The United States has voiced concern that China's military build up is more than defensive. In the words of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, the strategic intent behind China's development of new capabilities "seem very focused on the United States Navy and our ...
and no genuine policy player would agree with him. The implication of this is that no-one in a position of power in China would actually want to act aggressively on the South China Sea issue. The players in the decision-making process, whoever they are, including military leaders, are much...
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command organized a naval fleet to conduct combat-readiness patrol in the South China Sea from Monday to Tuesday. The patrol was carried out in accordance with the arrangement of the annual military drills...
-the chinese military conducted combat readiness patrols in parts of the south china sea from monday to tuesday, chinese state media reported, in an extension of rare military drills and exercises in the region over the weekend. the southern theater command of the chinese p...
"Where there are threats, there are defenses. In the face of heavily armed warships and military aircraft, how can we stay impervious and not build some defense facilities?" he asked. He also refuted the saying of "militarization" of China's defensive construction on its South China Sea isl...
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Simultaneously, through BRI cooperation, China aims to foster all-round opening up by building connections with other countries over land and sea while creating synergy between its eastern and western regions. It seeks to build a more advanced open economy and create a double development dynamic ...
While the U.S. military has ships in the South China Sea, they were not close to the weekend test and are not in danger, the official said. However, the official added that the test is “concerning.” The official, who was not authorized to speak about the testing, could not say whe...
As asserting their nation's right to freedom of navigation has long been an excuse for certain Western politicians to "flex their military muscles by sending naval vessels to the South China Sea", the Chinese diplomat stressed that freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is already protecte...
Taipei and Washington draw different conclusions over meaning of unannounced military deployment Save Friday, 13 December, 2024 Nuclear proliferation US nuclear build-up would not help deter China from using atomic weapons in Taiwan, war game finds Unclassified exercise by CSIS and MIT suggests Was...