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U.S. troopers in battle gear walk under the scorching sun during a joint military exercise on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, northern Philippines. American, Australian and Filipino forces launched a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes to sink a ship Wednesday as part of largescale war drills in waters facing…
The three ships will leave Singapore for Malaysia on Thursday and then visit the Philippines. Singapore: Three Indian Naval Ships have arrived in Singapore for a three-day visit as part of the operational deployment of the Navy’s Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea, underscoring the strong linkages between both navies. Led by Rear Admiral…
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Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles. | Photo Credit: AP Defence chiefs from the U.S., Australia, Japan and the Philippines vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gathered on Thursday in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China’s operations in the South China Sea. The meeting came after…
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China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, the most advanced homemade warship, began its maiden sea trials on May 1 as Beijing ramped up its naval power amid increasing tensions with the U.S. in the disputed South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. The ship left Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard on May 1 morning for the sea trials,…
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Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amidst ongoing tensions in the South China Sea, Liu Xiaoming, Governor of Hainan province — the southernmost and the only tropical island province of China in the South China Sea — said that the…
Philippines and China have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in South China Sea (File) Manila: The Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over “aggressive actions” by the China Coast Guard and other vessels near a reef off the Southeast Asian country’s coast, while Beijing lodged its own complaint. Beijing and…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, on March 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” on March 19 to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces…
A file photo of Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. | Photo Credit: Reuters Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Wednesday that he sees Chinese actions in the South China Sea with “great alarm”, after recent confrontations described by a Filipino military commander as “the worst” in two years. The latest incidents involving Philippine and…
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In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship approaches a Philippine coast guard ship, foreground, causing a minor collision, in the vicinity of Second Thomas Shoal on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels collided in the disputed South China Sea…
Earlier on October 4, 2023, a Chinese coast guard ship (left) with a Chinese militia vessel (right) blocks Philippine coast guard ship, BRP Sindangan, as it tried to head towards Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea during rotation and resupply mission. File | Photo Credit: AP A Chinese coast guard ship and…