US Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say
The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them from a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean hit by a
Taiwan bans officials attending Chinese events to mark island’s ‘retrocession’
Taiwanese officials have been banned from attending events held by China next week to mark the 80th anniversary of the island’s “retrocession” to Chinese rule
China, Taiwan, and the vulnerable web of undersea cables
In February 2023, half a year or so before I visited, a couple of Chinese ships cut two domestic undersea cables running out from Taiwan’s
Europe can only play so much tech hardball with China
Earlier this week, the European Union disclosed plans that it could force Chinese firms to hand over technology and intellectual property to European companies if they want
Carrier USS Nimitz Transits Singapore Strait, Operates in South China Sea
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited the Singapore Strait on Friday and is now operating in the South China Sea following a three-month stint
Philippine, Allied Warships Hold Combat Drills in the South China Sea
Philippine, American, Japanese, Canadian and French forces held surface warfare drills in the South China Sea this week in Manila’s latest multilateral naval exercise. The
China Deploys Buoys, Security Officers to Scarborough Shoal Amid Philippine Drills
Chinese forces deployed maritime security officers, fighter jets and new buoys to Scarborough Shoal on Friday following Philippine fishery support efforts at disputed maritime features
The aircraft carrier champion and naval genius behind China’s blue sea strategy
The commissioning of the Fujian, China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, will mark yet another milestone in the country’s naval ambition.Behind this gigantic symbol
Australia, PNG commit to mutual defense treaty
The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed a major bilateral defense treaty in October 2025 that commits the countries to defend each
China says it expelled Philippine planes from disputed South China Sea reef
China said it had expelled two Philippine aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Thursday in the second confrontation between the two rival South China Sea claimants