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Japan To Give Indonesia High-Speed Patrol Boats in Security Deal
Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in the face of competing territorial claims with China. Ishiba made the pledge during a visit to Jakarta, ...
Japan FM Takeshi Iwaya To Visit Philippines Next Week
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit the Philippines from January 14 to 15 to strengthen their strategic partnership amidst an "increasingly complex security environment," Manila's Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday. The Philippines and Japan are longtime allies of the ...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wraps Up Low Key Africa Tour
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ended a four-nation Africa tour on Thursday that included stops in Namibia, the Republic of Congo, Chad, and Nigeria. Other than a $255 million railway loan deal for Nigeria, there were very few other major announcements ...
Somali Pirates Demand Ransom for Chinese Vessel
Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing boat have demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members, police and local officials said on Saturday. It was not immediately clear when the ship was taken hostage by gunmen wielding ...
Japan Grants Philippines Funding to Boost Naval Capabilities
Japan on Thursday granted the Philippines $10.6 million aimed at beefing up its naval capabilities, a day after Manila said the China Coast Guard had "harassed" its government vessels. The funds, part of a Japanese regional security assistance program, will provide more ...
With an Eye on China, U.S. Moves to Ramp up Military Engagements With Fiji
The United States and Fiji have started work on a key agreement that could see American troops ramp up their presence in the Pacific nation, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Saturday. Austin is the first sitting U.S. defense secretary to set ...
Is China Building a New Military Base in Cambodia? Maybe. Probably.
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. ...
China, Ethiopia Police Sign Pact to Foster Closer Security Ties
Senior law enforcement officials from Ethiopia and China signed an agreement on Friday to work more closely together on training and information sharing. The officials also discussed the creation of a new Ethiopia-China Law Enforcement Cooperation Center in Addis Ababa. The talks ...
Australia, U.S. and Japan Strengthen Military Cooperation
Australia, Japan and the U.S. on Sunday committed to closer military cooperation in training their forces as the countries deepened their ties in a bid to counter China's military strength. Australia's Minister of Defense Richard Marles hosted the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd ...
From Lemonade to Stealth Fighters: Zhuhai Airshow and China’s Future as an Arms Exporter
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 Pushes for Security Personnel Deployment in Pakistan
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 ...
Russia’s Shoigu to Visit China Next Week
The secretary of Russia's Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, will visit China next week for talks with top Chinese officials, Russian state news agencies reported. Moscow and Beijing have deepened military and defense ties since Russia ordered troops into Ukraine nearly three ...