Chinese warship visits PNG
On 26 September the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) training ship Qi Jiguang arrived in Port Moresby for a three-day goodwill visit. It is the...
Report to US Congress on Taiwan
On 19 September the US Congressional Research Service produced an update on the defence and military issues relating to Taiwan. This short report provides...
Philippines Coast Guard foils Chinese aggression
The Philippines Coast Guard has completed a resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal despite determined opposition from Chinese forces, the Maritime Executive reports.
Footage of...
China building up bases opposite Taiwan
China is continuously bolstering its military bases along the coastline facing Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said in a report Tuesday, as Beijing...
Ukrainian strike redefine maritime warfare
The strikes (12 Sep 2023) by Ukrainian forces on a shipyard in Russian-held Sevastapol is the latest example of the country “redefining” what is...
Chinese ships confront Canadian warship
The Canadian frigate HMCS Ottawa had a tense encounter with a Chinese-guided missile destroyer during a joint patrol mission with US and Japanese warships...
N Korea’s new nuclear submarine
North Korea has launched the Hero Kim Gun-ok nuclear submarine. Kim Jong Un attended the ceremony, Naval News reports.
The new North Korean submarine is...
Danger of US isolationism
By Joseph S Nye*
The first debate between the Republican Party’s candidates for next year’s US presidential election revealed major schisms over foreign policy. While...
Why China won’t pick up the hotline
Over the last few months top Pentagon officials have sounded the alarm that their counterparts in China are ignoring their calls, Breaking Defense reports. But...
South Korea and Japan’s Taiwan concerns
By John Fitzgerald*
A piece missing from Australian conversations on the China–US tangle over Taiwan is the island’s growing strategic importance to other countries in...