power by surrounding China with naval bases to achieve a strategic military upper hand and gain a stranglehold on China’s commercial shipping lanes ... to form naval ... in the disputed South China Sea.
A HISTORY OF DISPUTES ... The dispute over the exploration of energy resources resulted in a naval standoff in 2020 and a vow by Erdogan to halt talks with the Mitsotakis government.
The United States agrees to this, as it regularly sends its naval destroyers to conduct freedom of navigation operations near the disputed islands, leading to fears that the South China Sea will ...
More recently, Beijing has claimed that it had negotiated a “new model” with Philippine counterparts to manage disputes over the Scarborough Shoal, which has been under China’s administration control since 2012 after a monthslong naval standoff.
But Australian naval expert Jennifer Parker disputed the claim, saying defence was unlikely to send a helicopter to monitor drills when satellite-based capabilities would be more effective.
to expand naval patrols and troop presence in the disputed waters. Seventy-two percent said they wanted the dispute settled solely by diplomatic means, while 68 percent said that the military must be modernized to protect Philippine territories ... ....
Alberto Carlos agreeing to a "new model" for managing the dispute over Ayungin (SecondThomas) Shoal... to expand naval patrols and troop presence in the disputed waters.
This is the second such incident in six months to mar what has otherwise been a growing rapprochement between the two countries after years of strained relations and trade disputes.
The incident is the second in six months to mar what has otherwise been a growing rapprochement between the two countries after years of strained relations and trade disputes.
Last week, the Philippines accused China of using water cannons against their vessels around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, which damaged naval vessels and injured people onboard ... 'NOT FOR MESSAGING' ... "We don't do this for any third party ... .
More to the point, one of China’s top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling the international naval gathering that the country would strike back with force if ...