Maritime disputes across the vast South China Sea have ratcheted up in recent years as an increasingly assertive China militarises disputed islands and confronts its regional rivals over their competing claims in the strategically important and resource-rich waterway.
The US military's Indo-Pacific Command said that the intercept was conducted at night and that the Chinese's pilot demonstrated poor airmanship.
China's National Meteorological Centre on Saturday rnewed a blue alert as typhoon Khanun, the sixth typhoon this year, continues to move northeast on the East China Sea.
It is now clear that as the United States of America and India embark on a relationship characterized by both as among the closest partnerships in the world, New Delhi will find itself engaged in geostrategic essays that did not feature high on its agenda until recently.
The Filipino leader specially advocated for effective agreements that prevent accidental clashes between the two sides, including their fishermen, in the disputed waters.
China is the only major player still active in the Iranian oil patch. In contrast to virtually all major Western governments, Beijing allows its companies to do business there. China considers sanctions against Iran as an opportunity to secure huge fields and markets which might have gone to Western companies in the absence of sanctions
The external affairs situation is gearing itself into a remarkable opportunity for New Delhi to regain what we lost in 1962 and before. It is as if many a planet is positioning itself to assist India
Australia deeply concerned by China’s actions in the SCS and also called for restraint along the LAC.
Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell had on Thursday said that the Australian government remains 'deeply concerned by the actions in South China Sea that are destabilising and could provoke escalation.'
The imposition of a sweeping Chinese legislation in Hong Kong has unnerved Taiwan, deepening fears that Beijing will focus on capturing the island. Like Hong Kong, Taiwan has morphed from a brutal autocracy into one of Asia's most progressive democracies. Younger Taiwanese tend to be especially wary of its huge authoritarian neighbour. Therefore, Taiwanese support for the movement for democracy in Hong Kong is understandable. If China makes Taiwan its next target, it would not be surprising. However, if Beijing takes recourse to similar measures in Taiwan, it would have serious geopolitical consequences and the implications would be far-reaching.
