Tensions between China and the Philippines escalate as Chinese vessels engage in dangerous maneuvers near the South China Sea. The Philippines accuses China of provocative actions near the Scarborough Shoal. Meanwhile, the U.S. urges African nations to reject Beijing's military presence offers, fearing a Chinese naval base in Gabon could threaten American security.
#China’s Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. #America’s Aren’t. While Chinese shipyards are thriving and primed to build at wartime rates, U.S. shipbuilding is in disarray. More than half of the world’s commercial shipbuilding output came from China last year—making it… https://t.co/1hfIerqWku
China’s Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. America’s Aren’t. https://t.co/4QFAp8Hd5R via @WSJ
Dragon is Rising 🐉 Last year, more than half of world’s commercial shipbuilding output came from China — making it top global shipmaker by wide margin Once-robust shipbuilding industry in U.S. has shrunk, no longer producing any significant number of commercial oceangoing… https://t.co/X8RbpD3MYv
❖ China preparing for 'protracted' war, as global defense spending rises China is learning from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and starting to prepare for a "protracted" war in the Indo-Pacific region by making legal changes that will help integrate military and civilian…
The #Philippines Slams #China After Beijing Issues Warning The Philippines has hit back after China warned the U.S. ally over its plan to upgrade a remote military outpost less than 130 miles from Taiwan. "China's pronouncements and acts are the main reasons for its low… https://t.co/sNP87WEvxB
China emerged as a global power by turning itself into the world’s factory floor. It is expanding that power, and its military might, with another industrial feat: becoming the world’s shipyard. https://t.co/cKYJ37uA9U via @WSJ
China’s Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. America’s Aren’t. @WSJ https://t.co/yTTVQXXjMg
China emerged as a global power by turning itself into the world’s factory floor. It is expanding that power, and its military might, with another striking industrial feat: becoming the world’s shipyard. @NiharikaSM https://t.co/tEEcxBzSAG https://t.co/tEEcxBzSAG
U.S.-China Tensions Have a New Front: A Naval Base in Africa: American officials urge leaders in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to reject Beijing’s overtures for a military presence on their Atlantic coastline. (The Wall Street Journal) https://t.co/AHmVtqG6xb
Free to read at the link: @CPR_India’s @Chellaney worries that China's strategy to take control of the island will be incremental and therefore unlikely to elicit a concerted US-led response until it is too late. https://t.co/Sey7Mf31gO
The Philippines’ Coast Guard (PCG) condemned China yesterday for “dangerous and blocking maneuvers” while its vessel patrolled near the Scarborough Shoal. Drone footage released shows Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocking the 97-meter Philippine vessel BRO Teresa Magbanua 🇵🇭🇨🇳 https://t.co/dptFRtmbS7
Chinese vessels made “dangerous and blocking maneuvers” in the South China Sea this month, the Philippines’ coast guard said https://t.co/6EgaBO06BD
#Philippines Coast Guard Accuses #Chinese Vessels Of 'Dangerous' Manoeuvres Chinese Coast Guard vessels "performed dangerous and blocking manoeuvres at sea against BRP Teresa Magbanua four times, with the CCG vessels crossing the bow of the PCG vessel twice", the Philippine… https://t.co/W0VwyDP4tu
WAR: China is opening up a new front against the U.S. - a Chinese naval base in the Atlantic in Gabon. From the African nation China will be able to threaten the Panama Canal and the Eastern Seaboard of the US. https://t.co/vy1R1Ufrmd https://t.co/Hd8l0lSUIO
U.S.-China Tensions Have a New Front: A Naval Base in Africa American officials urge leaders in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to reject Beijing’s overtures for a military presence on their Atlantic coastline https://t.co/kUboMVlmpY
WSJ: "The U.S. considers the Atlantic its strategic front yard and sees a permanent Chinese military presence there—particularly a naval base, where Beijing could rearm and repair warships—as a serious threat to American security." "Any time the Chinese start nosing around a… https://t.co/z7wDOdQSMs
U.S.-China tensions are playing out on Africa’s Atlantic coast, as U.S. diplomats urge leaders in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to reject Beijing’s overtures for a military presence https://t.co/XYshvkEyDR via @WSJ
#China warns #Philippines against ‘playing with fire’ as Manila boosts military presence near #Taiwan China's warning comes amid reports that Manila plans to bolster its military deployment on strategically important islands it controls near Taiwan, prompting Beijing’s stern… https://t.co/g1s8l07TfR