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A significant shift is underway in Asia’s security landscape. As China expands its maritime presence, countries across the region are tightening their defense ties. [1]

Modernisation Is Not Enough: The Case for Transforming the Philippine Armed Forces Published The Armed Forces of the Philippines needs a comprehensive transformation in line with the shift in its strategic posture, from internal security to territori... [2]

In 2015, a group of American and Canadian tourists arrived in Addu, the southernmost atoll in the Republic of Maldives, seeking to visit some of the most remote islands in the world – Peros Banhos atoll in the Chagos archipelago, 250 miles away. [3]

WASHINGTON — China was carrying out land reclamation in contested waters of the South China Sea this month, more than four weeks after saying it had stopped such activity, a US expert said on Tuesday, citing recent satellite images. [4]

WASHINGTON — China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea, US news network CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing sources with direct knowledge of US intelligence reports... [5]

Analysis of satellite images has led researchers to believe the islands are almost finished. [6]

China’s stated commitment to respecting international law rings hollow as evidence mounts that it is systematically violating the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—a treaty Beijing ratified in 1996. [7]

MANILA — China plans to occupy a disputed chain of reefs and rocks in the South China Sea to expand its territory before regional rules on maritime behavior come into effect, the Philippines’ top diplomat said on Wednesday. [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-13 · 71% match

Deterring China: The Growing Japan–Philippines Security Partnership

A significant shift is underway in Asia’s security landscape. As China expands its maritime presence, countries across the region are tightening their defense ties.

[2] TH fulcrum.sg · 2026-03-25 · 50% match

Modernisation Is Not Enough: The Case for Transforming the Philippine Armed Forces

Modernisation Is Not Enough: The Case for Transforming the Philippine Armed Forces Published The Armed Forces of the Philippines needs a comprehensive transformation in line with the shift in its strategic posture, from internal security to territori

[3] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-18 · 31% match

Trump Endangers the Handover of the UK’s ‘Last Colony’

In 2015, a group of American and Canadian tourists arrived in Addu, the southernmost atoll in the Republic of Maldives, seeking to visit some of the most remote islands in the world – Peros Banhos atoll in the Chagos archipelago, 250 miles away.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-16 · 75% match

China Continued South China Sea Reclamation Despite Halt Claim — Expert

WASHINGTON — China was carrying out land reclamation in contested waters of the South China Sea this month, more than four weeks after saying it had stopped such activity, a US expert said on Tuesday, citing recent satellite images.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-05-03 · 75% match

China Installs Cruise Missiles on South China Sea Outposts: CNBC Report

WASHINGTON — China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea, US news network CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing sources with direct knowledge of US intelligence reports

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-02-08 · 75% match

China’s man-made islands in South China Sea key to its hegemonic intentions

Analysis of satellite images has led researchers to believe the islands are almost finished.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2026-02-09 · 40% match

Beijing Blatantly Violates International Law in South China Sea

China’s stated commitment to respecting international law rings hollow as evidence mounts that it is systematically violating the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—a treaty Beijing ratified in 1996.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-09-05 · 71% match

China Moving to Occupy Disputed Reef: Philippine Diplomat

MANILA — China plans to occupy a disputed chain of reefs and rocks in the South China Sea to expand its territory before regional rules on maritime behavior come into effect, the Philippines’ top diplomat said on Wednesday.

[9] MM asianews.it · 75% match

US media report Chinese missile deployments in disputed South China Sea islands

US media report Chinese missile deployments in disputed South China Sea islands YJ-12B anti-ship cruise missiles can strike ships within 295 nautical miles.

[10] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-12-03 · 40% match

Diplomacy meets deterrence: How US is balancing China & backing Japan

Japan’s flag is displayed on the widshield of cockpit of the plane carrying Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi, who departs for the G20 leaders’ Summit in South Africa, at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on November 21, 2025.

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