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Live fire drills in South China Sea showcase U.S. military muscle in contested region
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units in the Pacific are carrying out a series of live-fire drills in the hotly contested South China Sea, in a public show of force in the face of ongoing Chinese expansion in the region. Units attached to the U.S.S. Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit executed a series of air…
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The US is walking all over Beijing with regular B-52 bomber flights in the South China Sea
China strongly protests any US military presence in the South China Sea, but lately the US isn’t paying any attention to them. The US has picked up sailing and flying through the region at such a high frequency that it’s not even unusual anymore, meaning they’ve won a battle over the South China Sea’s narrative without firing a shot. The…
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Diskarte as PHL power vs. China: A review of ‘Rock Solid’ by Marites Dañguilan Vitug
The Philippines never had a navy that could defend territory in the South China Sea, or so it thought. That was before the Navy mobilized a decrepit old ship destined for the junkyard. In a somewhat laughable but ultimately effective defensive maneuver, the ramshackle BRP Sierra Madre was intentionally grounded into a Philippine shoal that China had long been eyeing,…
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China warns the West: Ships near South China Sea islands ‘must be stopped’
Western navies that sail warships near contested islands in the South China Sea are risking a military confrontation, according to a top Chinese diplomat. “No one should underestimate China’s will to safeguard its national sovereignty, security and development interests,” Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, said Wednesday in remarks published Thursday. China asserts sovereignty over contested islands in…
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Japanese Carrier Drills with British Warship Heading to Contested South China Sea
ABOARD THE KAGA, Indian Ocean—Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Sept. 26 as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan and close ally the United States have found common cause in countering growing Chinese influence in the region, to keep…
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Japanese carrier drills with British warship heading to contested South China Sea
ABOARD THE KAGA, INDIAN OCEAN: Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan and close ally the United States have found common cause in countering growing Chinese influence in the region, to keep…
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China opposes provocative actions in South China Sea
BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — China opposes interference in the South China Sea situation from countries outside the region, China’s Ministry of National Defense said Thursday. At a regular press conference, Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for the ministry, made the remarks in response to questions on the presence of British naval ships in the South China Sea. “Those countries outside the…
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The US Sent B-52 Bombers Tearing Through The South China Sea Twice This Week
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Foreign warships in South China Sea ‘causing trouble’, Beijing’s ambassador to Britain says
Speaking in London on Wednesday at the annual Induction Programme for Commonwealth Diplomats organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Liu Xiaoming said that the progress made by China and Asean (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in formulating a code of conduct in the South China Sea showed that countries in the region had the confidence and capability to resolve disputes.…
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Showing the Dragon’s Teeth: China’s Warnings over the South China Sea
On August 31, the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship Albion exercised its freedom of navigation rights by sailing past the Chinese-occupied Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. As has been its practice, Beijing directed the British warship to leave and its foreign ministry issued a statement that demanded the United Kingdom end such “provocative actions.” This time, however, China’s…
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China’s Sea Control Is a Done Deal, ‘Short of War With the U.S.’
NEAR MISCHIEF REEF, South China Sea — As the United States Navy reconnaissance plane banked low near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea early this month, a Chinese warning crackled on the radio. “U.S. military aircraft,” came the challenge, delivered in English in a harsh staccato. “You have violated our China sovereignty and infringed on our security and our…
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Only WAR can stop China in the South China Sea – US Admiral delivers TERRIFYING warning
ONLY war can stop China controlling the South China Sea, where it is currently building up bases on artificial reefs, according to a shocking warning from a top US Admiral. China warn US Navy for flying past South China Sea islands Play Video The assessment was made by Admiral Davidson who currently leads the US Indo-Pacific Command, putting him in…