China warships near Senkakus, U.S. and Japan coordinate response
Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met with Admiral Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet which headquartered in Yokosuka, Japan, on June 14. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Pentagon gives China a red-line on militarizing the South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told the Chinese defense delegation in Singapore that the U.S. will take appropriate action if China crosses the red line, i.e. further reclamation (more…)
U.S.-led naval exercise with India, Japan serves notice to China
A large-scale week-long naval drill will officially usher in a new collective defense partnership involving the three largest navies in the region, those of the United States, Japan and (more…)
S. Korean fishermen get physical with intruding Chinese fishermen
South Korean fishermen recently took the law into their own hands and clashed with intruding Chinese fishing vessels. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Russia-China tensions rise in Vladivostok as smuggling trade booms
A Russian court in the Far East city of Vladivostok on May 20 sentenced two Chinese businessmen to three years each in jail for bribing Russian police officers. The (more…)
Taiwan’s new president acts to ease tensions with Japan
President Tsai Ing-wen, who was sworn in on May 20 as Taiwan’s 4th democratically elected and first ever female president, has taken immediate actions to ease tensions with Japan, (more…)
Chinese money once again tied directly to the Democratic Party
A whopping donation from a Chinese businessman to the 2013 campaign of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has triggered an FBI investigation. (FULL STORY) (more…)
U.S. House unanimously passes ‘6 Assurances’ for Taiwan resolution
For the first time ever, the U.S. House of Representatives confirmed in writing the cornerstone of the U.S.-Taiwan relations in a document called the “6 Assurances.” (FULL STORY) (more…)
Thailand bows to Beijing, opts for Chinese tanks to replace M41s
China won a defense contract bid from the Thai military for a Main Battle Tank to replace Thailand’s U.S.-made tanks. (FULL STORY) (more…)