US to Base Coast Guard Ships in Western Pacific to Tackle China - Tasnim News Agency

The United States will deploy Coast Guard patrol ships in the western Pacific to counter what it described as “destabilizing and malign” activities in the region by China, the country’s top security adviser said on Friday.

China to make 'necessary response' after US approves $1.8bn arms sale to Taiwan — RT

 Beijing has warned that the US State Department's approval of a potential $1.8 billion arms sale to Taiwan would have "a major impact' on China-US relations, while Taipei says it's not seeking an arms race with the Chinese.

Top US Diplomat Vows No Change on US Policy in Taiwan Strait | Voice of America

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the State Department is not changing its Taiwan policy amid calls to depart from a long-standing strategic ambiguity in the Taiwan Strait.

Missing Chinese soldier returned by India - China.org.cn

A Chinese soldier who got lost along the China-India border region was returned to the Chinese border patrol on Wednesday morning, according to the website of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

PLA urges US to stop provocations after US ship's 'voyage hegemony' in South China Sea

The USS John S. McCain entered waters of China's Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on Friday without China's approval, and was warned and told to leave by the People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, said Senior Colonel Zhang Nandong, a spokesperson for the command on Friday.

India signs defence deal with US, gives blow to China amid LAC standoff

Amid ongoing Sino-India standoff in eastern Ladakh along Line of Actual Control (LAC), the United States has approved India's request to buy USD 90 million worth of equipment, spare parts and logistical support for its fleet of C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft.

India Does Not Recognise 1959 Line of Actual Control: New Delhi Lashes Out at China - Sputnik International

Despite several rounds of talks to defuse tensions in the Ladakh region, India and China have failed to reach a consensus on disengagement. Meanwhile, the two sides have made massive deployments of military assets in the Himalayan region.

China Holds Simultaneous Military Drills in Four Seas

China began five military exercises simultaneously along different parts of its coast on Monday, the second time in two months it will have such concurrent drills.

Returning US forces to Taiwan will ‘trigger reunification-by-force operation’

Amid ongoing large-scale exercises by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the Taiwan Straits targeting foreign interventions and Taiwan secessionists, an article recently published in a US military journal urged the US to consider returning US forces to the island, a move that would break the Three Joint Communiqués between China and the US that stipulated all US forces and military installations withdrawn from the Chinese island.

China, India agree to stop sending more troops to frontline: China's Defense Ministry

China and India agreed to stop sending more troops to the frontline, refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground, and avoid taking any action that may complicate the situation, Chinese National Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said on Tuesday, after a series of border clashes between the two countries since May, and escalating tensions in recent months.

‘Encouraging Separatist Forces’: China Strongly Opposes US Envoy Visit to Taiwan

 

China on Thursday railed against a high-level visit to Taiwan by a US envoy, saying it will encourage “separatist forces” on the island.

Taiwan condemns Chinese exercises as 'severe threat' to security

Taiwan is urging China to exercise restraint following the flight of Beijing's military aircraft off the coast of Taiwan, actions that endanger international commercial flights, according to Taipei.

India reinforces military buildup as border tensions with China flare

Apart from military trucks and ambulances carrying reinforcements and supplies to the Ladakh region bordering China, the only other movement on this strategic highway is of nomadic families with their goats, sheep, and horses traveling from Himalayan summer pastures to winter grazing grounds in the lowland plains of Indian Kashmir.

Beijing Raps US for Militarizing South China Sea, Undermining Regional Efforts to Resolve Disputes

The US Navy began carrying out ‘freedom of navigation’ missions in the South China in the early 2010s, after then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton classified the strategic body of water a matter of ‘US national interest’.

U.S. deploys Cobra Ball surveillance plane near northeast China

A U.S. spy plane flew near northeast China and the Korean Peninsula the same day North Korea observed its founding anniversary.

China Views Czech Senate President's Visit to Taiwan as 'Red Line Crossing' : FM

Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil arrived in Taipei on 30 August to promote business links with Taiwan, despite earlier objections from Beijing to what it sees as a violation of the European state's one-China policy.

Beijing Reportedly Fires 2 Missiles Into South China Sea in 'Warning' to US

China fired two missiles into the South China Sea on Wednesday in an act of "warning" to the United States after a US spy plane intruded its army's no-fly airspace, a source close to the Chinese military told the South China Morning Post newspaper.

Taiwan Air Force 'Drove Out' Chinese Fighter Jets From Its Airspace, DM Says

The incident took place the day after US Health Secretary Alex Azar arrived on the island. Azar has become the highest-ranking American official to visit Taiwan since the United States cut official ties with the island in 1979.

Chinese Bombers Take to Skies Above South China Sea for ‘High Intensity Training’

The spike in tensions in the strategic waterway comes amid a broader, multi-front rift in China-US ties on issues ranging from Hong Kong and Taiwan to trade, technology transfer and ideological questions.

Nansha Islands stance consistent with international laws: Chinese FM

China's position on the so-called exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea is consistent with international laws including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.