Philippine president offers a deal to China: Stop sea aggression and I'll return missiles to US
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has offered to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China halts ...
US Ally 'Actively Challenging' China in Contested Waters
China's coast guard continues its weeklong presence near the Philippines' Zambales Province in what one analyst calls "a new ...
Malaysia’s Anwar urges Asean not to ‘single out’ Beijing over South China Sea tensions at Davos
Anwar’s statement at the World Economic Forum emphasises the need to balance strong relations with China while addressing ...
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Setting the Stage: An Overview of Chinese and Russian Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific
In late September, a US HC-103J Super Hercules spotted four foreign vessels operating about 440 miles southwest of St.
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The State of the South China Sea: Coercion at Sea, Slow Progress on a Code of Conduct
Four major developments shaped the security environment in the South China Sea in 2024: (1) increased Chinese coercion ...
China’s push to end the ‘Malacca Dilemma’ through Myanmar and Thailand
About 90 per cent of China’s trade is by sea, including 80 per cent of energy and 60 per cent of gas, and almost 60 per cent ...
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Bridging Divides: Malaysia’s Middle Power Diplomacy in ASEAN’s Future
In a world increasingly defined by great power rivalries, Malaysia’s position as a middle power within ASEAN has never been ...
Chinese Military Confronts US Ally in South China Sea
An expert told Newsweek China is hostile due to frustration at the presence of the U.S. Typhon missile system in the Philippines.
In the South China Sea, Indonesia tests the limits of non-alignment
As Jakarta deepens military and coastguard cooperation while rejecting Beijing's sweeping claims, can it maintain a ...
Philippines halts South China Sea survey after ‘harassment’ from Beijing’s coastguard, navy
The coastguard said a mission to collect sand samples was suspended due to the ‘disregard for safety exhibited by the Chinese maritime forces’.
Philippines accuses China's forces of harassing fisheries vessels in the South China Sea
Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a ...