ACTIVITIES IN PRESENCE The training this week come after a quarter of anxious skirmishes between China and the Philippines over disputed islands in the region, during which Chinese ships and Chinese vessels collided and fired water cannons at Philippine boats. According to one expert, Beijing wanted to make the SouthContinue Reading
MANILA: According to a statement from the Philippine military, the Philippines and the United States started their two-day joint patrol in the South China Sea on Wednesday ( Jan 3 ). Romeo Brawner, the head of the Spanish military, claimed that the second for joint military exercise represented a” significantContinue Reading
BEIJING: According to the Chinese foreign ministry, on Wednesday ( Jan 3 ), China is willing to give Japan the assistance it needs in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the nation on New Year’s Day. According to government spokesman Wang Wenbin at a routine media briefing, thereContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea has protested to Japan over a tsunami advisory issued by its neighbour following the powerful New Year’s Day earthquake that featured a map displaying a group of its islands also claimed by Tokyo, officials in Seoul said on Tuesday (Jan 2). Although ties have improved in recentContinue Reading
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday (Jan 1) he was willing to work with the United States to promote stable bilateral ties, exchanging congratulations with his US counterpart on the anniversary of diplomatic relations, state media said.
Xi and US President Joe Biden met in San Francisco in November, vowing to improve communication in an effort to stop competition from spilling over into conflict.
And in an exchange of messages to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Xi said both sides should “take practical actions to promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US relations”.
“Xi Jinping emphasised, I am willing to work with President Biden to continue to navigate China-US relations, benefit both China and the United States and their people, and promote world peace and development,” state broadcaster CCTV said.
Xi added that “adhering to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation is the correct way for China and the United States to interact”, CCTV said.
SEOUL: North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites in 2024 as part of efforts to ramp up its military, state media reported on Sunday (Dec 31). Pyongyang successfully put a spy satellite into orbit last month and has since claimed it was providing images of major United States andContinue Reading
PRESSING FORWARD Kim said the return of such weapons had completely transformed South Korea into a “forward military base and nuclear arsenal” of the United States. “If we look closely at the confrontational military actions by the enemy forces … the word ‘war’ has become a realistic reality and notContinue Reading
“This part of the PLA would have the most rigorous vetting process for senior officers, given the importance of having highly trusted men in charge of China’s nuclear weapons,” said Dennis Wilder, senior fellow for the Initiative for US-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University. “Moreover, it seems toContinue Reading
MANILA: Foreign ministers of Southeast Asia’s regional bloc ASEAN on Saturday (Dec 30) expressed their concern over growing tensions in the South China Sea which they said could threaten regional peace and urged for peaceful dialogue among parties. “We closely follow with concern the recent developments in the South ChinaContinue Reading
BEIJING: China named Dong Jun as its new defence minister on Friday (Dec 29) to replace the last minister who disappeared four months ago. The appointment by Chinese lawmakers comes as President Xi Jinping upgrades the military as part of his push to make China a dominant world power, aContinue Reading