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A file photo shows Japanese coastal guard vessels repelling fishing boats using water cannons. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Chinese fishermen wage hybrid ‘People’s War’ on Asian seas

by Todd Crowell and Andrew Salmon September 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Approximate location of China's exploratory drilling platform. Image: AFP; Location source: AMTI

China, Japan, Northeast Asia

China pushes boundaries of contested oil field with new rig

by Bertil Lintner August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo of the Meizhou, a Type 056 corvette in service with the PLA's South Sea Fleet. Photo: China News Service

China, Japan, Northeast Asia

PLA Navy hones anti-missile capabilities: Chinese paper

by Asia Times staff August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Passengers check their flights. A new drill by the Chinese military has caused chaos in China's civil aviation. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, Shanghai, Taiwan, World

Airlines suffer collateral damage in new anti-Taiwan drill

by Frank Chen July 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo shows three China Coast Guard ships in the East China Sea. Photo: China Youth Daily

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China’s coast guard to be absorbed into PLA

by Asia Times staff June 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Troops of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan's first marine unit since World War II, gather at a ceremony activating the brigade at Camp Ainoura in Sasebo, on the island of Kyushu. Photo: Reuters / Issei Kato

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Japan’s new marine unit in East China Sea upsets Beijing

by Asia Times staff April 9, 2018February 18, 2020

US guided-missile destroyer transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during bilateral training in South China Sea. Photo: Navy handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Beijing testing the fault lines of US support for allies across Asia

by Robert E. McCoy March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Taketoyo Toguchi (center) is surrounded by supporters in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, on February 4, 2018. Photo: AFP / Jiji Press / Japan Out

Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Okinawa electing a ‘pro-base’ mayor shouldn’t be a surprise

by Grant Newsham February 7, 2018February 8, 2018

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (left) and his French counterpart Florence Parly inspect an honor guard at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on January 27, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Eugene Hoshiko / Pool

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan recruits France to counter China’s naval expansion

by Emanuele Scimia January 31, 2018

Rescue ships work to extinguish the fire on the Panama-registered Sanchi tanker carrying Iranian oil, which went ablaze after a collision with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea. China Daily via Reuters

China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Sunken Iran oil tanker threatens environmental disaster off China

by Asia Times staff January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The tanker carrying Iranian crude burst into flames after hitting the Chinese vessel off Shanghai on Saturday evening. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea

Crew of 32 missing after ships collide off eastern China

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to a bilateral meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8, 2017. Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun

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‘New start’ to China-Japan ties faces big obstacles in 2018

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

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The history behind China’s maritime ‘aggression’

by Ken Moak December 11, 2017December 11, 2017

Chinese fishery surveillance ships (center and below left) enter the Japanese territorial waters near Uoturijima (background), one of the main island of the disputed Senkaku Islands. Photo: AFP via The Yomiuri Shimbun

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Taiwan, Vietnam

Japan, China agree to open hotline to avert military clash over Senkaku Islands: Asahi

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2017February 18, 2020

To address concerns about Chinese ambitions in northeast Asia, Japan is moving to bolster its missile defences. It is currently testing the XASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile, which could enter service next year.
Photo: Hunini/Wikimedia Commons.

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Japan strengthens missile defences to meet China ‘concern’

by Emanuele Scimia November 30, 2017December 1, 2017

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Why quadrilateral security pact is very unlikely

by Ken Moak November 20, 2017November 20, 2017

Construction is shown on Mischief Reef in the disputed South China Sea in this June 19, 2017 satellite image released by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Photo: CSIS/AMTI Digital Globe/handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

US raising pressure in South China Sea

by Bill Gertz August 14, 2017August 14, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un celebrates the second test-fire of intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/via KCNA

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North Korea: fire, fury and fear

by Pepe Escobar August 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Japan F-15J fighter

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan

Japan scrambles jets as Chinese bombers take spin over East China Sea

by Asia Unhedged July 21, 2017February 18, 2020

The Chinese navy conducts an exercise in the South China Sea. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

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G7 criticism of China’s maritime policy rings hollow

by Emanuele Scimia June 1, 2017June 1, 2017

Who shall have the fishy... A Philippine fisherman prepares to weigh a fish at the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Vietnam

Beijing angry over G7 stance on disputed territories

by Reuters May 28, 2017February 18, 2020

The USS Carl Vinson is reportedly leading an aircraft carrier strikegroup to the Korean Peninsula. Photo US Navy, Tom Tonthat/Handout via Reuters

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Chinese, Russian ships chase USS Carl Vinson en route to Korean Peninsula

by Asia Unhedged April 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Japan F-15J fighter

China, Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan on edge in skies over East China Sea

by Asia Unhedged April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Hughes-Reef in the South China Sea on February 7, 2017, where China is reportedly building military fortifications.
Photo: The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/CSIS

China

Everything you wanted to know about the South and East China Seas

by Asia Times staff February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

The Chinese Coast Guard regularly patrols the disputed waters off the Senkakus, or Diaoyou islands. Photo: Reuters

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China’s maritime disputes explained

by Ben Richardson February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reviews the honour guard before a meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters/Toru Hanai

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

In Japan island defense, Mattis shifts China dispute focus

by Bill Gertz February 8, 2017February 8, 2017

China's President Xi Jinping looks on before meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (not pictured) at the Great Halll of the People in Beijing, China December 2, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Nicolas Asouri

Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Why China could declare a South China Sea ADIZ right about now

by Harry J Kazianis February 1, 2017February 18, 2020

J. Randy Forbes arrives at Trump Tower in New York City on December 5. Photo: AFP / Dominick Reuter

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Why Trump, and Asia, need Randy Forbes as US Navy secretary

by Harry J Kazianis January 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen in front of a PLA guard of honour. Photo: REUTERS/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, Taiwan, World

Trump’s ‘active diplomacy’ awakens the dragon in the straits

by Salman Rafi December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

Then US President Barack Obama stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on September 25, 2015. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Strengthening America’s troubled Asian alliances

by Peter Jennings December 21, 2016December 21, 2016