The Philippines never had a navy that could defend territory in the South China Sea, or so it thought. That was before the Navy mobilized a decrepit old ship destined for the junkyard. In a somewhat laughable but ultimately effective defensive maneuver, the ramshackle BRP Sierra Madre was intentionally grounded into a Philippine shoal that […]

Western navies that sail warships near contested islands in the South China Sea are risking a military confrontation, according to a top Chinese diplomat. “No one should underestimate China’s will to safeguard its national sovereignty, security and development interests,” Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, said Wednesday in remarks published Thursday. China asserts […]

ABOARD THE KAGA, Indian Ocean—Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Sept. 26 as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan and close ally the United States have found common cause in countering growing Chinese influence […]

ABOARD THE KAGA, INDIAN OCEAN: Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan and close ally the United States have found common cause in countering growing Chinese influence […]

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — China opposes interference in the South China Sea situation from countries outside the region, China’s Ministry of National Defense said Thursday. At a regular press conference, Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for the ministry, made the remarks in response to questions on the presence of British naval ships in the South China […]

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Speaking in London on Wednesday at the annual Induction Programme for Commonwealth Diplomats organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Liu Xiaoming said that the progress made by China and Asean (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in formulating a code of conduct in the South China Sea showed that countries in the region had the confidence […]

On August 31, the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship Albion exercised its freedom of navigation rights by sailing past the Chinese-occupied Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. As has been its practice, Beijing directed the British warship to leave and its foreign ministry issued a statement that demanded the United Kingdom end such “provocative […]

NEAR MISCHIEF REEF, South China Sea — As the United States Navy reconnaissance plane banked low near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea early this month, a Chinese warning crackled on the radio. “U.S. military aircraft,” came the challenge, delivered in English in a harsh staccato. “You have violated our China sovereignty and infringed […]

ONLY war can stop China controlling the South China Sea, where it is currently building up bases on artificial reefs, according to a shocking warning from a top US Admiral. China warn US Navy for flying past South China Sea islands Play Video The assessment was made by Admiral Davidson who currently leads the US […]