Josep Borrell tells Shangri-La defence forum that avoiding tension in the South China Sea is ‘of the utmost importance’ for the bloc because of strong trade links.
Washington seeks peaceful resolution of disputes, ‘not coercion’, says US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at Singapore security forum.
Ferdinand Marcos Jnr told the Shangri-La Dialogue that Manila would ‘do whatever it takes to protect our sovereign home’.
Singapore meeting had a ‘positive effect’ on promoting understanding, says Chinese defence ministry spokesman.
Dong Jun and Lloyd Austin are set to hold talks during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Analysts see the meeting as positive, but say the two sides are likely to dig their heels in on issues like the disputed waterway.
The UAVs are part of Replicator initiative focused on overcoming the advantages of the People’s Liberation Army.
PLA exercise was planned before William Lai’s inauguration and calibrated to ‘signal displeasure, but hopefully not escalate’, says analyst.
Report on ‘mystery ship’ comes as China also builds giant 076 amphibious assault warship that will serve as both a helicopter and drone carrier.
Atin Ito civilian-led supply mission to assert Philippine rights expected to be met by China’s ‘huge force to blockade Scarborough Shoal’: former US Air Force official.
Weapons sales, security cooperation ‘destined to increase’, experts say, as China opens ‘new chapter’ in Serbian ties.
Bilateral army drills in the Gobi Desert are a first between the two neighbours.
The ‘routine’ operation on Wednesday passed without incident but comes as independence-leaning Lai heads to May 20 presidential inauguration.
Foreign ministry says PLA aircraft warned off an Australian helicopter that was ‘disrupting’ a Chinese exercise.
As Seoul confirms Aukus talks, analysts say the defence alliance would benefit from South Korea’s hypersonic knowledge.
South Korea’s durable K9 howitzers have attracted interest from Hanoi as it seeks to diversify from Russian arms.
A shortage of domestic industrial capacity and concerns about China’s dominance are behind courting of Asian allies’ shipyards, analysts say.
Head of US space command warns that China’s space development is make its terrestrial forces ‘more precise, more lethal and more far ranging’.
Anonymous defence intelligence bureaucrat casts doubt on system design of first Chinese strategic weapon of its kind.
Swedish think tank finds regional expenditure on armed forces rises at its highest rate in a decade.
Beijing will feel ‘inconvenient’ as Washington steps up trilateral military cooperation to stem Pyongyang threats, expert says.
Two PLA Navy ships are the only vessels to have docked at the Chinese-financed Ream naval base since upgrades last year, according to a US intelligence report.
Mid-range launcher now in the Philippines is a ‘powerful weapon’ capable of retaliatory strikes on mainland China, analysts say.
The call between Dong Jun and Lloyd Austin comes after a series of clashes between the Chinese coastguard and the Philippines, a US ally.
Possible enlargement of the Indo-Pacific cooperation pact could leave China more isolated, with a more complex network of potential adversaries.
‘If China and Vietnam work well on this’, Manila would ‘not go too far to provoke’ Beijing, analyst says.
New weapons programmes to counter China in the air and space held up by political obstruction, stopgap measures, Senate subpanel told.
Chinese foreign ministry says China does not compete with other nations in military power and ‘firmly pursues a defensive national defence policy’.
Beijing is expected to view Seoul’s mass production of its latest jet as a ‘threat’ to its own arms trade, experts say.
First images of the aircraft – referred to as the Z-21 – emerged on social media last week.
The event included an address by a Taiwanese minister and follows moves by President Yoon Suk-yeol to strengthen ties with the US.
