The following is the Sept. 13, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, China-Russia Relations. Read More
Category Archives: Foreign Forces
Chinese Aircraft Carrier, Warships Massing for Major Exercise Near the Philippines
A Taiwanese destroyer monitoring the People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17). Taiwan Ministry of Defense Photo
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Shandong Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Philippine Sea, being shadowed separately by Republic of China Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyers, according to both countries. Read More
Putin Betting on Massive Russian Conscript Surge to Win in Ukraine, Expert Says
Russian solider in Ukraine in May. TASS Photo
Russia is relying on massive amounts of conscripts to win in Ukraine, an international security expert based in Brussels said Tuesday. Read More
2023 Taiwan National Defense Report
The following is the Republic of China National Defense Report 2023. Read More
Report to Congress on Iran and U.S. Policy
The following is the Sept. 8, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Iran: Background and U.S. Policy. Read More
Australia, Philippines Commit to Strategic Partnership, Pledge Joint Patrols
HMAS Anzac sails with BRP Conrado Yap during Exercise LUMBAS as part of a regional presence deployment on June 17, 2023. Royal Australian Navy Photo
Australia and the Philippines agreed to joint patrols in the South China Sea on Friday as the two countries elevated their ties to a strategic partnership. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos inked several agreements and a joint declaration during their first-ever bilateral meeting in Manila amid tensions with China. Read More
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Operating Again Near Japan
CNS Shandong (17) underway on Sept. 10, 2023. JMSDF Photo
Five months after it made its first deployment to the western Pacific, People’s Liberation Army Navy carrier CNS Shandong (17) is back conducting drills, according to Taiwan Ministry of National Defense. Also on Monday, Japan’s Ministry of Defense reported a total of eight PLAN ships transited the Miyako Strait to enter the Philippine Sea. Read More
U.S., Canadian Warships Transit Taiwan Strait
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class George Wilson, from Bolivar, Missouri, stands watch on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) on Sept. 9, 2023. US Navy Photo
An American guided-missile destroyer and a Royal Canadian Navy frigate sailed through the Taiwan Strait in a tandem Saturday transit, U.S. 7th Fleet announced. Read More
Drone Lands and Takes Off from U.K. Royal Navy Carrier for the First Time
Royal Navy airman secures a W Autonomous Systems (WAS) drone following a trip from the Lizard Peninsula and onto the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Cornish coast. UK Royal Navy Photo
A drone took off from and landed on a British warship for the first time during HMS Prince of Wales’ (R09) autumn deployment, which will see the Queen Elizabeth–class aircraft carrier assemble its air wing off the U.S. East Coast. Read More
Chinese Warships Shadow Canadian, U.S., Japanese Warships in East China Sea, the Philippines Resupply Second Thomas Shoal
HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341), JS Izumo (DDH-183) and USS Ralph Johnson underway in the East China Sea. JMSDF Photo
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer shadowed U.S., Japanese and Canadian warships as they conducted a trilateral exercise in the East China Sea on Wednesday according to an report by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Meanwhile, on Friday, the Philippines successfully carried out a resupply mission to its outpost at Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed Spratly Islands, despite opposing actions by China Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia ships. Read More
