China


Monday, March 25, 2024
Navy

New Zealand Navy Ship Deploys to Support Solomon Islands Election Amid Growing Concerns Over China

By Alasdair Pal(Reuters) – New Zealand said on Monday it will dispatch defence personnel, helicopters and a naval ship to the Solomon Islands to

March 25, 2024
Total Views: 2011

Saturday, March 23, 2024
Shipping

Houthis Fired Missile at Chinese-Owned Ship in Red Sea, US Says

By Yi Wei Wong Mar 23, 2024(Bloomberg) –Yemen-based Houthis fired a missile at a Chinese-owned oil tanker called M/V Huang Pu on Saturday, the US

March 23, 2024
Total Views: 5725

Thursday, March 21, 2024
Shipping

Houthis Agree to Give China and Russia Ships a Pass in Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — The Yemen-based Houthis have told China and Russia their ships can sail through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without being attacked,

March 21, 2024
Total Views: 4863

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Shipbuilding

US Labor Unions Call for Investigation Into China’s Unfair Shipbuilding Practices

The United Steelworkers Union (USW) has spearheaded a group of labor organizations to file a Section 301 petition urging the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 5693

Monday, March 11, 2024
Shipping

U.S. Intelligence Report Says Country Faces ‘Increasingly Fragile World Order’

By Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies said on Monday the country faces an

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 2756

Sunday, March 10, 2024
Offshore

US Key to Philippines’ Plan to Tap Oil, Gas in South China Sea

By Andreo Calonzo and Manolo Serapio Jr. Mar 10, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines is counting on the US and its allies to play a crucial role in

March 10, 2024
Total Views: 31201

Ports

Shanghai Zhenhua Denies Posing Cybersecurity Risk To US Ports

BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) – Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) said on Sunday its cranes do not pose a cybersecurity threat, after U.S.

March 10, 2024
Total Views: 2950

Saturday, March 9, 2024
Defense

Philippines Adopts New Defense Strategy Amid South China Sea Row

By Ditas Lopez Mar 9, 2024 (Bloomberg) —Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro has directed the military to enforce a new strategy to defend

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 56327

Friday, March 8, 2024
Ports

US Lawmakers Demand Answers from Chinese Crane Manufacturer Over Port Security Concerns

Key members of the House Homeland Security Committee are seeking answers from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), a firm with close ties to the Chinese

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 2896

Thursday, March 7, 2024
Uncategorized

China Steps Up Grey-Zone Warfare to Exhaust Taiwan, Report Says

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 7 (Reuters) – China has stepped up grey-zone warfare against Taiwan, aiming to make the areas around the democratic

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 1459

Shipping

Tanker Liteyny Prospect, Hit by Sanctions, Docks in China to Offload Russian Oil

SINGAPORE/MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) – The Russian tanker Liteyny Prospect, hit by sanctions, has docked at the Chinese port of Huanghua to discharge

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 993

Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Philippine Coast Guard personnel inspect the hull of the ship during a collision incident between the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan and a Chinese Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea, March 5, 2024. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
News

Philippines Calls Out China Over ‘Aggressive Actions’ in South China Sea

BEIJING/MANILA, March 5 (Reuters) – The Philippines summoned China’s deputy chief of mission in Manila on Tuesday to protest what it

March 5, 2024
Total Views: 3714

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Shipping

Taiwan Faces Steady ‘Drip’ of Pressure from China

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, March 1 (Reuters) – Taiwan is facing a steady “drip, drip” of Chinese pressure ahead of the

February 29, 2024
Total Views: 1175

FILE PHOTO: A China Coast Guard ship is seen from a Philippine fishing boat at the disputed Scarborough Shoal April 6, 2017. Picture taken April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
News

Australia, Philippines Sign Maritime Accord as China Rises

(Bloomberg) — Australia and the Philippines have signed an agreement to boost collaboration on maritime security, including “promoting respect for

February 29, 2024
Total Views: 14240

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
A child looks on towards China's Xiamen city from the coast in Kinmen, Taiwan February 21, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang
News

China Says Its Coast Guard Patrols Around Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands ‘Beyond Reproach’

BEIJING, Feb 28 (Reuters) – China’s government said on Wednesday that its coast guard patrols around a group of Taiwanese islands near the

February 28, 2024
Total Views: 12982

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds as smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, at the location given as Gulf of Aden. Handout via REUTERS
News

Red Sea Ballistic Missile Attacks Trigger Asian Interest in Defenses

SINGAPORE, Feb 21 (Reuters) – The use of anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) in the Red Sea has spurred interest in Asia

February 21, 2024
Total Views: 14240

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Taiwan’s Coast guard boats can be seen at a port in Kinmen, Taiwan February 20, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang
News

Taiwan Drives Away Chinese Coast Guard Boat as Frontline Island Tensions Rise

TAIPEI, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Taiwan on Tuesday drove away a Chinese coast guard boat that entered waters near its sensitive frontline islands, in a

February 20, 2024
Total Views: 5173

Monday, February 19, 2024
Shipping

China Coast Guard Boarded Taiwanese Boat Near Frontline Islands, Taiwan Says

TAIPEI, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next

February 19, 2024
Total Views: 4636

Sunday, February 18, 2024
Shipping

Canada Says China Has Role To Play In Keeping Red Sea Safe

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Sunday said China should play a role in keeping the Red Sea

February 18, 2024
Total Views: 1732

Sunset over the water near the USMMA at King's Point
Shipping

Opinion: The Urgent Need for U.S. Maritime Reform

by William Cahill (The Boyd Institute) American seapower is under attack. Not just by Iran backed Houthi rebels that have blocked US-flag ships in the Red Sea,

February 18, 2024
Total Views: 3740