Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi on Wednesday held a meeting and working lunch with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, with their discussions focused on a wide range of issues, including economic cooperation, security concerns in the East China and South China Seas, and regio
During the session, a group of prominent MPs, led by Lord David Alton and including Lord Martin Callanan, Baroness Smith, Lord Bishop, and Baroness Bannett, voiced serious concerns about China's ongoing human rights abuses in these regions.
"Beijing's operation is not only targeting Taipei but aimed at demonstrating its ability to prevent regional countries, including Japan and the Philippines, from coming to the island's defence," Taiwanese defence officials said.
Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday in the annual Navy Day press conference said that the launch of the nuclear-capable missile test from the INS Arighaat was successful. "India had carried out a test of the missile and the launch was successful. The agencies concerned are exam
The Chinese General Administration of Customs posted on Sina Weibo that its Fuzhou branch had confiscated three books imported from Taiwan, claiming they contained "problematic maps" that depicted Taiwan as a separate country and did not acknowledge Beijing's territorial claims in the South
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first in-person talks on Friday as part of efforts to manage tensions in Japan-China relations and also expressed his concerns over China's activity near Taiwan as well as the South China Sea, the Japan Times
The Philippines, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has enacted two new maritime laws designed to safeguard the nation's contested territory in the South China Sea, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act.
The Philippines government on Tuesday protested "Chinese escalations" in the South China Sea after it implemented a maritime law asserting its exclusive right to tap resources in a 370-kilometre (200-nautical-mile) zone off the country's coast.
The Philippine government on Tuesday protested against Chinese escalations over the South China Sea, announcing baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
Taiwan has rejected China's renewed claims over the South China Sea, reaffirming its rights to the disputed region. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs highlighted that Taiwan's sovereignty remains intact despite competing claims from other countries. The statement comes amid rising tensions, in
In a significant development, China's PLA Navy executed dual aircraft carrier formation exercises in the South China Sea for the first time. The exercises involved the Liaoning and Shandong carriers, highlighting China's efforts to enhance its naval capabilities amid ongoing territorial disp