South East Asia
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China authorizes coast guard to fire on foreign vessels if needed
China passed a law on Friday that for the first time explicitly allows its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make the contested waters around […]
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Navy unveils new maritime security flotilla, with armed ships that can go alongside vessels quickly
By Aqil Haziq Mahmud SINGAPORE: The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) on Tuesday (Jan 26) inaugurated its new Maritime and Security Response Flotilla (MSRF), aimed at boosting Singapore’s maritime security […]
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Asia piracy incidents hit 5-year high in 2020, shipping insurance rates firm
Sea robbery and piracy related incidents across Asia increased 17% year on year to just under 100 in 2020, amid consistent threat of possible attacks by the Abu Sayyaf Group, […]
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Indonesia says spots Chinese research vessel in its waters, tracker off
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A Chinese research vessel has been identified in the waters of Indonesia with its tracking system turned off, authorities said on Thursday, […]
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2 Japan-Based Destroyers Conduct Second Taiwan Strait Transit This Month
By: Megan Eckstein Two Japan-based destroyers conducted a Taiwan Strait transit today, in the second such transit in three weeks and the fourth overall mission during that time to push […]
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Chinese Navy Expanding Bases Near South China Sea
By: H I Sutton The Chinese Navy, formally known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), conducted a live-fire exercise several days ago over the South China Sea utilizing a […]
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US, China in another near-miss clash in South China Sea
China says it ‘expelled’ USS John S McCain from contested sea but US Seventh Fleet denies that’s what happened by Richard Javad Heydarian MANILA – Another close encounter between US […]
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China says aircraft carrier group on way to South China Sea for drills
BEIJING: An aircraft carrier group led by China’s newest carrier, the Shandong, has sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the South China Sea, China’s […]
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US Navy to adopt ‘more assertive posture’ against China and Russia
Helen Davidson in Taipei, and agencies The Pentagon has warned that US maritime forces will become more forceful in responding to acts of aggression, expansionism, and breaches of international law, […]
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US slams China for no-show at meeting on maritime security
Top US admiral says China’s failure to appear at meetings this week shows Beijing ‘does not honour its agreements’. The US military has slammed China for failing to appear at […]
