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Japan, Philippines Leaders Vow to Deepen Security Ties
The leaders of Japan and the Philippines pledged in Manila on Tuesday to deepen security ties, including increased intelligence sharing, as they grapple with territorial disputes with China. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, on his first visit to the Philippines since ...
Japan, Philippines Leaders Vow to Deepen Security Ties
The leaders of Japan and the Philippines pledged in Manila on Tuesday to deepen security ties, including increased intelligence sharing, as they grapple with territorial disputes with China. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, on his first visit to the Philippines since ...
Philippines, U.S. Test Air Defenses as China Seizes Reef
By Ted Aljibe Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines Sunday as U.S. and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defense drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila. ...
Japanese Warships Dock at Cambodia’s Chinese-Renovated Naval Base
Two Japanese warships made a port call at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base on Saturday, the Japanese embassy said, the first vessels to dock at the site that has raised concerns in Washington. The United States has stated that the Ream Naval ...
From Neutral Ground to Strategic Asset: The Shifting Politics of the Panama Canal
By Alonso Illueca, CGSP Non-Resident Fellow for Latin America and the Caribbean The recent visit by United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Panama marked the latest chapter in the ongoing strategic standoff between Washington and Beijing. From U.S. President ...
NATO Chief Says China Military Expansion ‘Staggering’
China's expansion of its armed forces is "staggering," NATO's chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at "projecting" the alliance's power in the Asia-Pacific region. "Let us not be naive about China," secretary general Mark Rutte told the ...
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) on the Chopping Block: Can China Save It Again?
General Michael Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is set to make his appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee this week in the annual appropriations ritual. Normally, these are rather mundane affairs, where Generals ask lawmakers for more money. ...
U.S. Approves $5.58 Billion Fighter-Jet Sale to Philippines
The United States said Tuesday it has approved a sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter-jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China. The State Department said it was green-lighting the sale that includes 20 ...
China Says Launches Military Drills in Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military announced new exercises Wednesday in sensitive waters near Taiwan, a day after Beijing launched drills to surround the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The exercises in the crucial Taiwan Strait waterway aim to "test the troops' ...
Military Chief Says Philippines ‘Inevitably’ Involved if Taiwan Invaded
The Philippines' military chief said Tuesday his country would "inevitably" be involved if neighboring Taiwan was invaded while warning China was working to infiltrate the Filipino military and other institutions. General Romeo Brawner made the comments as Beijing's military surrounded Taiwan ...
Philippines Set to Sign Visiting Forces Deal With Canada
Manila said Friday that the Philippines and Canada have negotiated a deal for the deployment of troops, which will occur once the latest security pact is signed in the face of increasingly tense confrontations with China. Manila's defence department said it ...
China Says to Hike Defense Spending by 7.2% This Year
By Oliver Hotham and Ludovic Ehret China's defense spending will rise by 7.2 percent in 2025, the same as last year, Beijing said on Wednesday, as its armed forces undergo rapid modernisation and eye deepening strategic competition with the United States. ...