Missiles
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SOUTH CHINA SEA MISSILES AND NORTH KOREAN NUKES: CHINA GAMBIT TO STUMP U.S.?
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Missiles, North Korea, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, South Korea, Spratlys, USAThe South China Sea being militarized by China has become a more complicated scenario, as the United States banks on China to stop North Korea’s nuclear tests. The U.S. failure to make Pyongyang cease and desist with its nuclear ambition is seen by pundits as having emboldened China, through its spokesperson, to tell the U.S. […]
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CHINESE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES DEPLOYED ON SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND WHILE OBAMA MEETS ASEAN LEADERS IN PEACE INITIATIVE
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Missiles, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAA Chinese surface-to-air missile system on a contested island in the South China Sea came to light while United States President Barack Obama wrapped up a maritime peace meet with Southeast Asian leaders on February 15-16, 2016. Fresh evidence of China “militarizing” despite its denials has thrown a wet rag on the summit’s aim in […]
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China denies building missile system in S.China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Missiles, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina has denied widely-reported allegations that it has built a missile on a reef it has been been building on in the South China Sea. On Wednesday, following a meeting with Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi denied a reporter’s suggestion that Beijing had constructed a missile system on Woody Island […]
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A Glimpse Into China’s Military Presence in the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Missiles, Paracels, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAWidely published satellite imagery from Feb. 14 shows the presence of new Chinese air defense systems on Woody Island in the South China Sea, highlighting continuing maritime frictions in the area. But new imagery obtained by Stratfor provides a higher-resolution view of the deployment and activities taking place across the island. Specialists at AllSource Analysis […]
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Youth groups storm Chinese Consulate to protest vs missile deployment in Paracels
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Missiles, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAMANILA – Youth groups led by the Kabataan Party-list stormed the Chinese Consulate along Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue in Makati City on Friday morning to denounce what they deem an “orchestrated move” by Beijing to escalate tensions in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Protesters burned mock missiles in front of the Chinese Consulate. […]
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CHINA RAISES THE RED BANNER IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEAS: HQ-9 LONG-RANGE SAM AT WOODY ISLAND
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Missiles, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAA convoy of HQ-9 TEL vehicles marshals at a PLAAF air base (long range air defenses are operated by Chinese air force units). With a range of 200km, the each HQ-9 launcher extends aerial anti-access zone of over 40,000 square miles. China is raising up an early February storm in Asia by deploying long-range HQ-9 […]
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Chinese Missiles Aimed At Philippines and Vietnam
This video reports on the establishment of a new Chinese missile brigade in Guangdong province, equipped with advanced ballistic missiles like the DF-21D and DF-16. The brigade’s location and capabilities are seen as a deterrent to countries with competing claims in the South China Sea, particularly Vietnam and the Philippines. The video highlights recent actions by Vietnam and the Philippines,…