A former Chinese ambassador has shared her tips on dealing with foreign media in an article for a party organ that gives a rare insight into the mindset of the country’s senior diplomats. “When I was ambassador to Australia, I accepted an interview. The journalist’s family had immigrated from an eastern European country … and … Read more
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise pick of Pete Hegseth, a television host and army veteran, to be his Pentagon chief is expected to inject more unpredictability into the already fragile US-China military relationship, according to analysts. Hegseth, 44, is a Fox News political commentator and a military veteran who served tours of duty in Iraq … Read more
China’s top spy agency has called on the public to identify and report oceanic buoys that may be in use by a foreign military and could be used against submarines. Oceanic buoys are versatile marine observation devices mainly used to monitor oceanographic conditions, water quality and weather data. They play a critical role in maritime … Read more
MANILA: Joint naval exercises held frequently by the Philippines, United States and other Western powers are helping rein in “aggressive” Chinese actions in the South China Sea, a Filipino military official said on Wednesday (Nov 6). Beijing has for years sought to expand its presence in the disputed waterway, brushing aside an international ruling that its … Read more
Chinese internet regulators are removing social media accounts that use fake information to hype the country’s military strength, including false reports of “cyberwarfare” in the South China Sea. A sample post from June on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, read: “Breaking news: China and the US engaged in 12 hours of cyber warfare, causing Luzon … Read more
As such, he expects Mr Prabowo to be deploying more “politically less sensitive large white hulls” like Bakamla and Indonesia Sea and Coast Guard boats, as compared to grey hulls belonging to the Indonesian Navy. “This is to send a message that Indonesia does not want to fight but remains cognisant of what goes on … Read more
1. China hit by sudden rise of sea water level ‘never seen in history’ Late Monday evening, along the coast of northeastern China’s Bohai Sea, the water began to rise as it normally does when tide comes in. But the water kept rising. It quickly flooded inland areas, prompting emergency responses and shattering official records. … Read more
MANILA: Thousands of US and Filipino marines launched 10 days of joint exercises in the northern and western Philippines on Tuesday (Oct 15), a day after China held huge drills around Taiwan. The annual Kamandag, or Venom, exercises are focused on defending the north coast of the Philippine main island of Luzon, which lies about 800km … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday emphasized that the Indo-Pacific region should pursue a development-based approach rather than one pivoted on expansionism. Modi said this in his address at the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Laos amid heightened tensions between China and the Philippines over territorial control in the South China Sea. “The … Read more
PM Narendra Modi will visit Laos for India-Asean Summit on October 10-11 to commemorate 10 years of India’s Act East Policy, emphasising India’s support for ‘Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea region’ amid China-Philippines territorial disputes that may snowball into a bigger conflict. At the summit, the PM will underline that India supports … Read more
