Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned Monday that the US military might not be prepared for a future war with China since it has spent so much time focused on counterterrorism. "The threat of attack from violent extremist organizations still exists, and we will...
A US and Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, a transit condemned by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson made the transit along with the Canadian frigate HMCS...
The US and Philippine navies conducted a joint patrol in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, a step that increases the chance of a dangerous encounter between US and Chinese vessels. The US Navy's Japan-based Seventh Fleet said the guided missile-destroyer USS...
The US military is in talks to build a Taiwan-facing port in the northernmost Philippine islands, Reuters reported on Thursday. The proposed project would be in the Batanes islands, less than 125 miles from Taiwan. US involvement in the project would raise tensions...
A spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry on Thursday outlined "obstacles" that are preventing the resumption of high-level military talks between the US and China. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu both attended the...
An influential group of British members of parliament referred to Taiwan as an "independent country" in a report issued Wednesday as British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting China. The language was used in a report issued by the Foreign Affairs Committee...
The commander of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet said Sunday that the US must "challenge" China's "aggressive behavior" in the South China Sea, an area that has become a potential flashpoint for a conflict between Washington and Beijing. The comments from Vice Adm. Karl...
BRICS has invited six new members to join in the most dramatic expansion of the bloc since it was formed, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday at the conclusion of the three-day BRICS summit in Johannesburg. Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE,...
The Chinese Coast Guard said that on Tuesday, it allowed Philippine vessels to resupply a grounded Philippine warship on Second Thomas Shoal, a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the Chinese Coast Guard, said a...
The State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $500 million arms sale to Taiwan for infrared search and track systems for the island's F-16 fighter jets. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale is to the Taipei Economic and Cultural...
