BEIJING — The possibility of a trade war between the United States and China loomed large over the horizon after the U.S. electoral college confirmed Donald Trump’s presidency on Monday. China is expected to take a series of defensive and retaliatory measures to counter any U.S. moves to restrict the role of Chinese goods and currency […]
On December 15th, a warship with the Chinese Navy seized a U.S. naval underwater drone from international waters northwest of Subic Bay in the South China Sea, it was announced by Washington. The U.S. has formal demarche, including a demand that the unmanned vehicle, which was part of an unclassified program measuring water temperature and salinity levels, […]
The Chinese government appears to have constructed several large military defense structures on artificial islands it built in contested areas of the South China Sea. Aerial photos published Wednesday in a report by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative show the build-up of large anti-aircraft guns and what appear to be smaller missile-defense systems on […]
The top U.S. Coast Guard official is eyeing a unique role for his fleet in maintaining peace and stability in the East and the South China seas under the incoming presidential administration. By mirroring the role of China’s Coast Guard in parts of the Asia-Pacific, said Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft, the U.S. Coast […]