China Refuses Austin Meeting Request Over Arms Sale to Taiwan
Chinese Minister of National Defense Dong Jun declined to meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin due to the recent…
USS Bunker Hill Conducts 2nd South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation This Week
This post has been updated with additional details of Bunker Hill’s freedom of navigation operation. Guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill…
China Says PLA Scrambled Aircraft, Ships to ‘Expel’ U.S. Warship from South China Sea Island Chain
Chinese authorities said they sortied ships and aircraft to “track, monitor, verify, identify and expel” a U.S. warship from the…
USS Barry Transits Taiwan Strait
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) transited the Taiwan Strait Friday for the second time this month, as China…
China Calls USS McCampbell Taiwan Strait Transit ‘Provocative
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG-85) transited the Taiwan Strait earlier this week, eliciting a terse response from Chinese…
UPDATED: Aircraft Carrier Roosevelt Will Visit Vietnam This Week
This post has been updated to clarify Vietnam’s foreign navy policy. One ship per foreign navy is allowed to visit…
USS Montgomery Conducts First 2020 FONOP in South China Sea
Over the weekend, Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS-8) conducted a freedom of navigation operation through waters near the Spratly…
New Chinese Military Strategy Casts U.S. Military in Asia as Destabilizing
A new Chinese defense ministry policy paper counters the Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy by casting the U.S. as an aggressive…
U.S. Cruiser Transits Taiwan Strait After China Calls to Stop Foreign Interference on Island
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) transited the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after Chinese defense officials released a…
Canadian Frigate, Supply Ship Buzzed By Chinese Fighters In Taiwan Strait
A Canadian Navy frigate and supply ship were buzzed by two Chinese fighters earlier this week as the warships transited…