Maritime Powers
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Further Tensions
Chinese state media has reported that following Japan’s the latest developments, two patrol ships have been sent to the islands disputed with Japan China sends patrol ships to disputed East China […]
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Purchase Plan Confirmed
Tokyo has confirmed its intention to purchase disputed islands also claimed by Beijing from private owners, Sino-Japanese relations have been strained for some time and this latest development risks further heightening […]
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Closer Ties
As part of closer ties to the Philippines, a US navy PC-3 Orion surveillance plane flew over the Davao Gulf in a mock mission to help local authorities track a seaborne […]
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Breaking the Ice
The ever-shrinking ice cap is bringing new challenges to Canadian policy makers; navigability of the North-West passage and access to offshore resources. Breaking the Ice: China’s Emerging Arctic Strategy By […]
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Joint Maritime Drill
Taiwan and China have held the second cross-strait joint maritime search and rescue exercise in the waters between Xiamen and Kinmen. Taiwan, China vice ministers preside at joint maritime drill […]
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Island Grabbing
Until recently, Asian countries’ competing claims in the seas around China did not cause outright conflict. But now that drilling technology can tap gas and oil beds there, Asia capitals […]
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Patrols Resume
After an absence of two months, the South African Navy has resumed anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Mozambique. Navy resumes anti-piracy patrols after two-month hiatus by Dean Wingrin, Defenceweb […]
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Much at Stake
Vast oil reserves, trillion-dollar trade routes, fervent nationalist sentiments, competing territorial claims and bitter histories – the waters off the east coast of China are a sea of money and […]
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Minehunter SP(D)
Babcock has started work on Sandown class minehunter HMS Grimsby, now in dock in Rosyth for a six month Support Period (Docking) (SP(D)). Babcock starts work on minehunter Babcock has […]
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HMCS Regina in Arabian Sea
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina has joined the multinational coalition fleet conducting maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea. HMCS Regina Arrives in the Arabian Sea To Join Multinational Coalition The […]
