If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is just a wake-up call for NATO, the growing menace from another militant—the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—towards Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region has prompted NATO’s decision to set up a liaison office in Asia in response to any potential conflict or war in this area, experts suggest. NATO, or North…
NATO Looking to Asia to Build a Defensive Alliance to Deter Communist China: Experts
LIVE 1:30 PM ET: House Committee Announces Bipartisan Task Force to Combat China’s Indo-Pacific Influence
The House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. ET on June 7 announcing a new bipartisan task force to combat China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Delegates Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa) and Gregorio Sablan (D-Northern Mariana Islands) will co-chair the…
House Committee Announces Bipartisan Task Force to Combat China’s Indo-Pacific Influence
The House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. ET on June 7 announcing a new bipartisan task force to combat China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Delegates Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa) and Gregorio Sablan (D-Northern Mariana Islands) will co-chair the…
John Robson: The Great Indo-Pacific Rhetoric Patch
Commentary On the contentious doctrine of Purgatory, I do feel that time spent reading government press releases should earn some remission of sins. Even “Defence Minister Anita Anand Concludes Productive Trip to Singapore” causes a mix of ennui and anguish that should expunge something. And surely enduring “Canada to ‘significantly’ enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific…
Clinton, Freeland, Chrétien Address Liberal Convention
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described the Liberal government as a “trailbreaker” as she addressed the party’s national convention on May 5, urging for more feminist economic policies, keeping up support for Ukraine, and deterring China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific region. Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who also delivered his keynote address, took…
LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Readiness For the Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region
U.S. House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10:30 a.m. ET on April 18 to examine Department of Defense policies, programs, and activities in the Indo-Pacific region in preparation for the committee’s consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. …
House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Readiness For the Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region
U.S. House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10:30 a.m. ET on April 18 to examine Department of Defense policies, programs, and activities in the Indo-Pacific region in preparation for the committee’s consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. …
China Increasing Nuclear Arsenal, With ‘Largest Military Buildup in History’: US Indo-Pacific Commander
The U.S. Indo-Pacific commander has warned that China’s growing nuclear arsenal poses a threat to the region’s stability, with Beijing pursuing “the largest military buildup in history” since World War II. Adm. John Aquilino, the U.S. Indo-Pacific commander, made the remarks following China’s opposition to the AUKUS defense pact, which will arm Australia with nuclear-powered…
Canada Should Recognize Taiwan as a Sovereign State, Says Tory Leadership Candidate Scott Aitchison
Conservative leadership candidate and MP Scott Aitchison says it’s important to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state, and that the “One China” policy has been a “failure.” “Taiwan is a vibrant democracy right next door to the behemoth communist regime of China. They’re constantly under [the regime’s] bully tactics and threats, and yet, that’s a…
Japan to Deploy Converted Aircraft Carrier in Indo-Pacific
Japan will soon begin its biennial Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD), a four-month-long naval exercise with regional partners that will include its recently converted aircraft carrier JS Izumo. The IPD, which will run from June 13 to Oct. 28, will also involve the destroyers JS Takanami and JS Kirisame, a submarine, a P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, UP-3D…
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