South Korean defence giant Hanwha’s proposal to sell its anti-ship missile to the Philippines around the same time Beijing imposed sanctions on its shipbuilding sector represents Seoul leaning towards defence industry cooperation with Washington and its allies, analysts said. According to the Paris-based Naval News website, representatives from Hanwha said the company was willing to…
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States said on Monday it stood by its Philippine ally and emphasized their mutual defense treaty after vessels from China and the Philippines clashed amid heightened tensions in the disputed South China Sea. Earlier, China’s Foreign Ministry urged Manila not to challenge Beijing’s efforts to “safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime…
But China’s coastguard says Manila is to blame for the latest collision in disputed waters in the Spratly archipelago. Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Philippines has accused China of “deliberately” ramming a Philippine government vessel and causing minor damage near an island in…
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines accused Chinese maritime forces of using water cannon and ramming a Filipino vessel near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, calling the actions a “clear threat” that escalates tensions in contested South China Sea waters. The Philippines Coast Guard said three Filipino vessels, including the BRP Datu Pagbuaya, were anchored near Thitu Island,…
China’s electronic warfare (EW) force successfully tricked a foreign spy plane during a South China Sea operation, a Chinese military magazine recently revealed. In the incident, a false radar signature generated by a Chinese military vehicle-mounted jamming system deceived a surveillance aircraft from an unspecified country over the South China Sea, Ordnance Industry Science Technology…
Oct 8 – China and Malaysia will hold a joint military exercise this month in the Southeast Asian nation and nearby waters, focused on measures such as disaster relief and combating piracy, the Chinese defence ministry and an affiliated media outlet said. China, Malaysia set to hold joint military drill in October The regular drills…
China is systematically exploiting US weaknesses and inconsistencies to expand its reach in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, but it also faces its own energy, diplomatic and economic vulnerabilities that Washington needs to better exploit, witnesses testified before Congress on Tuesday. The hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the…
China’s sophisticated unmanned underwater drones have been described as “disruptive,” as new details emerge about their capabilities. According to the Chinese military journal Ordnance Industry Science Technology, the unmanned submersibles have “zero-radius turning manoeuvrability”, enabling them to “operate with ease in complex maritime environments.” In the journal, author Tang Yi noted that the drones are…
The Chinese naval and air combat drills at Scarborough Shoal is the latest deployment of high-end military forces at the disputed feature to counter Philippine and American forces in the South China Sea. A Chinese bomber equipped with supersonic anti-ship missiles flew over a disputed South China Sea maritime feature that Beijing claims as its…
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s coast guard on Wednesday raised the country’s red and yellow flag to celebrate its National Day in the waters near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, shortly after declaring the area a nature reserve. In a video posted by state-owned media outlet Global Times on Douyin, the Chinese version…