A US Senate hearing warned that China is using illegal and coercive tactics to expand its control across the Indo-Pacific, mirroring Russia's actions in Crimea. Experts said Beijing's "gray-zone" strategy, building islands, pressuring Taiwan, and ignoring rulings, aims to gain territory with
"As China intensifies its pressure on Taiwan, I hope that we all -- the West, America, the UK and all Europeans -- will have the courage not to tiptoe away, not to be cowed by our desire to be deferential to Beijing, but to stand with Taiwan and deepen our economic partnership," the former U
The conference, hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), serves as an international platform for high-level officials and experts from nations with security concerns in the area.
This missile called the "New Anti-Ship Missile for the Defence of Remote Islands," is part of Japan's broader strategy to develop standoff missiles amid escalating tensions regarding the contested Senkaku Islands.
US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) hosted the fourth in-person Quad Leaders Summit at Wilmington, Delaware and announced to launch cooperation among Quad coast guards.
Earlier, the US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan indicated that one of the focus areas between the two leaders would be the ongoing Ukraine conflict and India's stance on Russia and China.
The United States Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin hailed the beginning of a "new convergence" in the Indo-Pacific as the US strengthens security and strategic alliances in the region in the face of growing challenges from Russia and China.
The defence plans that are expected to be announced at a summit in April are being considered as the biggest upgrade to the security alliance between Washington and Tokyo in decades.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday emphasised that India-Japan ties will both draw strength from our larger activities together, especially from the Quad.