Mobile power banks would bolster China’s claim to disputed maritime territory, say analysts, while threatening the environment
Civilian fleet to drop territorial buoys as it sails to Scarborough Shoal.
The Philippine coast guard said it had discovered piles of dead and crushed coral that had been dumped on the sandbars of Sabina Shoal, altering their sizes and elevation.
China has carried out extensive land reclamation on some islands in the South China Sea, building air force and other military facilities
Analysts say China continues to show ‘incredibly aggressive’ military actions in the Indo-Pacific region.
US, Japan join efforts to protect ‘global rules-based order’
Philippine, Chinese coast guard vessels involved in new confrontation in South China Sea
The Japanese group, including former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, was on an inspection mission organized by the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa prefecture, according to the Chinese embassy and Japanese public broadcaster NHK
The bill is set to be voted on by the Senate Tuesday
India and Philippines have ramped up defense cooperation as concerns over an increasingly assertive China deepen in both countries
China claims almost the entire waterway, a key route for international trade, and also considers self-ruled Taiwan to be part of its territory
Analysts say while China has expanded its security presence in the Pacific region in recent years, some Pacific island countries still prefer maintaining security ties with Western countries
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