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Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around itself
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 30 Chinese PLA aircraft, along with 7 PLAN vessels and one official ship around the nation up until 6 am on Wednesday morning.
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US commits to modernise Philippine military amid China's moves against Fil
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder said, "What I would say is the Philippines remains the lead for its own operations in the South China Sea, and we continue to provide significant advisory support in addition to our efforts to help modernise the Philippine military."
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Chinese civilian vessels could prove a military menace
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chinese companies dominate the globe's maritime supply chain and is home to seven of the world's ten busiest ports. With capacity doubling over the past decade, China now controls the world's largest shipping fleet by gross tonnage, plus it produces more than 95% of shipping containers. W
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Philippines focusing on strengthening military after "dangerous" moves by
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The United States, has condemned the "unsafe, unlawful, and aggressive conduct" by China which has a long standing defence treaty with the Philippines and has reiterated its support to Manila.
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Amid escalating tensions, Philippines demands China to halt "dangerous act
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Notably, Beijing and Manila have had heightened maritime confrontations in recent months, raising concerns of a conflict that could draw in the United States, a military ally of the Philippines.
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US NSA Jake Sullivan to visit China next week; discuss Taiwan issue, fenta
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
During his visit from August 27-29, Sullivan will discuss issues ranging from Taiwan to bilateral military talks and the US fentanyl crisis, as well as China's support for Russia's defence industry and tensions in the South China Sea, North Korea, the Middle East and Myanmar, a senior US adm
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What if China gains control of Taiwan?
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
During the Cold War, the USA was alarmed at the prospect of communism gaining new adherents via a domino effect. As Washington DC envisaged one Asian country after another toppling before the communist juggernaut, that was the raison d'etre for getting involved in the Vietnam War.
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Philippines, Chinese vessels 'collide' in South China Sea, both countries
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A Philippines official stated that two of its coast guard vessels were en route to deliver supplies to Lawak and Patag islands at approximately 3:24 am when they were "subjected to aggressive manoeuvers" by a Chinese Coast Guard ship.
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Philippines condemns China's "illegal, reckless" actions in disputed South
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The air incident took place in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) when two Chinese fighter jets executed a dangerous manoeuvre at around 9 a.m. and dropped flares in the path of the NC-212i on August 8.
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Philippines, Vietnam hold first joint drills amid escalating tensions in S
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The exercise on Friday is the first such joint activity between the coast guards of the two countries amid ongoing territorial disputes with each other and, more significantly with China, which claims almost the entire South China Sea as its own.
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China holds military drills in S. China Sea amidst manoeuvres by US, allie
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
China carried out air and sea combat patrols near Scarborough Shoal - to test "strike capabilities" on the same day that the US, Australia, Canada and Philippines conducted military manoeuvres within Manila's exclusive economic zone.
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Philippines, Vietnam Coast Guards to hold historic joint exercises amid So
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a move to strengthen maritime cooperation, the coast guards of the Philippines and Vietnam will conduct their first-ever joint exercises this August 9.
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