BALI, Indonesia — Joe Biden and Xi Jinping held their first face-to-face meeting as presidents of the U.S. and China on Monday evening — a summit that lasted over three hours. The leaders promised to work together on global issues, but stuck to their...
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Taipei [Taiwan], November 13 (ANI): Taiwan on Saturday detected 36 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and three People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels around the island’s surrounding region. Taiwan’s Armed Forces...
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—South China Sea must not be the source of conflict but of economic engagements and interactions for claiming countries and for the world. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made this encouraging yet strong statement on the hotly-disputed waters as he...
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MANILA – Newly acquired air and naval assets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are hard at work in the ongoing “DAGIT-PA” exercises in the province of Palawan. In a statement Thursday night, Western Command (Wescom) spokesperson Maj. Cherryl...
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday agreed to boost intelligence and strategies cooperation between the Philippines and Vietnam amid Beijing’s growing control of the South China Sea....
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Analysis of satellite imagery from the past year shows that hundreds of Chinese militia vessels continue to operate in the Spratly Islands on a daily basis. The data confirms the massive scale of militia force in the Spratlys. It also shows a marked consistency in...
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On October 28, the United Seamen’s Service recognized four vessels and their crews for providing search and rescue assistance to mariners in distress, honoring one of the highest traditions of the maritime profession. The Honored Seafarer awards went to the U.S....
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The circumstances around the Djibouti-flagged tanker than ran aground in Indonesian waters near Singapore are growing increasingly complicated. Initial reports said that the vessel was carrying a cargo of crude from Malaysia to China, but days after the grounding, the...
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The CO of the cruiser USS Normandy has been relieved of duty and transferred off his ship in the middle of a North Atlantic deployment, the U.S. Navy said in a brief statement Tuesday. Capt. Simon McKeon, the commanding officer of Normandy, had served in the post...
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MANILA (UPDATED) — Local fishermen have discovered suspected rocket debris, painted with the Chinese flag, in waters off Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro this week. Calintaan MDRRMO head Joven Gequinana said fishermen found 2 pieces of debris in waters off Calintaan...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping today said Beijing will strengthen military training and prepare for any war Xi’s announcement will raise fears that China may invade Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own China, which has second-largest military in world, has...
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The viability of the Philippine Army’s (PA) aviation team deployment to Palawan will be determined by their level of participation in the ongoing AJEX DAGITPA exercises. Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, Western Command (WESCOM) commander, said that the army’s aviation...
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