CCP research vessels suspected of mapping northwest Pacific for military use
Five Chinese Communist Party (CCP) research vessels, including ships used for space and missile tracking and underwater mapping, were active recently in the northwest Pacific
Seoul-Washington alliance drives South Korea’s resilience
South Korea and the United States are deepening their alliance and setting the stage for a more self-reliant and capable South. Recent agreements on trade,
Japan Builds Up ‘Missile Archipelago’ Near Taiwan to Counter China
As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right
Chinese jets point radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says
Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two “dangerous” incidents near Japan’s Okinawa islands, an
US Ally Conducts Flyby of China Military Base in South China Sea
The Philippines has released footage showing a patrol aircraft flying past a militarized Chinese artificial island on Saturday while conducting surveillance in the contested Spratly
Chinese, U.S. Navies Spotted Operating Near Scarborough Shoal
A U.S. Navy destroyer was spotted operating near Chinese forces at Scarborough Shoal this week by a Philippine Coast Guard aerial patrol. A Philippine Coast
Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia’s view
The Kremlin welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia’s own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so
Trump unveils strategy to prevent China conflict over Taiwan
President Donald Trump aims to prevent conflict with China over Taiwan and the South China Sea by building up U.S. and allies’ military power, according
China in diplomatic push to isolate Japan in feud over Taiwan issue
The biggest feud between Japan and China in more than a decade appears to be escalating, with China trying to isolate Japan diplomatically, as punishment
Japanese PM Takaichi has learned how to do a Washington over Taiwan
“Strategic ambiguity” over Taiwan has long been the fanciful way for the United States and its allies to avoid saying the quiet part out loud: