China is expanding its military reach and presence within the three Pacific island chains with the world's largest navy.

WASHINGTON -- On his first trip to the Indo-Pacific as U.S ... bolstering the "second island chain." ...

CHINA has launched a fresh round of army ... Taiwan sits in the so-called "first island chain", which includes a list of US-friendly territories that are crucial to Washington's foreign policy ...

Then, in a specific rebuff to China, he said America’s renewed commitment also meant “expanding access to key terrain in the first island chain, such as Japan’s southwest islands” — from the ...

Hegseth also emphasised the U.S.-Japan alliance and its resolve to stand against China ... expanding access to key terrain in the first island chain such as Japan’s southwest islands and ...

China is rapidly expanding its military capabilities ... “It also means expanding access to key terrain in the first island chain such as Japan’s southwest islands and, certainly, it means ...

The administration’s actions to deal with the outbreak struck many Japanese ... long-running Northern Territories dispute over a chain of islands off Hokkaido have reached an impasse, while ...

The command upgrade will align USFJ with Japan’s newly established Joint Operations Command (JJOC), enabling faster bilateral responses to crises and enhancing deterrence against regional threats — ...

An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the ...