China is taking over the South China Sea, and the US...
Tensions between the Philippines and China have heightened around contested waters in the South China Sea in recent months.But despite Chinese behavior becoming ever more aggressive, the US hasn't come to its ally's aid."My guess is that there is certainly no desire on the part of the US to be involved in any clash with…
One of China’s neighbors is sending out more naval patrols to...
The Philippines said it has stepped up its naval patrols and air surveillance around a disputed island in the South China Sea to counter the growing number of Chinese vessels in the area."So far, our Coast Guard will stay there, while our Navy and Air Force have increased their patrols by sea and by air,"…
Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a ‘militarized’...
The Philippines said China has repeatedly fired flares at its aircraft over the South China Sea in the last week.In one incident, a patrol aircraft of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources was threatened by flares from a Chinese island base as it carried out a "Maritime Domain Awareness Flight" on Thursday, according to…
Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a ‘militarized’...
The Philippines said China has repeatedly fired flares at its aircraft over the South China Sea in the last week.In one incident, a patrol aircraft of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources was threatened by flares from a Chinese island base as it carried out a "Maritime Domain Awareness Flight" on Thursday, according to…
Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a ‘militarized’...
The Philippines said China has repeatedly fired flares at its aircraft over the South China Sea in the last week.In one incident, a patrol aircraft of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources was threatened by flares from a Chinese island base as it carried out a "Maritime Domain Awareness Flight" on Thursday, according to…
China’s shipbuilders are teasing a new coast guard ‘mothership,’ and there’s...
In early August, military bloggers started buzzing about a small detail on a Chinese shipbuilder's social media.Little else about the project was revealed. The announcement only said the institute had debuted the ship's design at a coast guard equipment conference in Zhejiang.The shipbuilder said the vessel was designed according to "system and mission requirements" from…
Beijing’s ‘monster ship,’ the world’s largest coastguard vessel, dropped anchor in...
The world's largest coastguard ship dropped anchor in Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea earlier this week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.Jay Tarriela, a spokesperson for the PCG, wrote on X that the authority had successfully tracked the movements of the China Coast Guard's (CCG) "165-meter monster ship" by "using…
See the rusting warship central to the Philippines’ South China Sea...
BRP Sierra Madre has been grounded near the Second Thomas Shoal for 24 years. The Second Thomas Shoal is a contested part of the South China Sea that both China and the Philippines claim. China has recently been seen using aggressive tactics against resupply ships headed to the Sierra Madre. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing…
With a trove of declassified images, the US is shining a...
The US has released a trove of declassified photos and videos of Chinese intercepts of US aircraft. The US said the imagery shows a "concerted campaign" to use risky behavior to change US behavior. Risky intercepts have caused accidents before, and there's growing fear an accident now could lead to war. Loading Something is loading.…
This massive, crumbling shipwreck-turned-military station has become the latest flashpoint in...
The Philippines turned a crumbling warship into a military outpost in the South China Sea. The ship was deliberately run aground to reinforce their sovereignty claims in the region. China has repeatedly asked the Philippines to tow the ship away since it ran aground in 1999. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…
