Freedom of navigation patrols
US Navy will Continue FONOPS in South China Sea, Affirm its Commanders
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 08, 2017 07:14 PM EDT |
Trump now relies on Beijing to strong arm North Korea into giving-up its nuclear weapons.
Obama’s ‘Pivot to Asia’ Strategy Still Alive under Trump, Contends China
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Feb 24, 2017 08:04 AM EST |
It did, however, note that Trump's security advisers are conservative, hawkish and lack experience in dealing with Asian affairs.
Rex Tillerson Wants to Deny China Access to Islands, Reefs in the South China Sea
| Desiree Sison | | Jan 12, 2017 06:14 AM EST |
Incoming US president Donald Trump's pick for the position of secretary of state on Wednesday told the confirmation committee hearing that Washington should deny China access to the artificial islands, reefs, and shoals after the latter has built in the disputed South China Sea.
British Military Forces to Join US Patrols in the South China Sea
| Desiree Sison | | Dec 03, 2016 07:14 AM EST |
British military forces would be joining the US, Australia, and Japan to conduct freedom of navigation patrols in the disputed South China Sea by 2020, Britain's ambassador to the US said on Friday.
China Decries US Warship Intrusion Into its Territorial Waters in the South China Sea
| Desiree Sison | | Oct 22, 2016 09:09 AM EDT |
China has lambasted the United States after a U.S. Navy warship sailed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Friday. The islands are under China's control.
China Strengthening A2/AD Defenses to End US Navy Freedom of Navigation Patrols
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 29, 2016 09:06 AM EDT |
Li also said China has enhanced the capability of Anti-Access / Area Denial (A2/AD) system so the U.S. can't take reckless military action.
Japan has 'Ulterior Motives' for Opting to Join US Patrols in the South China Sea: Xinhua
| Desiree Sison | | Sep 19, 2016 06:25 AM EDT |
Japan's decision to participate in joint patrols with the United States in the contested South China Sea is a ploy by Tokyo to gain a "bargaining chip" in its dispute with China over the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands in China) in the East China Sea, China's state-run news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.
Philippines to Buy Arms From China; Halts Freedom of Navigation Patrols With US in the South China Sea
| Desiree Sison | | Sep 14, 2016 07:26 AM EDT |
In an apparent shift in US-Philippine defense relations, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he is seeking to buy arms from China and Russia while ordering his top defense officials to end joint freedom of navigation patrols with the US in the South China Sea.
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