Last Updated 02/13/2023 Block 6 Earlier this week, a Chinese Coast Guard Vessel in the South China Sea used a high-power laser to temporarily blind Filipino sailors. The harm caused to the sailors was only temporary, but this action is a nearly direct action of aggression against the U.S ally in the South China sea. This raises a series of… Read more »
Last Updated 2/3/2023 Block 6 In the past few weeks China has been flying aircraft into U.S airspace and in general making small scale annoyances in the U.S. This is likely as a response of the US-Philippines military deal occurring prior to the balloon and other aircraft sightings and downings. These small retailiations from China are getting increasingly more dangerous… Read more »
Last Updated 2/2/2023 Block 6 For the past several years, the U.S has been working, militarily, to create a box around China, and a week ago, secured a permit to build 4 new U.S Marine bases in the Philippines. The Philippines until about a year ago, when Philippine elections were held electing a U.S backed leader Bongbong Marcos. This decision… Read more »
Last Updated 1/12/23 Block 6 Following the events that have occurred in the recent months in the Asia Pacific region, Japan met with members of the G7 to discuss the plan for containing China. The plans set out bringing in several new players in the security pileup in the Asian Pacific region in the case of an invasion of Taiwan…. Read more »
Last Updated 1/12/23 Block 6 In context to the recent increase of Chinese hostility and threats towards Taiwan, Japan and the US have agreed upon increasing their joint Asian Pacific security. These talks have resulted in a number of ideas, one of the most important being the bolstering of the U.S Marine Corp. presence in Japan. Resulting from this action… Read more »