Link Here The Philippines President and foreign minister met with the Chinese foreign minister to discuss and resolve maritime issues in the South China Sea. The South China Sea is the route of 3 trillion dollars of ship-borne goods each year and rich in resources like minerals and oil. An agreement was reached where multiple new lines of communication were… Read more »
Link Here There have been discussions between Vietnam and the Czech Republic in hopes of giving Vietnam new military equipment such as aircraft, radars and firearms from the Czech Republic. Vietnam hopes that this flow/increase of new equipment will diversify the majority Russian supplies that currently overwhelmingly counts as part of its supplies. The Czech Republic is willing to aid… Read more »
Link Here The three countries South Korea, the US and Japan decided to strengthen security ties and cooperation after threats from North Korea rose through missile development. North Korea recently tested its first ever solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM); as a result forwarding the three countries to a conversation over missile defense exercises. Additionally, addressing North Korea’s continuous violations… Read more »
Link to Article The Honduras government has officially made strides towards forming a relationship with China and distancing themself from Taiwan. Due to the high debt Honduras owes Taiwan, it has recognized that it needs relations with another state that will satisfy their investment needs. As a result of China not allowing any state to hold relations with itself and… Read more »
Link to Article During the 2030s, Australia is to have purchased a possible five nuclear submarines from the United States. Made with UK designs and US technology, these submarines will have an increased duration of time underwater and will be harder to detect by other submarines. As a result and landmark of the Pacific Security Pact including the US, UK…. Read more »
Link to Article A Taiwanese soldier went missing on the Kinmen Islands early last week, and was found on March 13 in China. The Taiwanese government has stated that they have intentions to retrieve the soldier and bring him home as soon as possible. Deterring from stating how exactly they will, the Taiwanese defense minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng, has alluded to… Read more »