The following is the Sept. 19, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Taiwan: Defense Military Issues. Read More
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At-Sea Political Officers Could Pose Problems for Chinese Navy in War, Experts Say
Guided-missile destroyer CNS Dalian (105) attached to the PLA Southern Theater Command sails during a far-sea joint training drill in early April, 2023. Chinese MoD Photo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – While the Chinese Navy has made progress operating at sea, institutional issues between its military and political leadership could pose problems in a wartime scenario, a panel of experts said Wednesday. Read More
Report on U.S.-China Competition in East, South China Sea
The following is the Sept. 14, 2023, Congressional Research Service report U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
INDOPACOM CO Tours EDCA Sites in Visit to the Philippines
General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the AFP, and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, lauded the progress of projects under EDCA during their visit to Cagayan on Sept. 13, 2023. Armed Forces of Philippines Photo
The head of the U.S. military in the Pacific toured sites American forces could access in wartime and held high-level defense talks in the Philippines last week. Read More
Massive Chinese Fighter Surge Near Taiwan is ‘Destructive’, Say Officials
The path of Chinese fighters flying near Taiwan. Taiwan MND
Chinese warships and military aircraft surged toward Taiwan in a record show of force on Monday, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense. Read More
2023 Defense of Japan Report
The following is the Japanese Ministry of Defense 2023 White Paper Defense of Japan. Read More
Report to Congress on the Relationship Between China and Russia
The following is the Sept. 13, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, China-Russia Relations. Read More
2023 Taiwan National Defense Report
The following is the Republic of China National Defense Report 2023. 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
Japanese, U.S., the Philippines Drill in the South China Sea; China Contests U.S. Position on Territorial Disputes
JS Izumo (DDH-183), destroyer JS Samidare (DD-106) and an Oyashio class submarine. JMSDF Photo
Japanese naval units carried out antisubmarine warfare drills in the South China Sea on Monday while the U.S and Philippine navies conducted a joint sail in the South China Sea the same day. Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) commenced the joint naval and marine forces drill Blue Strike 2023 on Sunday, which takes place around the Gulf of Thailand and Eastern Thailand. Read More
