Tag: Defense
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US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near Japan
U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials ... -
Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign pact as China’s influence grows
Australia and Papua New Guinea’s defense forces will be integrated under a new security pact that will be signed this week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ... -
Cambodia’s leader presides at ceremony for upgrade of naval base with help from China
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet last weekend presided over the opening of an expansion of his country’s main naval base, which analysts and the U.S. government ... -
Chinese jet fighter crashes during training mission
A Chinese fighter jet crashed during a training mission with the pilot parachuting to safety, state media said. The brief report by Xinhua News Agency stated ... -
Beijing will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year
China said yesterdayy it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year, as it continues its campaign to build a larger, more modern military to assert ... -
Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first ... -
Germany, Philippines agree to finalize a pact to address security threats
Germany and the Philippines agreed yesterday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address ... -
Minister accuses US of causing friction with its support for Philippines
China’s defense minister yesterday acknowledged the importance of newly renewed military-to-military communications with the United States as tensions escalate in the Asia-Pacific, while at the same ... -
PLA Navy’s third aircraft carrier ship successfully completes maiden voyage
The CNS Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, finished its maiden sea trial and returned to the shipyard yesterday afternoon, according to the People’s Liberation Army Navy. ... -
Australia accuses Chinese fighter jet of ‘unsafe behavior’
Australia has protested to Beijing that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian navy helicopter with flares in international waters, officials said yesterday. The incident occurred ... -
Indonesia and Australia hold talks as both nations move toward signing a security agreement
Indonesia and Australia held high-level talks in Jakarta on Friday as the neighboring countries seek to strengthen security ties by signing a defense cooperation agreement in ... -
China and US military officers resume talks as agreed by Xi and Biden
U.S. and Chinese military officers have resumed talks that were frozen after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in the summer of 2022, a development ... -
China announces removal of defense minister Li Shangfu missing for almost two months
China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months, state media reported yesterday. No further information ... -
India, US army chiefs call for free and stable Indo-Pacific as Chinese influence grows
India’s army chief yesterday said the country was committed to maintaining a free and stable Indo-Pacific, where the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations is ... -
Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions
Fiji’s leader indicated yesterday his nation is reconsidering its security ties with China at a time that geopolitical tensions in the Pacific are rising. Prime Minister ... -
China and Russia increasing military collaboration: Japan FM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed concern yesterday [Macau time] about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in Asia and said the security situation in Europe could ... -
US, Filipino forces show power in drills amid China tensions
American and Filipino forces pummeled a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills yesterday in Philippine waters ... -
Beijing reveals new details of Raytheon, Lockheed sanctions
China revealed new details of sanctions it previously announced against two U.S. weapons manufacturers Tuesday, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them. China ... -
Military chief vows to bolster ties with Russia
The Chinese defense chief vowed this week to take military cooperation with Moscow to a new level, a statement that reflects increasingly close Russia-China ties amid ... -
Putin meets with Chinese defense minister in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China’s defense minister yesterday [Macau time], underscoring Beijing’s strengthening engagement with Moscow, with which it has largely aligned its foreign ...
