China Has Capability to Use Space for Military Purposes, Experts Say
“There is a naval arms race between China and the U.S. China now has more ships than the U.S. China is projected to have the biggest navy in the region, even now by some estimates.”
How Foreign Oil Drillers Are Helping Consolidate China’s Claims in Disputed Asian Sea
Presence of a foreign oil or gas contractor effectively bolsters a hiring country’s maritime sovereignty claim by spotlighting and prioritizing its energy interests over those of rivals, said Stephen Nagy, senior associate professor of politics and international studies at International Christian University in Tokyo.
Indonesia Starts ‘New Era’ With The US as Washington Courts Southeast Asia
Earlier, this week, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan informed Retno that Washington would provide Jakarta an additional $30 million in COVID-19 assistance, bringing the total U.S. assistance to Indonesia since the start of the pandemic to more than $65 million.
Cybersecurity Firm Links Chinese Group to Cyber Espionage in Southeast Asia
<!–[CDATA[ BenarNews | Radio Free Asia A China-based group has quietly carried out cyber-espionage against Southeast Asian governments during the past few years, collecting “specific documents,” among other data, from infected computers, a cybersecurity company said in a report. Naikon, a group of hackers, deployed software called Aria-body to target government agencies and technology firms […]
China Sends Ships, Planes over Disputed Seas to Show Strength after COVID-19 Outbreak
Ralph Jennings | Voice of America TAIPEI, TAIWAN – China is asserting itself in disputed waters around Asia this month to look strong after containing the world’s first coronavirus outbreak as the rest of the world grapples with the disease now. The Chinese Communist Party leadership seeks an image boost among its own population that’s […]
China’s Might Prevents Muslim Nations from Criticizing It, Mahathir Says
BenarNews | Radio Free Asia China’s economic and military strength may have prevented Muslim nations from criticizing its repression of the ethnic Uyghur minority, and Southeast Asian nations from questioning Beijing’s increasingly assertive actions in the South China Sea, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir said. In an interview with BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online news service, Mahathir […]
U.S. Warns of Consequences for Beijing’s Missiles in South China Sea
James Burke | Vision Times The U.S. has warned Beijing there will be consequences for its installation of missiles on contested islands in the South China Sea. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told media that: “We’re well aware of China’s militarization of the South China Sea.” Huckabee Sanders said that the U.S. has raised […]
Beijing Steps up Control Over Disputed South China Sea
Ralph Jennings | Voice of America TAIPEI — Beijing has reached a new peak in its bid to control the widely disputed South China Sea after pacifying rivals, keeping Washington away and building out artificial islands that are ready for military hardware. China will be able to keep three fighter-jet regiments on the same number of […]
Taiwan Can’t Negotiate, Likely to Observe Rules on South China Sea
Ralph Jennings | Voice of America TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Taiwan is expected to follow any agreements reached by other governments that compete with its claims to nearly the entire South China Sea as a show of strategic goodwill, even though it can neither negotiate nor sign the deals. China and an organization representing four Southeast Asian […]
China Fishing Moratorium Likely to Anger Neighbors
Ralph Jennings | Voices of America TAIPEI, TAIWAN — China’s plan to declare an unusually strict fishing moratorium in the contested South China Sea this year threatens to shake relations with its neighbors, despite dialogue in recent months, and might violate a 2016 world arbitration court ruling, experts say. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture said […]