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Could US-Indonesia Cooperation End China’s Growing Aggression In The South China Sea?
The entire world is aware of China’s rising aggression and unilateral claims in the South China Sea region. While all countries are busy tackling the Covid-19 problem, China is continuing its military aggression in the disputed territory. What Was The Russian Angle In Former Indian PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s ‘Mysterious’ Death In Tashkent And it’s […]
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China Review News: In The Event Of An All-Out China-U.S. Confrontation, The U.S. Would Be At A Strategic Disadvantage, Which Could Lead To A Complete Breakdown Of The U.S. Hegemony In The World
According to a lengthy essay published in China Review News in December 2020, “in the event of an all-out confrontation between China and the United States, the United States would find itself at a great strategic disadvantage. It will be bound to pay a high economic, political, and security cost which could lead to a […]
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Australian Warship Joins U.S. Exercise in South China Sea
The Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Parramatta has conducted exercises with three US Navy ships in the South China Sea. The show of force comes at a time when China has been criticized for boosting its presence in disputed waters while surrounding nations are busy dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, China announced that […]
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US To Integrate Maritime Forces For South China Sea Operations Amid Chinese Threat
Based on what it calls the nine-dash line, China claims nearly 90 percent of the South China Sea which has been fiercely challenged by its neighbours. The United States is planning to integrate its Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard over the next decade to counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea. According […]
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‘Global Britain’ takes aim at China in South China Sea
Fresh off a hard-fought Brexit deal with Brussels, the United Kingdom has immediately plunged itself into the center of Asian geopolitics and on a maritime collision course with China. Touting itself as “a global power with truly global interest”, the UK has announced the successful initial test of the newly-launched aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, […]
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US-China ‘grey zone’ rivalry in South China Sea may be about to intensify
The United States has announced a strategy to integrate its maritime forces, including its coastguard, to counter China’s growing presence in the contested South China Sea. In the new American maritime warfare strategy for the next decade, the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard have jointly pledged to build an “integrated all-domain naval power” […]
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‘We need a real policy for China’: Germany ponders post-Merkel shift
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Vietnam’s unlikely love affair with Donald Trump
My father, a 65-year-old retiree who lives in Danang, is a huge supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump. At first, I was mildly amused by this since I never thought he would be that interested in U.S. politics. But as election day drew closer, however, he became increasingly passionate about every piece of Trump news, […]
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As pandemic persists, Asia’s hot spots simmer on
While the Asia-Pacific region will be grappling with the deadly coronavirus pandemic well into 2021, long-running tensions unrelated to the virus — around hot spots such as North Korea, the South China Sea and Taiwan — are also expected to return to the headlines this year. Here’s a glance at the current state of play […]
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Japan, US to boost defense ties with Europe in Indo-Pacific
Japan and the United States have welcomed planned naval deployments this year by major European countries to Indo-Pacific waters, as China’s rapid military modernization and maritime and territorial ambitions prompt moves to increase deterrence. With Beijing demonstrating increasing assertiveness in the East and South China seas and on the India-China border, Britain will deploy the […]