China has criticised the United States ... military exercise staged in locations facing the South China Sea and the island of Taiwan. Thousands of troops are participating in the “Balikatan ...

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 ...

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.

The US and the Philippines kicked off their flagship annual military drills Monday, touted as a “rehearsal” for Manila’s defense amid ongoing tensions with China. Billed as the “Super Bowl ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The exercises come as regional tensions simmer in Asia over China's activities ... regional military deployment and "provoke tension and confrontation". "The parties concerned are advised not ...

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.