Philippine SECDEF: Mutual Defense Treaty Review Must Assess U.S. Commitment to Philippines
Topping the list in any review of the 70-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty between Manila and Washington is the need for…
Beijing Irked at Twin U.S. South China Sea FONOPS
A pair of U.S. Navy freedom of navigation operations on two consecutive days in the South China Sea this week…
U.S. Warship Sails Past Disputed South China Sea Artificial Island in Freedom of Navigation Mission
This post has been updated to indicate that the freedom of navigation operation past Mischief Reef was the second, not…
China Chides U.S. Over Latest South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
THE PENTAGON — Beijing officials issued a public complaint on Wednesday over a U.S. freedom of navigation operation in which…
USS John S. McCain Conducts South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation Past Mischief Reef; 3rd South China Sea FONOp This Year
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer came within 12 nautical miles of the contested Chinese installation built on an artificial island off…
UPDATED: USS Stethem Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Past Triton Island in South China Sea
This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. Pacific Fleet. A U.S. destroyer came within 12 nautical miles…
Guided Missile Destroyer USS Sterett Makes Chinese Port Visit
A U.S. guided missile destroyer has pulled into southern China as part of a planned port visit with the People’s…
China Pushes Back Against SECDEF Mattis ‘Irresponsible Remarks’ on South China Sea
Beijing has issued a rebuke to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and his Japanese counterpart over comments on the…
UPDATED: A Brief History of U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea
Over the past three years, the U.S. and China have been at odds over the status of Chinese artificial islands…
U.S. Warship Came Within 6 Miles of Chinese Artificial Island in Toughest Challenge Yet to Beijing South China Sea Claims
This post has been updated with additional information on the Dewey freedom of navigation operation. A U.S. destroyer sailed within…