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UPDATED: Chinese Warship Harasses U.S. Destroyer in Taiwan Strait Transit

UPDATED: Chinese Warship Harasses U.S. Destroyer in Taiwan Strait Transit

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) on Feb. 15, 2023. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

A People’s Liberation Army Navy warship cut across the bow of a U.S. guided-missile destroyer on Saturday while it was transiting the Taiwan Strait, according to a report from embarked journalists. Read More

Japan Self-Defense Forces Participating in Second Iteration of U.S. Large Scale Global Exercise

Japan Self-Defense Forces Participating in Second Iteration of U.S. Large Scale Global Exercise

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) steams in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri (DD 158), Republic of Korea (ROK) Great-class destroyer ROKS Yul Gok Yi (DDG 992), Chungmugong Yi Sun-Shin-class destroyers ROKS Dae Jo young (DDH 977) and ROKS Choi Young (DDH 981), So Yang-class fast combat support ship ROKS So Yang (AOE 51), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG-73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) during a trilateral photo exercise on April 4, 2023. US Navy Photo

Japan’s three military branches will participate in the United States’ Large Scale Global Exercise 2023, according to a Wednesday news release from the Japanese Defense Ministry’s Joint Staff Office (JSO). Read More

Island Nations Key to U.S. Maintaining Position as Pacific Power

Island Nations Key to U.S. Maintaining Position as Pacific Power

USS Benfold (DDG-65) is at anchor off Koror, Republic of Palau in 2012. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated to correct that Yun was speaking at the Hudson Institute on Friday.

The Freely Associated States lying between Hawaii and the Philippines are crucial to the United States remaining a Pacific power, the special envoy to these three island nations said Friday. Read More

Biden Admin Could Do More to Reassure Seoul Against North Korean Threat, Expert Says

Biden Admin Could Do More to Reassure Seoul Against North Korean Threat, Expert Says

Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Sailors wave ROK and U.S. flags during a port visit of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in Busan, Republic of Korea, Sept. 23, 2022. US Navy Photo

A clear statement from President Joe Biden that the United States will respond to North Korean actions involving nuclear weapons would help reassure South Koreans of Washington’s commitment to their defense if attacked, a leading security expert said Thursday. Read More