China’s continued military build up on contested islands in South China Sea is boosting risk of conflict
(NationalSecurity.news) Chinese plans to construct facilities and military installations on an island near the Philippines is making regional conflict more likely, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told lawmakers last week. During testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Carter was asked about the strategic significance of Beijing’s plans to build military facilities on disputed Scarborough Shoal, Read More
China lays out plans for militarizing disputed island as bid to dominate all of South China Sea continues
(NationalSecurity.news) Despite pressure from the United States and a host of ASEAN nations who have all expressed concern over China’s increasing militarization of the South China Sea, Beijing seems undeterred and is continuing to expand its power in the region. That was made evident, once again, in recent days by China’s release of a plan Read More
China closing in on the Philippines as U.S. sends carrier group to South China Sea
(NationalSecurity.news) The Chinese navy has begun an effort to seize more control over waters and atolls in the South China Sea that have historically been under control of the Philippines, as the Pentagon dispatched a six-ship carrier group to the region as a means of reaffirming support for an Asian ally. As reported by The Read More
