Australia
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Stronger alliances, sharper warnings, and Manila’s steady push amid rising maritime tension.
Australia, Canada-Philippines Defence, China, Maritime Security, Philippines, South China Sea, Sovereignty, US-Philippines Task Force, West Philippine SeaPhilippines deepens defence alliances with Canada & US, warns of China’s expanding reach and stands firm amid maritime coercion.
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Philippines Confronts Gray-Zone Pressure, Strengthens Alliances, and Holds the Line at Second Thomas Shoal
Australia, Canada, China, Diplomacy, gray-zone, Maritime Security, Philippines, Second Thomas shoal, South China Sea, West Philippine SeaPhilippines weighs gray-zone deterrence, joint drills strengthen alliances, and Second Thomas Shoal tensions rise in this week’s South China Sea updates.
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Collision at Sea: Chinese Warship and Coast Guard Crash as South China Sea Tensions Explode
Australia, China, Defense Pact, Exercise ALON, Maritime tensions, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, Second Thomas shoal, South China SeaTensions flare as Chinese ships collide near Scarborough Shoal; Philippines condemns China at Second Thomas Shoal; Exercise ALON expands; PH–Australia defense pact advances.
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US, Australia Builds Up Defense In South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAWhile other countries mull and worry over the Syrian conflict, another war is brewing in the South China Sea. According to reports, the United States and Australia are looking to beef defenses in the region in light of China’s continued militarization. US has been concerned over Beijing’s military buildup in the South China sea that […]
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Australia, New Zealand urge China show restraint in South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, India, Militarization, Military Conflict, New Zealand, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USASYDNEY: Australia and New Zealand strongly urged China Friday to refrain from stoking tensions in the South China Sea, after its apparent deployment of surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island. Tensions between China and its neighbors over sovereignty in the South China Sea were raised after Taiwan and U.S. officials said China deployed an advanced […]
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Chinese newspaper warns Australia against meddling in the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAAn editorial in a Chinese state-owned newspaper said it would be shame if an Australian plane “fell from the sky” a day after the world learnt that the RAAF flew an aircraft over disputed territory claimed by China. The comment was published in the English language edition of The Global Times following Australia’s challenge to […]
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South China Sea warning after RAAF flight
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina has called on other countries not to ‘complicate’ the issue in the South China Sea after an Australian plane flew over the disputed area. The Defence Department says one of its aircraft was involved in a routine maritime patrol over the South China Sea from November 25 to December 4. The Australian aircrew declared […]
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South China Sea: Australia steps up air patrols in defiance of Beijing
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe BBC records a Royal Australian Air Force surveillance plane conducting an air patrol over the fiercely contested South China Sea. Australia has stepped up military surveillance flights over the South China Sea in a signal to Beijing that it means to continue operating in the regional flashpoint area despite heightened tensions provoked by territorial […]
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Australia should send warships to South China Sea, former foreign minister Gareth Evans says
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAFormer foreign minister Gareth Evans has suggested Australian warships be deployed to the South China Sea to protest against Beijing’s island-building activity in the contested waterway. Last week in high-level talks with the United States, Australia agreed to increase naval cooperation in the South China Sea, but is so far rejecting suggestions it could join […]