Tag: China

  • Protest in Manila Over Chinese Blocking of Fishing Boats

    China’s coast guard has continued to seize the catches of Filipino fishermen at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea despite a protest by the Philippines following an earlier […]

  • Chinese Hackers Target Universities in Pursuit of Maritime Military Secrets

    The University of Hawaii, University of Washington and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are amongst more than two dozen universities in the U.S. and around the world targeted by Chinese hackers as […]

  • US will protect Philippines

    Reassurance for Duterte. Pompeo assures Philippines of U.S. protection in event of sea conflict Karen Lema, Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the Philippines […]

  • US and UK in S. China Sea

    Joint exercise doesn’t please China. US Navy and British Commandos defy China, conduct joint exercises around the South China Sea by Stavros Atlamazoglou In direct defiance to China’s claims of sovereignty in […]

  • New Indian Navy base

    INS Kohassa operational. Indian Navy Operationalises Third Airbase in Indian Ocean Region New Delhi (Sputnik): In a strategic move to enhance its surveillance capabilities against Chinese warships and submarines entering the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) through […]

  • BIMCO calls on EU, US

    Piracy continues in region. BIMCO calls for Gulf of Guinea counter-piracy support operations The EU, China, and the US must step up their support of counter-piracy operations in the Gulf […]

  • USN transit upsets China

    Freedom of navigation still disputed. U.S. Navy ship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade talks with Beijing BEIJING (Reuters) – A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands […]

  • Fishing deal irks Somaliland

    Fishing rights war of words heats up. Somaliland and Somalia Could Go to Sea War in 2019 Fears are rife that Somaliland and Somalia could go to war in early […]

  • China’s piracy patrols

    PLA Navy has done some sums. China Celebrates Growing Naval Capabilities China has highlighted its anti-piracy efforts over the past 10 years, noting its naval fleets have escorted 3,400 foreign […]

  • Taiwan, Japan talks

    The two countries reached agreements on issues of illegal fishing, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and scientific research, with two MoUs signed in Tokyo Successful Taiwan-Japan maritime cooperation talks conclude in […]