Trump administration takes final swipes at China and its companies
Nine Chinese firms were added to the Pentagon's list of companies with alleged ties to the Chinese military, including plane-maker Comac and phone-maker Xiaomi Corp.
As pandemic persists, Asia's hot spots simmer on
While the region continues to focus on battling COVID-19, long-running tensions around North Korea, the South China Sea, Taiwan and others have not gone away.
Japan and U.S. to boost defense ties with Europe in Indo-Pacific
In 2021, the U.K. will deploy an aircraft carrier and its strike group to East Asia, France will dispatch a naval vessel to Japan and Germany will send a frigate to the Indian Ocean.
U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait; China denounces 'provocation'
Two U.S. warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, drawing protest from Beijing, the second such mission this month and coming almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used the same waterway. China, which claims democratically run Taiwan as its own ...
Taiwan sends ships and aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island
On Saturday, a U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the 12th such mission by the U.S. Navy this year.
U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms, including SMIC and DJI
The United States added dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd., to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks ...
'Quad' officials reaffirm need to advance 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific'
Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India and Japan on Friday reaffirmed the need to advance a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" region and agreed to coordinate the next "Quad" foreign ministers' meeting next year, the U.S. and Japanese governments said. The virtual meeting followed ...
China eyes new goal of military parity with U.S. in Asia by 2027
Recent ramped-up military activities may be part of its efforts to achieve the goal for the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the country's armed forces.
U.S. Navy to be 'more assertive' in countering China in Pacific
The Pentagon stressed that several countries, notably Russia and China, "are contesting the balance of power in key regions."
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said he welcomes Germany's efforts to strengthen its maritime presence and contribute to maintaining order.
ASEAN defense chiefs and partners agree to promote peace in Asia
The latest meeting was attended by Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, as well as ministers from other partner countries.
Beijing takes its South China Sea strategy to the Himalayas
This year, China’s military built up forces in the Himalayas and crossed into territory that India claimed, leading to China’s bloodiest clash in decades.
