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A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces accidentally sank Monday hours before the mock assault, prompting the drill to be cancelled, U.S. and Philippine military officials said. The BRP Miguel Malvar, which was decommissioned by the Philippine navy in…
The Chinese military honed submarine-hunting skills as the United Kingdom assembled an aircraft carrier-led naval strike group, which included a submarine, for a Pacific deployment. Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Defense Ministry for further comment by email. Why It Matters The British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales commenced Operation Highmast on April…
The United States deployed anti-ship missiles on a strategic Philippine island during a drill while a Chinese aircraft carrier staged a show of force against the allies in the nearby waters. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese Defense Ministry for comment by email. Why It Matters The Philippines, a U.S. ally that has territorial disputes with…
Philippine officials say a mission visited Sandy Cay reef in the disputed South China Sea and unfurled the national flag. The Philippines has denied a Chinese Coast Guard report that China had “dealt with” a situation involving six Filipino personnel, whom Beijing accused of illegally landing on a tiny reef in the disputed South China…
China has “enforced maritime management and exercised sovereign jurisdiction” over an uninhabited reef in the disputed South China Sea, planting the country’s flag on the tiny sand bank just kilometers from a key Philippine military outpost. Photographs released by Chinese state-run media on Saturday showed China Coast Guard officers unfurling the flag as part of…
Three large steel structures in a disputed area of the Yellow Sea have raised tensions between China and South Korea and prompted comparisons to Beijing’s island-building programme in the South China Sea. Beijing insists the three structures in the waters where the two countries’ claims to an exclusive economic zone overlap are being run by…
The Philippines confirmed on Wednesday that it will receive another shipment of supersonic anti-ship missiles amid tensions with China over disputed territories in the South China Sea. Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Defense Ministry for comment by email. Why It Matters China‘s territorial claims in the South China Sea have covered over 90…
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China dispatched a naval group led by an aircraft carrier to the western Pacific Ocean after the United States deployed ship-sinking missiles in the Philippines for a bilateral war game. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese Defense Ministry for comment by email. Why It Matters China has often deployed its aircraft carriers, two out of three…