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Russia says its naval forces have chased away a US Navy destroyer that attempted to cross the Russian sea border in the Sea of Japan. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the US destroyer USS Chafee sailed close to the Russian waters in the Peter the Great Gulf on …

Russia’s Defense Ministry said a Russian warship on Friday prevented a US Navy destroyer from what it described as an attempt to intrude into Russia’s territorial waters in the Sea of Japan. The incident came as Russia and China conducted joint naval drills in the area, and follows other dangerously …

Russia and China have commenced four-day joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan with the participation of several warships and at least a dozen military aircraft, the Russian military says. In a statement on Thursday, Russia’s Pacific Fleet said that “The Joint Sea 2021 Russian-Chinese naval drills are running …

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday its newly formed advisory group on dangerous pathogens may be “our last chance” to determine the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and urged China to provide data from early cases. The first human cases of COVID-19 were reported in the central Chinese city …

China says recent military drills near Chinese Taipei were a “just” move aimed at protecting the country’s sovereignty and integrity against Taipei’s “collusion” with foreign forces. China carried out beach landing and assault drills in the province directly across the sea from Chinese Taipei on Monday, one week after former …

China has called on Australia to abandon its “Cold War mentality” and re-evaluate its relationship with Beijing, following former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s visit to Chinese Taipei, during which he pledged that Canberra would support the self-ruled island against Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remarks …

China and India blamed each other for a lack of progress in finding ways to ease friction along their disputed border, underscoring the lingering ill will following clashes last year. The Chinese side “made great efforts to calm tensions during a meeting of military officials on Sunday, Colonel Long Shaohua, …

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will pledge to defend the island’s sovereignty and democracy in a major speech on Sunday, saying it faces challenges more complex and severe than ever, at a time when tensions with China have risen. Democratic Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has come under …

On Thursday, the CIA announced the creation of a new center focused specifically on China. US Marines and special-operations forces have been training Taiwan’s military for at least one year, according to a report published Thursday. Citing US officials, the Wall Street Journal said that there were around 24 US …

The head of a French delegation of senators on Thursday called Taiwan a “country” during a visit to Taipei, risking fury from China which has strongly protested against the trip. Alain Richard, a former defense minister, arrived on Wednesday for a five-day visit despite repeated warnings from the Chinese embassy …

The US State Department has revealed the number of nuclear weapons in the country’s arsenal for the first time since 2018 when former US President Donald Trump decided to keep the figures secret. In a recent statement, the State Department announced the number of US nuclear weapons, both active and …

European Union leaders need to show “collective intelligence” when they consider a strategy to deal with China’s rise, the crisis in Afghanistan, and issues in Europe’s neighborhood, the bloc’s chairman Charles Michel said on Tuesday. “We have all observed what happened in Afghanistan, what happened in the Indo-Pacific, what happened …

“Instead of being weakened by three years of U.S.-trade war, China’s economy has taken a step forward in comparison with the scale of the United States,” China stated. On Tuesday, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will meet China’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yang Jiechi in Zurich this week to follow …

Taiwan needs to be on alert for China’s “over the top” military activities which are violating regional peace, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Tuesday, after 56 Chinese aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defense zone on Monday, the highest ever. Taiwan has reported 148 Chinese air force planes in the southern …

New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that he received a “strong” message from President Joe Biden about the US commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. In phone talks on Tuesday morning that lasted roughly 20 minutes, the …

Malaysia late Monday summoned Beijing’s envoy to the Southeast Asian country in protest after Chinese vessels entered its maritime economic zone in the disputed South China Sea. Kuala Lumpur summoned Chinese ambassador Ouyang Yujing “to convey Malaysia’s position and protest against the presence and activities of Chinese vessels, including a …

The Chinese military flew 16 warplanes over waters south of Taiwan on Sunday as the US expressed concern about what it called China’s “provocative military action” near the self-governing island that China claims. China sent 38 warplanes into the area on Friday and 39 aircraft on Saturday, the most in …

Taiwan sharply criticized China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People’s Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island’s air defense zone. Taiwan, a democratically governed island that is claimed by China, has complained for more than a year …

Taipei says it scrambled its combat aircraft after over two dozen Chinese fighter jets entered its airspace on the same day that Beijing marked its national day. According to the Taiwan ministry, 22 Chinese fighters, two nuclear-capable bombers and one anti-submarine aircraft entered the island’s southwest Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Friday. The ministry described the …

China sent 25 fighter jets toward self-ruled Taiwan in a large display of force on China’s National Day Friday. The People’s Liberation Army flew 18 J-16 fighter jets as well as two H-6 bombers, among other planes. Taiwan deployed air patrol forces in response and tracked the Chinese aircraft on …