The China Coast Guard said on Friday it patrolled the "territorial waters" of Diaoyu Islands, also known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands, in the East China Sea. Japan Coast Guard said in a separate bulletin that its patrol boats had asked four Chinese coast guard vessels to leave "our
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform -– […]
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, and United Service Operations (USO) held a ribbon cutting ceremony aboard the ship to commemorate the opening of a ship-based USO center, April 17.
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By Laurie Chen QINGDAO, China, April 21 (Reuters) – The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a
There is no official “promise” between the Philippines and China. Tensions have grown due to “gray-zone” activities by China in the Philippines' EEZ. The sovereignty claims made by China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson openly ignore the PCA at The Hague's 2016 ruling on the South China Sea.
By W.G. Dunlop US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers’ defense chiefs in nearly 18 months. The United States has been working to strengthen defense cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence […]
China has lashed out at Australia after the federal government announced plans for a big boost in defence spending, as an expert warns the increase may not be enough. Defence Minister Richard Marles on Wednesday unveiled the new national defence strategy and investment program which will which nearly double annual defence spending to $100 billion […]
Its getting harder for Bagong Bayan fishermen to reach their catch and Manila to ignore Chinese provocations.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Monday, the Supreme Court began a case considering whether cities can punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go. Homelessness has risen 12 percent nationally, and it's also on the rise in parts of Luzerne County, according to experts. The City of Wilkes-Barre []
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is warning of softer revenue growth in the federal budget as China’s downturn persists and conflict in the Middle East casts a shadow over the global economy. The Albanese government’s third budget is due to be delivered on May 14, with a second surplus still the goal in 2023/24. However, Mr Chalmers […]
China earlier said the US-Japan-Philippine trilateral summit 'drives up tensions' in the region