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Britain’s Gunboat Diplomacy in the South China Sea
Sending its new aircraft carrier to the South China Sea is another desperate attempt by the former power to punch above its weight class. Sending its new aircraft carrier to the South China Sea is another desperate attempt by the former power to punch above its weight class. Britain’s armed forces are at their smallest […]
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US commander pushes for more funding to counter China’s influence in Indo-Pacific
The US Indo-Pacific commander has urged America’s strategic decision-making body to increase financial investment in the region to counter China’s expanding economic and military influence. “Through fear and coercion, Beijing is working to expand its form of ideology in order to bend, break and replace the existing rules-based international order,” Admiral Phil Davidson told a […]
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Allies, partners to join future US operations in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — As the United States steps up its presence in the disputed South China Sea, the US Indo-Pacific Command confirmed that allies and partners will be included in future operations. Speaking before the US Senate earlier this week, Indo-Pacific Command commander Adm. Philip Davidson noted how other countries have started stepping up its […]
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US vows to continue naval operations in WPS
MANILA, Philippines — Following last Monday’s Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) 12 nautical miles from the now Chinese-occupied man-made island on Panganiban (Mischief) Reef in the West Philippine Sea, the US Navy vowed to continue naval operations to keep the disputed Spratlys open to all ocean-going vessels. US Indo-Pacific Command commander Admiral Phil Davidson told […]
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China still harassing Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal – US Navy official
MANILA, Philippines – China continues to intimidate Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a US Navy official said. “Chinese Coast Guard vessels now fall under the command of the Central Military Commission and regularly harass and intimidate fishing vessels from our treaty ally, the Philippines, operating […]
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US Military Mulls Base Deployment Near South China Sea – Adm Davidson
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Chinese “militarization” of the South China Sea has prompted the United States to begin discussing the possibility of relocating US forces and opening bases in the region, US Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Philip Davidson said in congressional testimony on Tuesday. “We have to accept the fact that the environment is changing so […]
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Future South China Sea FONOPS Will Include Allies, Partners
CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. will continue the recent pace of freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea and will include allies and partners in future missions, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told a Senate panel on Tuesday. Adm. Phil Davidson, appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, said North […]
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Two US destroyers with guided missiles USS Spruance and USS Preble sailed near the South China Sea, CNN reported. Two US warships sailed near the disputed islands in the South China Sea on Monday (Sunday night, ET), an action that will surely provoke Beijing’s wrath, CNN reported. The USS Spruance and USS Preble guided missile […]
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China is not being ‘aggressive’ in South China Sea claims; it’s the US that has changed its tune
China is not being aggressive so much as protecting the territory it claimed as far back as 1947, then without objection from the US I refer to “US shift on South China Sea ‘grey zone’ aggression signals stronger response ahead” (February 9), on how the United States is expected to take more pre-emptive measures against […]
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US Navy warships just challenged China with a South China Sea sail-by operation, and Beijing is furious
US Navy guided-missile destroyers and guided-missile cruisers. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Caleb Swigart Two US Navy destroyers conducted a freedom-of-navigation operation in the South China Sea on Monday, challenging China’s claims to the Spratly Islands. Beijing accused the US of entering Chinese waters without permission and engaging in provocations that threaten China’s sovereignty. It […]
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Britain is ramping up its stand-off with China by deploying its only aircraft carrier to the South China Sea
Britain says it is deploying its flagship aircraft carrier to the South China Sea, with British and US F-35 fighter jets aboard, in the UK’s biggest mission yet to the region. It escalates a tense situation, as China fiercely asserts that the sea is its territory and frames other naval vessels’ sailing there as an […]
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US “Stirring Up Trouble”, Says China As Warships Sail By South China Sea
The US is “determined to stir up trouble in the South China Sea, create tension and undermine peace”, China said. BEIJING: China on Monday accused the United States of trying to “stir up trouble” by sending two US destroyers near disputed South China Sea islands. The guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance and USS Preble sailed near […]