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.

the US and Philippines have kicked off their largest-ever joint Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) military exercises, including drills simulating“full-scale battle scenarios” 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 ...

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 ...

He covers U.S.-China ... military drills, the Balikatan exercise. China's Foreign Ministry lodged "serious representations" with Manila's ambassador to the country, Jimmy FlorCruz, on Monday over ...

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 ...