"18 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities," Taiwan's Defense Ministry tweeted.
Tibet, which the Communist Party of China thinks of as its own territory was one of the first Asian nations to declare independence and exercise complete sovereignty without the intervention of foreign powers such as Western imperial forces and the Japanese army, Voices Against Autocracy rep
According to CNN, the newly announced deal will give the US access to four more locations under an Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) dating 2014, allowing the US to rotate troops to a total of nine bases throughout the Philippines.
Rather than putting "Wolf Warriors" to defend China's aggressive expansionist policies, China should change its mindset and learn to respect the territorial integrity of other countries.
Beijing's unending quest to dominate the South China Sea has put irked the Philippines and other nations countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei, who have overlapping claims while Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr raised the issue at World Economic Forum in Davos and said th
As Taiwan's president orders compulsory military service US has offered help in training. Although Americans will have to be present in full strength in the South China Sea to avoid the war as much as possible. Anything less will mean no resistance to China.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called China an 'unusual neighbour' as he discussed ways to tackle the country, which according to him if becomes a superpower, may have its own challenges.
According to RFA, the encounter at sea occurred on January 9 when the crew of KEN-KEN fishing boat reported that a Chinese ship with bow number 5204 and a smaller boat drove them away from waters near Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal), according to the Philippine Coast Guard.
This comes after the Philippine Coast Guard reported that a Chinese Coast Guard vessel (CCGV) drove away a Filipino fishing boat while in the area on January 9, just days after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr went on a state visit to China from January 3 to 5.
The Philippines must keep in mind that Chinese investments are known to be predatory and opaque in nature, with terms that are heavily skewed against the recipient country.
President Xi Jinping stressed on building China into a strong maritime country is a "major strategic task for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
China's hegemonic desires in the South China Sea have resulted in a significant downfall in the relations between Manila and Beijing with increased hostilities, reported The HK Post.