China’s military has intensified its hobnobbing with the Bangladesh military in hopes of cultivating another South Asian country to counter India. India’s new leader, the BJP party’s Narendra Modi, (more…)
The Chinese government reacted with outrage to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech at the NATO headquarters and accused the Japanese leader of being “double faced.” On May 6, (more…)
NICOSIA — China and Iran have agreed to improve defense cooperation. Officials said the two countries discussed options for expanded security and military cooperation during a visit to Beijing (more…)
More than, 5,500 troops from the U.S. and the Philippine armed forces participated in the first large-scale military drill since the completion of a comprehensive mutual defense agreement between (more…)
The Chinese space agency announced May 4 that China has reached an agreement with the communist state of Laos to launch a communications satellite, marking a milestone in China’s (more…)
ANKARA — Western defense majors have warned Turkey of a halt in major projects should the NATO ally procure a Chinese ballistic missile defense system. Turkish sources said leading (more…)
The captain of the Indian frontline surface warship, the INS Shivalik [F47], turned down a request from the Chinese navy chief to visit the Combat Information Center [CIC] of (more…)
Facing mass protests in recent weeks, the Taiwanese government announced April 28 that the planned construction of the island nation’s 4th nuclear power plant would be postponed pending a (more…)
China announced that it would conduct an “unprecedented military drill” during U.S. President Barack Obama’s 3-day visit to Japan scheduled for April 23-25. As if to underscore its displeasure (more…)
