A Forbes article on Sunday noted that while the world is "distracted by Russia," China is taking the opportunity to "violate" its neighbors' sovereignty. It then hyped Beijing's "violations" of Manila's sovereign rights in the South China Sea (SCS), claiming that China intends to "spy on a US-Philippine...More

The joint exercise of the US, Japan, Australia, Canada and Germany in East Asia would threaten regional peace and trigger dissatisfaction among regional countries, experts said, as the five countries began their ten-day exercise. Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the US will conduct the multilateral,...More

On July 12, 2016, under the manipulation of the US, the arbitral tribunal on the South China Sea arbitration case issued an "arbitral award" at the request of the Aquino III government of the Philippines. This staged a farce that shocked the world by sweepingly denying China's claims...More

The US military apparently hired a mysterious Norwegian civilian ship for close reconnaissance in China, near the island of Taiwan, and in the South China Sea, analysts warned on Monday. The Grand Canyon II, a multirole construction support vessel seemingly affiliated to Helix Energy, a US oil and...More

An aircraft carrier group led by China’s second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, is conducting a series of exercises in the South China Sea in its first known voyage of the year, almost immediately after the country’s first carrier, the Liaoning, left the region, and Chinese analysts said on...More

It is acknowledged that the EU is not a stakeholder in the South China Sea issues nor a regional player for that matter. Yet it claims economic, political and strategic interests in the region and keeps pointing its finger at the territorial disputes from time to time. On...More

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Indonesia are scheduled to hold 2+2 talks on Tuesday in Tokyo. This is the second time of its kind since December 2015. One of the focuses is very likely to be the South China Sea issues. This likely means China...More

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently held combat-oriented naval exercises featuring different types of warships in three major sea areas, at a time when the US secretary of defense is rallying allies in the region and attempting to foster "credible deterrence" against China. The PLA Northern, Eastern...More

The foreign ministers of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to sit down for talks with their counterparts from China, Japan and South Korea and the US at the Foreign Ministers' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation in the second half of...More

Forbes reported on Sunday that the US military probably has enough fighter jets to win a war against China in the Western-Pacific region, but it doesn't have enough bases there. The report suggested that the US army could "borrow" bases from China by "dropping paratroopers or landing Marines"...More

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was exceptionally impressed when he welcomed Marise Payne and Linda Reynolds, Australia's minister of foreign affairs and minister of defense, in Washington DC for the 2020 Australia-US Ministerial Consultation (AUSMIN) on July 28. The timing suited Pompeo well as the Trump administration...More

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday and Tuesday met Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defense Minister Linda Reynolds. They co-hosted the 2020 Australia-US Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations in Washington DC. When tensions between China and the US have been escalating,...More

Disputes in the South China Sea seem to have escalated recently. The US has frequently come to the region trying to demonstrate its military strength. On Sunday, Foreign Secretary of the Philippines Teodoro Locsin stated the country's tough claim regarding the South China Sea. US Secretary of State...More

Two US aircraft carriers - The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups on Sunday carried out military drills in the Philippine Sea, The Japan Times reported. The US Navy seems to have adopted a high-profile military posture in the Western Pacific region. A couple of...More

Some Western media outlets have launched a new wave of public opinion offensive against China. A CNN report on Monday hyped up a standoff between China and Malaysia in the South China Sea that has lasted more than a month. Even though this was old news that took...More