Russia and China have separately warned Japan over its decision to allow the United States to deploy the “Typhon” intermediate-range missile system during joint military exercises in Japan next month. Both governments said the move threatens regional security and could provoke countermeasures
The United States has reinforced its support for Philippine maritime security with a turnover of PHP1.9 million ($34,500) worth of fleet maintenance equipment to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), as China expands its armed presence near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea
Previously unseen evidence of the Japanese Armys bacteriological warfare and human experiments in China during World War II
The Chinese military
A Chinese navy warship collided with a China Coast Guard vessel while both were pursuing a Philippines patrol boat near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine coast guard said Monday, releasing video of the confrontation. The incident happened as the BRP Suluan escorted boats delivering aid to fishermen in the area,...
China has constructed 26 military bases across the South China Sea islands, occupying around 3,200 hectares, including airfields capable of handling nuclear-armed bombers. This is according to a
Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr
A Philippine Coast Guard cutter and two Chinese patrol ships came dangerously close to collision in contested South China Sea waters Tuesday, in what Beijing has called a "malicious act of provocation" near Huangyan Dao, also known as Scarborough Shoal.
Japan is reportedly exploring the transfer of Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines, which could mark Tokyos first full naval platform export in decades amid growing concerns over Chinese maritime assertiveness. The Philippine Navy confirmed the development Sunday, stating officials will conduct a “joint visual inspection” of the 109-meter-long vessels later this summer, following an invitation from Japans Defense Ministry
Chinese fighter jets approached dangerously close to a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) P-3C surveillance plane over international waters in the Pacific twice, according to Japan's Defense Ministry, which described the incidents as "abnormal approaches" by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N). The two incidents occurred last weekend as the P-3C monitored the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong
On International Archives Day, Chinas Liaoning Provincial Archives released over 1,200 previously classified historical documents detailing Japans invasion and occupation of northeast China during World War II, causing renewed diplomatic discomfort for Tokyo. The
China has signaled a major shift in tone over the South China Sea dispute, calling for regional cooperation to build a “maritime community with a shared future,” according to a