The US, Japan, the Philippines, and Australia conducted joint military exercises in the South China Sea on Sunday in a provocative show of force aimed at China. According to Japan's Kyodo News, the drills marked the first "full-scale exercise" between the four...
The US, Japan, and the Philippines will launch joint patrols in the South China Sea later this year in a move sure to escalate tensions with China, POLITICO reported on Friday. The joint patrols will be announced in April when President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister...
On Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed a "response" to China's actions in the South China Sea as tensions in the disputed waters continue to grow. In a statement on X, Marcos said that he has been meeting with members of the country's "National...
Next month, the US and Japan are expected to announce the most significant change to their military alliance since the 1960s as the US is bolstering its forces in the region to prepare for a future war with China. According to Financial Times, the US and Japan will...
China has hit back at the US for siding with India in a territorial dispute over Arunachal Pradesh, a state in northeast India that's claimed by Beijing. Last week, the State Department released a statement saying the US "recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as Indian...
China has warned the Philippines not to "escalate tensions" in the South China Sea following the latest encounter between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the disputed waters. "We warn the Philippines to cease making any statements that may escalate tensions and stop...
The US Air Force is planning to spend $400 million to upgrade an airfield on the island of Yap, which is part of the Federated States of Micronesia, Air & Space Forces Magazine has reported. The US military is working to establish dozens of new airstrips and other...
China has maintained increased patrols near Kinmen, Taiwanese-controlled islands that are just a few miles off the coast of the mainland, where US Army Special Forces are now stationed. The Chinese Coast Guard stepped up its presence near Kinmen, known as Quemoy in...
Under the direction of then-President Donald Trump, the CIA launched a covert campaign in 2019 on social media to turn public opinion in China against the government, Reuters reported. Former US officials said Trump's authorization allowed the CIA to take action in...
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed on Thursday the presence of US Army Special Forces soldiers in Kinmen, a group of islands that are controlled by Taiwan but located just off the coast of mainland China. Some parts of the Kinmen islands are just 2.5...
