Category: Military

The Philippines ratified on Monday a key defense pact with Japan, which allows them to deploy troops on each other's soil as they boost ties to bolster against China's growing pressure. Both countries are longtime allies of the United States, which has ...

A U.S. warship docked in Cambodia on Monday, just kilometers away from a Chinese-renovated naval base, in the first American military port call to one of Beijing's closest regional allies in eight years. Washington's relationship with Phnom Penh has deteriorated for years, ...

A U.S. warship will dock in Cambodia next week, the country's defense ministry said Friday, in the first American military port call in eight years to one of China's closest regional allies. Washington's relationship with Phnom Penh has been deteriorating for ...

Navin Rangoolam, the newly inaugurated Prime Minister of Mauritius, said he wants an independent review of a draft agreement with the United Kingdom about control of the Chagos Islands. The agreement returns the sovereignty of the small Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius, ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday described as "very worrisome" the presence of a Russian attack submarine off the country's coast in the disputed South China Sea. The UFA 490 submarine was spotted 148 kilometres west of Cape Calavite on Thursday, ...

Myanmarese press reports say China proposed establishing a shared security firm with the country’s ruling military junta. The reports say the junta formed a working committee in October to prepare a memorandum of understanding for the potential company. The 13-member committee ...

Beijing said Tuesday that the head of a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group had come to China for "medical care" after news reports in its war-torn neighbor said he had been arrested on China's orders. China is a major ally and ...

Chinese contractors have been renovating the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia for the past two years, leading to widespread suspicion that the upgraded facility could eventually serve as a future outpost for the PLA Navy in Southeast Asia. ...

U.S. and Philippine defense chiefs signed an agreement on Monday to share classified military information and technology as long-time treaty allies deepen cooperation in a bid to counter Chinese influence in the region. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the deal ...

By Lukas Fiala While perhaps not on the radar of some China watchers, this week’s China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition – or Zhuhai Airshow for short – marks an important inflection point in China’s rise as a great power. Taking ...

China is reportedly putting pressure on Pakistan to allow Chinese security personnel to protect Chinese nationals in the country. This follows high-level security talks in the wake of a suicide bombing that killed two Chinese engineers outside of the airport in ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for winning the U.S. presidential election, saying he looked forward to furthering Manila's "unshakeable alliance" with its military partner Washington. The United States is a long-time mutual defense partner of the Philippines, ...