Closer ties among US allies may bring turmoil to South China Sea, Taiwan Strait: analysts
Warning comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Philippines and Japan with pledges to boost defence cooperation.
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US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch
ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to ...
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Aussie spy planes worked overtime during nearby Chinese naval drills
MELBOURNE, Australia — Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft took center stage in Australia’s and New Zealand’s joint ...
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Making Sense of China’s Latest Naval Exercises in the Asia-Pacific
People’s Liberation Army Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, part of a three-vessel task force reported to be operating to the northeast of Australia in mid-February 2025. Credit: Australian ...
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Pentagon chief to visit Philippines for security talks, envoy says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to the Indo-Pacific ...
Australia air force pilots also heard Chinese navy live-fire warning on radio
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), monitoring a Chinese navy warship as it circumnavigated Australia last month, heard it ...
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Bridge-forming barges could speed up a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, experts say
China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role ...
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Taiwan holds large-scale civil defense drills amid rising tensions with China
Regional leader Lai inspects disaster readiness exercise; navy vessel collides with Chinese boat - Anadolu Ajansı ...