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The US deployed its Mid-Range Capability missile system, which can launch the SM-6 and Tomahawk, in the Philippines in April.

China got 'very dramatic' after the US military flew a new missile system out to the Western Pacific, ally says

Tensions are high in the South China Sea after a string of maritime and air clashes between China and the Philippines.

US admiral says American ships could sail into a South China Sea standoff to shield an ally amid tensions with China

The Independent

  American forces are ready with a “range of options” to deal with increasing acts of aggression in the disputed South China Sea if ordered to carry them out jointly and after consultations with treaty ally the Philippines, a U.S. admiral said Thursday.U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Paparo, who heads the biggest number of combat forces outside the U.S. mainland, refused to provide details of the contingency options.Paparo's comments came when asked at a news conference what the longtime treaty allies could do to deal with China’s so-called gray-zone tactics in the disputed waters.The “gray-zone tactics” refer to...

US forces ready with a 'range of options' to deal with South China Sea aggression, US admiral says

NBC News

HONG KONG — A long-running dispute over uninhabited reefs has brought China and the Philippines into growing conflict that could draw in the United States. Competing claims in the strategically vital South China Sea have brought a series of maritime clashes between China and the Philippines, a U.S. ally with which Washington has a mutual defense treaty, meaning an attack on the Philippines would trigger the decades-old pact for the U.S. to defend the nation.

Why the U.S. could get drawn into a conflict in the South China Sea

BERLIN (Reuters) -Two German warships await orders from Berlin, their commander said, to determine whether next month they will be the first German naval vessels in decades to pass through the Taiwan Strait, drawing a rebuke from Beijing. While the U.S. and other nations, including Canada, have sent warships through...

German Warships Await Orders on Crossing Taiwan Strait

- Advertisement - A North Korean soldier in his 20s defected to South Korea on the morning of August 20, local time, through Goseong in Gangwon Province, according to multiple military sources. A military official reported that the soldier crossed into the South Korean Army’s 22nd Division area in Gangwon...

Young North Korean soldier walks across DMZ to defect to South Korea

Business Times

China has issued a stern warning to Germany, a NATO member, cautioning against the potential passage of German warships through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. The warning, delivered on Monday, underscores the escalating tensions in the region as Beijing asserts its control over Taiwan, a self-governed island that China considers a breakaway province.

Beijing Issues Stern Warning to NATO Member Over Potential Taiwan Strait Transit

The Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently deployed to the Philippines, and warned it could destabilize the region. But Manila’s top diplomat said Friday he reassured his Chinese counterpart that the weaponry was only in the country temporarily.

Philippines says China was `dramatically’ alarmed over US missile system deployed to its north

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US, Australia, Canada, and Philippines begin joint naval exercises in South China Sea to counter China's territorial claims.

US, allies show force in South China Sea amid China’s territorial claims

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's embassy in the Philippines on Thursday said it had sent a diplomatic note of protest to the Japanese embassy in the Southeast Asian country concerning "irresponsible" remarks its ambassador made regarding the South China Sea's Sabina Shoal.

Chinese Embassy in Philippines protests remarks made by Japan ambassador concerning South China Sea dispute

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The USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Abraham Lincoln strike groups have been ordered by the Pentagon to remain in the Middle East as tensions remain high.

2 US aircraft carrier strike groups ordered to stay in Middle East with tensions high

The Colombian National Army is set to procure hundreds of US-made M60-E6 light machine guns to reinforce its infantry units. A direct contracting process with Nevada-based manufacturer US Ordnance has reportedly begun, which will see Bogota spend $7.4 million for the new weapons. Representatives from the army are expected to...

Colombian Army to Buy Hundreds of M60-E6 Light Machine Guns From US

BEIJING (AFP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials exchanged warnings against stoking regional tensions during a meeting in Beijing Wednesday, after China became embroiled in security rows with American allies Japan and the Philippines. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, making the first such trip by someone in his...

US, China trade warnings during tense visit

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Adm. Samuel Paparo says the U.S. military is open to the possibility, depending on consultations under the allies’ 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty.

US military open to escorting Philippine ships in South China Sea

Update 8/20: Contrary to press releases from the Philippine Navy and Marine Corps, which claimed that the Maritime Security Battalion would deploy to the “Southwestern Frontier,” the unit has arrived in Tawi-Tawi, the country’s southernmost islands. It should be noted that Tawi-Tawi’s waterways have been used by Chinese warships and coast guard vessels for transits between the first and second island chains in recent months. The regional command has also been reorganized into a new joint task force focused on territorial defense.

Philippines Deploys Gunboats to SCS, New Marine Unit to Tawi-Tawi (Updated)

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan concluded a three-day diplomatic mission in Beijing with a high-profile audience with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The visit, which was intended to stabilize communication between the two global powers, occurred against the backdrop of escalating tensions over a range of issues and with the November U.S. elections looming.

Sullivan Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing: U.S. and China Clash Over Taiwan, South China Sea, and Russia

BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China are working to ensure the competition between them does not veer into conflict, a top White House official said Tuesday as the two sides started talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden’s term in office. Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser, is meeting over two days with Wang Yi, a senior foreign policy official for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in a scenic lake area on the northern outskirts of Beijing.  “President Biden has been very clear in his conversations with President Xi that he is committed to managing this important relationship responsibly,” Sullivan told Wang before the talks got underway. The goal of his visit, which lasts through Thursday, is limited — to try to maintain communication in a relationship that broke down for the better part of a year in 2022-23 and was only nursed back over several months. 

A top White House official says US and China are working to avoid conflict at talks in Beijing

The Taiwanese military said its US-supplied anti-tank weapons had a low success rate during a recent exercise, prompting a re-evaluation of their combat use. Seventeen BGM-71 tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) 2A missiles were fired as part of the Sky Horse military drills earlier this week, but only seven of them successfully hit their targets.

Taiwan Reports Low Accuracy of US-Supplied Anti-Tank Weapons

The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has extended the tour of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the Middle East, the Pentagon said Monday, reflecting the tensions in the region and persistent concern that Iran will retaliate for the assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran, the capital.

U.S. Will Keep Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier in Middle East, Amid Tensions

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Taiwan to Build Two Harpoon Missile Bases Amid China Tensions

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced Monday that it has begun the process of building two Harpoon missile bases to bolster its defenses against China. A...

Taiwan to Build Two Harpoon Missile Bases Amid China Tensions

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