After the Chinese government singled out Japan as the sole non-recipient of a fleet review invitation, Washington decided that Beijing’s snub of its key ally in Asia/Pacific had gone (more…)
Two refurbished PLA Navy vessels, the JH-III-class type 053H2 guided missile frigates, the Huangshi and Wuhu, were sold to the Bangladesh navy and entered service on March 1. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
Senior diplomats from Japan and North Korea held a historic one-on-one meeting at an undisclosed Beijing compound on abduction and other key bilateral issues on March 31. In the (more…)
China excluded Japan from an international ceremonial ship parade to be held in the Chinese naval port of Qingdao in late April. China is hosting the West Pacific Naval (more…)
LONDON — Turkey’s latest communications satellite has undergone support in space. Turkey’s TurkSat-4A, launched on Feb. 15, 2014, has been maintained by Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Mitsubishi said it (more…)
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has been examining the prospect of major weapons purchases from China, a report said. In a report, Sarhan Al Otaibi said Beijing was advancing (more…)
The Indian government turned down a request from the Chinese navy to allow four PLAN warships to enter the Andaman Sea and Eastern Indian Ocean archipelagic islands chain of (more…)
While the First Lady and her large entourage were being wined, dined and awed by her Chinese government hosts, China’s multitude of dissidents were kept at a distance. Many (more…)
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia hopes to engage China as a potential strategic ally to defend the Arab kingdom’s interests against Iran. A leading analyst close to the Saudi (more…)
