Defense chiefs from the US, Australia, Japan and the Philippines gathered in Hawaii on Thursday (local time) for their second joint meeting, lining up yet another regional group dubbed by Pentagon officials as the "Squad," while vowing a strengthened alliance among the four…

Locations of #USNavy’s deployed carrier strike groups & amphibious ready groups for April 22 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) carrier strike group is in port in Yokosuka, #Japan USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) carrier strike group is underway in the #SouthChinaSea USS America…

#Opinion: The Philippines was like an uncontrollable child provoking an adult. US’ deployment of Typhon (Mid-Range Capability) missile system in the Philippines is like handing the child a gun. The gun may look brand new, but is rusty on the inside. However, the adult can upgrade…

Nearly 17,000 Filipino and American troops will begin a three-week joint combat training exercise in the Philippines on Monday involving maritime drills in the South China Sea where Manila and Beijing have sparred over maritime borders reut.rs/49Hf1xH

‘Subdue the enemy without fighting’: how #China’s powerful “smart” water cannon will change the game in #SouthChinaSea An AI-controlled water cannon developed by Chinese researchers can hit targets with an error of only two metres in rough conditions. It is a 33 to 54 per cent…

I talk with @pill_diaries about current tensions in the South China, its origin and the US role youtu.be/-oOObpKjUw8?si…

#China has discovered its first deep-water, deep reservoir oil find 300km southwest of the waters of Shenzhen in South China, according to state-owned oil giant CNOOC. The #oil find, with a proven reserve of 102 million tons of oil equivalent, is the first oil reserve with a…