World War Three

Confrontation in the South China Sea is a major security will be a major concern next year, according to US foreign policy experts. An annual survey conducted by the Center for Preventive Action of the Council on Foreign Relations, a US-based independent think tank, said a potential conflict between China and one or more Southeast… Full Story »

China has dismissed claims by US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that it is militarising the South China sea as “ridiculous” Mattis said this week that the US would push back against what it sees as China’s militarisation of islands in the disputed waters, after Beijing criticised a freedom of navigation patrol launched by the US… Full Story »

President Duterte is ready to declare war on China or any other country over Philippine sovereignty in the South China Sea, his Foreign Secretary has said. Alan Peter Cayetano used the term “West Philippine Sea”, to denote those waters that are within the country’s 370-kilometre exclusive economic zone. Cayetano gave assurance of the president’s readiness… Full Story »

The Philippines has started to counter Beijing’s militarisation of the South China Sea by updating its own facilities in the disputed waters. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI, a US think tank) has released satellite images showing that the Philippines has begun long-delayed repairs to its crumbling runway at Thitu (Pag-asa) Island. The runway’s poor condition… Full Story »

President Duterte said the Philippines and China did not need to wage war over the South China Sea when they could share resources there instead. Duterte made the statement in Cebu yesterday (Saturday, May 19) following Beijing’s announcement yesterday that it had landed long-range nuclear-capable bombers on one of its artificial islands in the disputed… Full Story »