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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand:

TOKYO -- Chinese military vessels sailed through waters around Japan's southwestern islands 68 times in 2024, more than triple the number of such incidents in 2021, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday. [1]

TOKYO -- Off the coast of Japan's glittering capital, the U.S. Navy recently dropped a hint about its shifting strategy in Asia. [2]

TOKYO -- While Washington seems to have won the first round of its confrontation with Beijing in disputed South China Sea waters, tensions are likely to remain high and geopolitical risks may mount as China continues to beef up its military. (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

WASHINGTON -- China's deployment of surface-to-air missiles on an island in the South China Sea has brought renewed attacks against U.S. President Barack Obama as Republicans blame his policy for enabling Beijing's military buildup in the region. [4]

Indo-PacificU.S. faces aircraft carrier shortage as tensions rise everywhere With no East Coast flattops ready to deploy, Europe needs to fill gap, analysts say The San Diego-based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Laem ... [5]

TOKYO -- The USS Carl Vinson, the American aircraft carrier headed to the Korean Peninsula, could have a second carrier by its side by late May -- technically speaking, at least. [6]

HO CHI MINH CITY -- The U.S. Navy's oldest operational ship is visiting Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay, a strategic waterway in the South China Sea that has stirred the interest of military powers from Russia to China. DefenseU.S. [7]

TOKYO -- The U.S. Navy has begun preparations to replace the Japan-based USS Ronald Reagan, its sole forward-deployed aircraft carrier, by 2025. [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-02-15 · 41% match

China warship activity near Japan's southwest islands triples in 3 years

TOKYO -- Chinese military vessels sailed through waters around Japan's southwestern islands 68 times in 2024, more than triple the number of such incidents in 2021, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-05-10 · 40% match

U.S. Navy gathers best destroyers in Japan to hunt Chinese submarines

TOKYO -- Off the coast of Japan's glittering capital, the U.S. Navy recently dropped a hint about its shifting strategy in Asia.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-11-05 · 40% match

US-China friction set to drag on as Beijing flexes military muscle

TOKYO -- While Washington seems to have won the first round of its confrontation with Beijing in disputed South China Sea waters, tensions are likely to remain high and geopolitical risks may mount as China continues to beef up its military.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-02-19 · 40% match

Chinese missiles put Obama administration under fire

WASHINGTON -- China's deployment of surface-to-air missiles on an island in the South China Sea has brought renewed attacks against U.S. President Barack Obama as Republicans blame his policy for enabling Beijing's military buildup in the region.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-07-02 · 39% match

U.S. faces aircraft carrier shortage as tensions rise everywhere

Indo-PacificU.S. faces aircraft carrier shortage as tensions rise everywhere With no East Coast flattops ready to deploy, Europe needs to fill gap, analysts say The San Diego-based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Laem

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-04-25 · 39% match

Second carrier could (technically) join USS Carl Vinson by late May

TOKYO -- The USS Carl Vinson, the American aircraft carrier headed to the Korean Peninsula, could have a second carrier by its side by late May -- technically speaking, at least.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-07-09 · 39% match

U.S. Navy visits former base in Vietnam's strategic Cam Ranh Bay

HO CHI MINH CITY -- The U.S. Navy's oldest operational ship is visiting Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay, a strategic waterway in the South China Sea that has stirred the interest of military powers from Russia to China. DefenseU.S.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-03-01 · 38% match

U.S. to replace Japan-based carrier Ronald Reagan by 2025

TOKYO -- The U.S. Navy has begun preparations to replace the Japan-based USS Ronald Reagan, its sole forward-deployed aircraft carrier, by 2025.

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-12-22 · 37% match

Day 4 of search for missing sailors, area expanded to Surat Thani

The search for missing navy sailors of HTMS Sukhothai entered its fourth day and the search area was expanded to Surat Thani province while an undersea drone was launched to check the sunken corvette.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-11-22 · 37% match

USS Ronald Reagan visits Hong Kong in hint of pre-summit thaw

HONG KONG -- An American aircraft carrier docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday for the first time since another warship was turned away in September, as China appears to extend an olive branch ahead of a summit meeting with the U.S.

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