Tensions are high around Taiwan, with increased military drills ... China’s naval shipbuilding is advancing at a 3:1 ratio compared to the US. The PLA has doubled or tripled its capabilities ...

On Monday, April 21, Washington launched the largest and most openly aggressive set of joint military exercises ever staged with the Philippines. The exercises, which involve 17,000 troops and ...

The Philippine military ... in the South China Sea,” Lt-Gen Glynn told a media briefing. About 9,000 US soldiers and 5,000 Filipino troops are participating in the 2025 drills, officials said.

MANILA: The US and the Philippines will start their flagship annual military drills Monday (April 21), touted as a "rehearsal” for the defence of the nation amid ongoing tensions with China.

China issued a warning as U.S. and Philippine forces kicked off three weeks of joint military exercises. For the first time, the drills will ... Beijing's claim over Taiwan and warned: "those ...

Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesman for China's Ministry ... ongoing Balikatan joint military exercises involving the US, the Philippines and other nations. As part of the drills, the US military for ...

China on Monday said the joint military drills by the US and the Philippines “undermine regional strategic stability.” “The Philippines, in collusion with external countries, has been ...

THE Chinese government on Monday said ongoing joint military drills between Philippine and US forces threaten ... The South China Sea has become a regional flashpoint as Beijing continues to assert ...

At such a critical moment in US history ... aircraft in live-fire drills on Sunday in Zambales province facing the disputed South China Sea. The mock battle scenarios over the weekend in the ...

tried to downplay the perception that the military drills were aimed specifically at China. “Balikatan is not against any nation but it’s a joint training with US forces to increase our ...

The US military has deployed ... aircraft in live-fire drills on Sunday in Zambales province facing the disputed South China Sea. The mock battle scenarios over the weekend in the annual Balikatan ...

The Philippines has been engaged in months of confrontations with Beijing over disputed areas of the South China Sea. Philippines and US military commanders unfurl the Balikatan flag during the ...