The Philippines has summoned a senior Chinese Embassy official to protest the Chinese coast guard’s alleged “harassment” of a Taiwanese vessel in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on May 31. The department stated that the Taiwanese vessel, dubbed the RV Legend, was conducting a marine scientific research activity with Filipino…
Philippines Summons Chinese Diplomat Over ‘Harassment’ of Ship in Disputed Waters
Philippines Installs ‘Sovereign Markers’ Over Islands in Disputed South China Sea
The Philippines has installed five 30-foot-long navigational buoys bearing the national flag on four islands near the disputed South China Sea, where Beijing has increased its military presence. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on May 18 the placement of five navigational buoys on four important islands—Lawak Island, Likas Island, Parola Island, and Pag-asa Island—in…
China Launches Military Exercises in South China Sea as Biden Arrives in Asia
May 20, 2022
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China launched military drills in the contested South China Sea as U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea to meet with President Yoon Suk-yeol and promote his forthcoming economic plan for the region. Biden is currently touring East Asia to develop better relations with the nation’s partners in the Indo-Pacific and drum up support…
Australia Needs to Get Smart About China
May 11, 2022
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Commentary It’s 1985, and somewhere in the calm waters of South-East Asia, an Australian submarine slips beneath the surface on a moonless night. Its presence and disappearance go unnoticed as it was business as usual for the world on both sides of the iron curtain. Upon reflection, it was a time of peace and certainty….
China’s Secret Navy in the South China Sea
News Analysis Few regions are more strategically important to China than the South China Sea (SCS). Beijing has increasingly treated the SCS as a “Chinese lake,” subject to its “indisputable sovereignty.” Beijing’s competing territorial claims within other countries bordering on the SCS have led China to be militarily engaged and active in this area for…
Papua New Guinea Could Be Next Target for Beijing Security Pact: Australian PM
April 20, 2022
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The Australian prime minister has hinted that neighbouring Pacific nation Papua New Guinea has faced similar “pressure” from Beijing to agree to a security agreement like the Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been busy defending Australia’s engagement with the South Pacific after the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on April 19 that it had…
China to Deploy Most Advanced Fighter Jet to Disputed East and South China Seas
April 15, 2022
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The Chinese military is deploying its most advanced fighter jet to hotly contested regions in the East and South China Seas, according to Chinese state media. The J-20 stealth fighter jet will begin its deployments as part of training sessions, per Chinese state-owned media outlet Global Times. A Chinese colonel said that the deployments ensured…
Japan, Philippines to Bolster Defense Cooperation Amid Regional Tensions
Japan and the Philippines agreed on Saturday to consider facilitating “reciprocal visits” to strengthen defense cooperation amid regional tensions in the South China Sea, where Beijing has increased military activity. The two countries’ foreign and defense ministers held their first “2+2” security meeting in Tokyo, during which they laid the groundwork for the next decade…
New Political Commissar for Hong Kong Garrison Amid Growing Tensions in South China Sea
April 4, 2022
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Beijing appointed Rear Admiral Lai Ruxin as the political commissar of the Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on March 28. Lai is the garrison’s ninth Chinese Communist Party political commissar and the first commissar with a Navy background. Before taking office, Lai was deputy director of the Political Work Department of…
New Political Commissar for Hong Kong Garrison Appointed Amid Growing Tensions in South China Sea
April 4, 2022
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Beijing appointed Rear Admiral Lai Ruxin as the political commissar of the Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on March 28. Lai is the garrison’s ninth Chinese Communist Party political commissar and the first commissar with a Navy background. Before taking office, Lai was deputy director of the Political Work Department of…
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