
Chinese state news outlet Xinhua is reporting that the government has landed two more planes on a landing strip illegal constructed in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, days after Vietnam and the Philippines filed a formal complaint over a similar incident.
by Frances Martel6 Jan 2016, 9:01 AM PST0

The governments of Vietnam, the Philippines, and Japan have all condemned China for landing a plane on an artificial island in the South China Sea, constructed in what is widely regarded as sovereign Vietnamese territory. China rejects international claims in the sea and has begun constructing military facilities in the Spratly Islands.
by Frances Martel4 Jan 2016, 7:57 AM PST0

A patriotic organization opposed to Chinese imperialism in the Philippines has made a voyage to the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where China has begun constructing numerous military facilities in violation of international law.
by Frances Martel29 Dec 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

Contents: Taiwan may reverse South China Sea policy and oppose China; Burundi calls planned African Union peacekeeping force ‘an attack’
by John J. Xenakis19 Dec 2015, 8:19 AM PST0

China summoned U.S. envoy Kaye Lee in Beijing on Thursday to complain about the sale of $1.83 billion in arms to Taiwan, and threatened to impose sanctions on all companies involved, accusing the United States of breaking international law and compromising China’s sovereignty.
by John Hayward17 Dec 2015, 11:39 AM PST0

Contents: Russia and Ukraine escalate mutual trade sanctions over occupied Crimea; Despite China’s disapproval, US will sell $1.83 billion in weapons to Taiwan
by John J. Xenakis17 Dec 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Contents: Russia’s military buildup makes Syria into a Russian no-fly zone; Russia ends food imports from many countries; Turkey’s Erdogan ‘saddened’ by downing of Russia’s warplane
by John J. Xenakis29 Nov 2015, 9:20 AM PST0

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and the head of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will meet in person in Singapore on Saturday, the first time a meeting between these nations’ heads of state has occurred since 1949.
by Frances Martel4 Nov 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

Contents: Presidents of China and Taiwan to meet in Singapore on Saturday; China asserts a ‘bottom line’ to US in South China Sea
by John J. Xenakis4 Nov 2015, 6:18 AM PST0

Contents: Japan’s Shinzo Abe blames WW II on the Smoot-Hawley Tariff act; Brief generational history of Japan
by John J. Xenakis15 Aug 2015, 8:19 AM PST0

Contents: Afghan Taliban in crisis over successor to Mullah Omar; Taiwan student commits suicide over ‘fine-tuning’ textbook controversy
by John J. Xenakis1 Aug 2015, 8:59 PM PST0

Contents: US military says China is lying about its artificial islands; China state TV shows mock military attack on Taiwan; China faces nightmare political scenario with stock market plunge; Turkey-US ‘ISIS-free zone’ in Syria becomes increasingly controversial
by John J. Xenakis28 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

A flammable substance, possibly meant for use in a stage performance, exploded in midair at the Formosa Fun Coast water park in Taiwan on Saturday night, creating an immense fireball that injured at least 510 people, 183 of them badly enough to require intensive care at hospitals, according to CNN.
by John Hayward29 Jun 2015, 6:46 PM PST0

Japan is considering joining the United States on surveillance flights in the South China Sea, having already participated in one this week with the Philippines. The disputed waters, which China has claimed almost entirely as its own, have seen significant construction on its reefs by the communist power in the past year, angering its neighbors.
by Frances Martel26 Jun 2015, 7:58 AM PST0

Chinese state media outlet the People’s Daily released a report this week claiming that artificial island construction and the usurpation of international waters in the South China Sea would improve “marine meteorological monitoring, warning, forecasting, prediction and scientific research,” and benefit all neighboring countries with claims in the region.
by Frances Martel23 Jun 2015, 9:20 PM PST0

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye postponed a scheduled trip to the United States so she could stay in her home country to supervise the public health response to the MERS crisis gripping South Korea.
by Michael Lucchese10 Jun 2015, 1:29 PM PST0

Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau have each issued travel warnings for South Korea, where a deadly outbreak of the MERS virus is spreading rapidly.
by Michael Lucchese9 Jun 2015, 12:19 PM PST0

In a move that ties into China’s ambition to rebuild the “Silk Road” trade route and assert maritime dominance, the Communist Party’s Global Times newspaper mused that war with the United States over disputed South China Sea islands was “inevitable” unless the U.S. backed down.
by John Hayward28 May 2015, 9:12 PM PST0

Katy Perry unknowingly made a divisive political statement while performing in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei Tuesday. The pop singer draped the national flag of the Republic of China, Taiwan’s flag, around her neck like a cape and wore a
by Kelli Serio30 Apr 2015, 10:37 AM PST0

US reaffirms defense of Japan’s Senkaku Islands; Japan-U.S. military guidelines will include ‘collective self-defense’
by John J. Xenakis28 Apr 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Court documents related to warrants for the raid Mar. 3 of “maternity tourism” scheme Starbabycare and several other such enterprises in Southern California detail translated portions of that company’s website, which state that the company had served 8,000 pregnant women since 1999.
by Michelle Moons9 Mar 2015, 4:56 AM PST0

A contract worker was killed and two others injured Thursday in an accident on the set of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film Silence.
by Kipp Jones29 Jan 2015, 7:19 AM PST0