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Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions

Taipei, Taiwan—Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part...

Takaichi promises ‘strong’ Japan after poll win

TOKYO – Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Friday to make Japan “strong and prosperous”, while hitting out at China and pledging to keep “hitting...

China using ‘force or coercion’ to change status quo

China is stepping up attempts to change the status quo "by force or coercion," Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday, while adding she...

Japan summons China envoy over military aircraft incident

TOKYO – Tokyo has summoned Beijing’s ambassador after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese jets, the latest incident in the row ignited after...

Chinese military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighter jets

Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (SDF) fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island on Saturday, Japan's Defense Ministry said,...

AUS think tank warns of Chinese expansionism

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), backed by two Australian government officials, warned that China’s aggressive posturing in the SCS, East China Sea, and...

China’s near-constant Senkaku incursions creating unease in Japan

The East China Sea rarely rests. Typhoons churn its waters, but lately, the fiercest movements are not natural—they are of steel ships. Chinese coast guard...

Tokyo protests Beijing’s developing gas field

TOKYO – Japan has lodged a protest with China after discovering what it says were efforts by Beijing to develop gas fields in disputed...

‘One-theater’ approach to rise in East, South China seas — DND

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on Monday announced that a unified "one-theater" approach in both the East and South China seas will soon rise. The Department of...

Japan spots Chinese ships near disputed isles for record 216 straight days

Tokyo, Japan—Japan spotted Chinese vessels sailing near disputed islets in the East China Sea for a record 216 consecutive days, Tokyo's coast guard said Sunday. The...

Japan, China accuse each other of airspace ‘violation’ near disputed islands

Beijing, China—Tokyo and Beijing exchanged diplomatic protests, each accusing the other of "violating" national airspace, after a Chinese helicopter and coast guard vessels faced off...

China’s ‘coercive behavior’ challenges regional peace—Austin

Tokyo, Japan—US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday slammed "coercive behavior" by China, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying out its biggest maritime mobilization around...

China says it will remove buoy set up in Japan’s EEZ near Senkakus

China has told Japan it intends to remove a buoy it installed inside Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Senkaku Islands in the East...

Transnational problems threaten ASEAN peace, stability—Marcos

Countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are facing increasing transnational problems that could undermine the peace and stability of the region,...
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