea
Philippines coastguard says crew member temporarily blinded and mission disrupted in South China SeaThe Philippines has accused a Chinese coastguard ship of directing a “military-grade laser light” at one of its vessels, temporarily blinding a crew mem…
Deal expands Washington’s access to military bases close to Taiwan and the South China SeaThe Philippines has granted the United States expanded access to its military bases, greatly enhancing Washington’s presence in the region at a time of growing co…
US aircraft forced to take evasive maneuvers during latest incident over contested shipping, fishing and gas field-rich regionA Chinese military plane came within 10ft (three meters) of a US air force aircraft over the contested South China Sea last we…
Dredging and landfill work creates 170 hectares of new land in Spratly Islands, which are also claimed by China and othersVietnam has conducted a major expansion of dredging and landfill work at several of its South China Sea outposts in the second hal…
Coast guard cut towing cable the Phillipines navy was using, say military officials, as Kamala Harris makes visit to Manila China’s coast guard forcibly seized the suspected debris of a Chinese rocket that the Philippine navy was towing to its island …
Japan’s foreign minister tells Washington audience world at ‘historical crossroads’ and that Russian invasion of Ukraine must not succeedJapan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, has sounded the alarm about China’s behaviour in the Indo-Pacific duri…
Japan’s foreign minister tells Washington audience world at ‘historical crossroads’ and that Russian invasion of Ukraine must not succeedJapan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, has sounded the alarm about China’s behaviour in the Indo-Pacific duri…
Global Times quotes comments by foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on military encounters in the South China SeaChina has accused Australia of provocation in the South China Sea and said Australia – along with the United States and Canada – must “r…
John C Aquilino says Beijing is flexing its military muscle by arming isles with fighter jets, anti-ship systems and other military facilitiesChina has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming…
Fears that subs from China, which claims the area, could be first to reach wreckage that plunged from deck of aircraft carrierThe US navy is racing to salvage an F-35C fighter jet from the bottom of the South China Sea after it crashed on an aircraft c…
People’s Liberation Army says USS Benfold ‘illegally entered’ Chinese watersThe Chinese military has said it tracked a US warship that sailed through disputed waters in the South China Sea, accusing it of “provocative actions” and warning of “serious c…
Philippines voices its ‘outrage and condemnation’, saying actions by coastguard in South China Sea were illegalChinese coastguard vessels have blocked and used water cannon on two Philippine supply boats heading to a disputed shoal occupied by Filipino…
Sighting renews concerns over Beijing’s capability and intentions as tensions rise over South China SeaSatellite images show China has built mock-ups of a US navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its north-western desert, possibly for practice for a f…
Taipei says 39 Chinese fighter jets crossed into its defence zone in two sorties, following a 38-plane incursion on FridayChina has for the second day in a row flown more than 30 military planes towards Taiwan in yet another record show of force.Taiwa…
Taipei says Chinese jets and bombers crossed zone as Beijing marked the anniversary of the founding of the People’s RepublicA record 38 Chinese military jets crossed into Taiwan’s defence zone as Beijing marked the founding of the People’s Republic of …