Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan rejected claims that the federal government has threatened to cancel funding to a major defence conference held yearly in Halifax if the organizer decides to award Taiwan president its John McCain Prize. “That’s actually absolutely false,” Sajjan told the parliamentary committee on Canada-China relations on April 12. “The Halifax Security Forum is…
Defence Minister Rejects Claims Ottawa Withholding Funds From Conference Over Award for Taiwan President
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Reveals the CCP’s Ambitions and Pitfalls in Controlling the South China Sea
Commentary Japan’s Defense Ministry announced on April 4 that the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning had crossed the Miyako Strait. The next day, China’s state-run media outlets Xinhua News and Global Times released information on the cross-sea exercise led by the People’s Liberation Army Navy. It is uncommon for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to release information about aircraft…
US Military Cites Rising Risk of Chinese Move Against Taiwan
WASHINGTON—The American military is warning that China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Taiwan, the island democracy that has been the chief source of tension between Washington and Beijing for decades and is widely seen as the most likely trigger for a potentially catastrophic U.S.-China war. The worry about Taiwan comes as…
CCP Adviser Outlines Plan to Control South China Sea, Challenge US Dominance in Indo-Pacific
April 6, 2021
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The Chinese regime aims to seize all of the South China Sea to eventually control parts of the wider Indo-Pacific and challenge U.S. dominance in the region, according to a well-known Chinese professor. The plans illustrated by the professor, who also advises the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), stand in stark contrast with the CCP’s public…
Philippines Issues Tough Statement to China as South China Sea Situation Intensifies
Aides of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte criticized China on April 5 for anchoring hundreds of its vessels for a month in the disputed South China Sea areas, which could lead to “unwanted hostilities,” his legal counsel warned. Duterte is usually reluctant to confront China. He even angered Filipinos by refusing to press China on respecting a landmark 2016…
Philippines Issues Tough Statement to China as South China Sea Tensions Intensify
Aides of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte criticized China on April 5 for anchoring hundreds of its vessels for a month in the disputed South China Sea areas, which could lead to “unwanted hostilities,” his legal counsel warned. Duterte is usually reluctant to confront China. He even angered Filipinos by refusing to press China on respecting a landmark 2016…
Beijing Accelerating Timeline for Possible Invasion of Taiwan, Expert Warns
April 4, 2021
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Chinese communist regime is accelerating its plans to invade Taiwan, an expert warns, as Beijing ratchets up military maneuvers against the island. Twenty Chinese military aircraft—including four nuclear-capable H-6K bombers, 10 J-16 fighter jets, two Y-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft, and a KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft—entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone…
Philippines Demands China Remove Militia Vessels at Disputed Reefs
April 1, 2021
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On March 31, the Philippine Government said a swarm of Chinese vessels at reefs and islands in the disputed South China Sea has increased to more than 250, and it amplified its demand for the Chinese regime to remove them immediately. Over 10 days earlier, the Philippine military detected about 200 vessels displaying the Chinese flag…
Australian Government Launches $1 Billion Missile Project as Strategic Environment Worsens
The Australian government is tipping $1 billion into developing its own guided-missile production industry in the face of a worsening strategic environment. The Morrison government will be partnering with a global arms manufacturer to establish a new facility, estimated to generate $40 billion in local production and export sales over the next 20 years. The…
Philippines Sends Fighter Aircraft Over Chinese Vessels in South China Sea
MANILA—The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea, its defense minister said, as he repeated his demand the flotilla be withdrawn immediately. International concern is growing over what the Philippines has described as a “swarming and threatening presence” of more…
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