Chinese aggression
Japan: Risk of Incident From 'Coercive' Acts By China
TOKYO — China’s “coercive” behavior in waters around islands at the center of a bitter dispute with Japan is dangerous and could trigger an incident, Tokyo said Tuesday in a new defense paper. A Chi…
Taiwan Military
Taiwan Air Force forms an Anti-Submarine Air Group
S2T Super Tracker of the Republic of China (ROC) Naval Aviation group. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced the establishment of an Air Force anti-submarine group, maintained by eleven S-2…
South China Sea
Confrontation over the South China Sea 'doomed', China tells claimants
(Reuters) - Countries with territorial claims in the South China Sea that look for help from third parties will find their efforts "futile", China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on T…
Chinese aggression
US opposes bullying by China in disputed seas
WASHINGTON (June 20) -- The nominee to become the top U.S. diplomat in East Asia delivered pointed comments about China in his confirmation hearing Thursday, saying there's no place for "coe…
South China Sea
Is China adopting a new maritime security policy?
By Jayadeva Ranade Its growing assertiveness is a source of worry for the neighbours. Several countries are concerned about China’s growing sensitivity and assertiveness on issues of sovereignty and…
War News
China's stealth wars threaten stability
China is subverting the status quo in the South and East China Seas, on its border with India, and even concerning international riparian flows _ all without firing a single shot. Just as it grabbed …
Chinese aggression
China and the Falklands Analogy: Preparing for the Wrong War?
If the Pentagon’s reading of China’s interest in “Falklands-style” campaigns of long-range power projection is accurate, the task of maintaining a U.S.-centric security order in East Asia may turn ou…
Headlines
China steps up military recruitment, changes enrolment season
Beijing: For the first time in 23 years, the Chinese military, the world's largest, has changed its enrolment period to attract more talented people, officials said. An online recruitment service…
Philippine Navy
China's 'behavior' needs even larger PHL defense spending - NSC
A ranking official of the National Security Council on Thursday detailed China's “aggressive behavior” in the West Philippine Sea, as he called for additional defense spending to uphold the Phili…
South China Sea
China expert: U.S. folds as China expands in South China Sea
An expert on China and its government warns that the communist nation has been aggressively claiming territory in the South China Sea. The United States, meanwhile, has responded weakly. The fishing…
Headlines
China 'generates fear' in Asia-Pacific: US general
It’s not unknown that China is causing maritime disputes with its Asian neighbours. What bothers though is China’s dubious military buildup. A deputy commander of the US Marine Forces Pacific express…
South China Sea
China's manned sub on track for S. China Sea
June 11 (Xinhua) -- An oceanographic ship carrying the Jiaolong manned deep-sea submersible is expected to arrive at the designated dive area in the South China Sea in one week, according to the ship…
South China Sea
China has been building military buildings in Philippines' Scarborough Shoal
(GDVN) - Just a few next weeks, the new structures of China's military buildings will emerge in the Philippines' Scarborough Shoal with 5-star Chinese flag. The staging of the Chinese illegal…
South China Sea
China blocks Philippines' Second Thomas Shoal
Global Times on June 6 cited "reliable source", said China determines to block Philippines' resupply for the garrison stationed in the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratlys, south China …
South China Sea
China And The Biggest Territory Grab Since World War II
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that China’s mapping authority, Sinomaps Press, issued a new map of the country showing 80% of the South China Sea as internal Chinese water. What’s at issue?…
Chinese aggression
Spratlys,Senkakus . . . Okinawa? | Beijing coy on state-run think tank's claim it owns Japan isle
SINGAPORE - A top Chinese general on Sunday sought to distance the country from claims by some of its scholars that the Ryukyu Islands, which include Okinawa, do not belong to Japan. Lt. Gen. Qi Jian…
Headlines
Chinese patrols in Asian seas 'legitimate': Top general
SINGAPORE: Chinese warships will continue to patrol waters where Beijing has territorial claims, a top general said Sunday, amid simmering rows with neighbouring countries over the South China Sea an…
Taiwan Military
Taiwan To Open New Cyberwar Unit
TAIPEI — Taiwan is preparing to launch a fourth cyberwar unit, a local newspaper reported Wednesday, in response to what it claims is a growing security threat from Chinese hackers. The new unit is s…
Video
Video: China's Navy conducts large scale maneuver in south China sea
A channel of China Central Television CCTV said the Chinese navy has completed the exercises in the South China Sea on Friday May 24. This is the general naval execise of the first three fleets of Ch…
South China Sea
South China Sea tension mounts near Filipino shipwreck
(Reuters) - A wrecked navy transport ship perched on a remote coral reef could be the next flashpoint in the South China Sea, where China and five other claimants bitterly dispute territory. The Phil…
