News Analysis The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will conduct its first joint military exercises in the South China Sea in September. The move indicates that ASEAN is joining other countries pushing back against communist China’s hegemonic ambitions. Indonesia, the rotating president country of the ASEAN, made the announcement on June 8. In addition…
ANALYSIS: ASEAN to Hold First Joint Military Drills to Counter China Threat
Chinese Military Drills Around Japan Before G-7, Triggering Strong Reaction From Japanese
The Chinese Navy’s 12-day military exercise around the Japanese archipelago ahead of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, likely in reaction to Japan’s warming relations with Taiwan, has caused a strong reaction from the Japanese populace. From April 30 to May 12, five Chinese warships circled the Japanese archipelago and surrounded the Sendo Islands in Okinawa…
‘Everybody Is Alarmed’ by Joint China-Russia Military Drills in Indo-Pacific: Ex-Marine
Russia and China completed joint naval drills in the East China Sea from Dec. 21-27, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese leader Xi Jinping during their call on Dec. 30 that Moscow seeks to strengthen military ties with Beijing. These developments followed the joint air exercise that included nuclear-capable bombers flying over the Sea of…
Chess Pieces: Taiwan and the Great Game
Commentary In diplomacy, there always is the public face and the secret or sub rosa dimension. Secrecy is a hallmark of diplomatic relations. During the Nixon-Kissinger secret negotiations with China, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger both wanted to conduct their diplomacy such that “the success of the secret negotiations with China overshadowed the fact that…
South Korea Seeks US Nuclear Protection; Taiwan Receives Patriot Missile Defense Support
AUKUS, the U.S.-UK-Australia security agreement, will build hypersonic weapons, as China is the main threat in the Indo-Pacific. While the Chinese Communist Party refuses to condemn Russia, more and more countries are taking notice of the future of Asia. The United States has a central role as a Pacific power, and Japan, Korea, the Philippines,…
Russia, ASEAN Conclude First-Ever Joint Naval Exercise
The first-ever joint military exercise of Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has concluded, the Indonesian navy confirmed on Saturday. The three-day exercise kicked off in Indonesia’s territorial waters on Dec. 1 off the coast of North Sumatra, a province between the Malacca Strait and the Indian Ocean, and was aimed at…
US Kicks Off Simultaneous Global Maritime Military Exercise Not Seen Since Cold War, China Reacts
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commenced a large globe-spanning military exercise on Aug. 3—the largest of its kind since the Cold War. The next day, China announced a large-scale drill in the South China Sea in response. “LSE 2021 is the first naval and amphibious large-scale exercise conducted since the Ocean Venture NATO…
US Kicks Off Simultaneous Global Maritime Military Exercise Not Seen Since Cold War
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commenced a large globe-spanning military exercise on Aug. 3—the largest of its kind since the Cold War. The next day, China announced a large-scale drill in the South China Sea in response. “LSE 2021 is the first naval and amphibious large-scale exercise conducted since the Ocean Venture NATO…
US Navy, Marines Kick Off Global Military Exercise, Largest Since Cold War
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commenced a large globe-spanning military exercise on Aug. 3—the largest of its kind since the Cold War. The next day, China announced a large-scale drill in the South China Sea in response. “LSE 2021 is the first naval and amphibious large-scale exercise conducted since the Ocean Venture NATO…
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