The Department of Defense will open four new strategic military sites in the Philippines to enhance the U.S. military’s readiness and responsiveness in the region as China’s aggression, posturing, and military buildup in the region continues. The new locations mark an expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the two countries, which allows…

South Korea and the United States will resume their long-suspended live field training sessions in August, the South Korean defense ministry announced on July 22. The joint drills are scheduled for Aug. 22 to Sept. 1. Exercises will combine computer simulation-based command post training, civil contingency, and field maneuver drills. There will be 11 joint field…

South Korea and the United States will resume their long-suspended live field training sessions in August, the South Korean Defense Ministry announced on July 22. The joint drills are scheduled for Aug. 22 to Sept. 1. Exercises will combine computer simulation-based command post training, civil contingency, and field maneuver drills. There will be 11 joint field…

Beijing appointed Rear Admiral Lai Ruxin as the political commissar of the Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on March 28. Lai is the garrison’s ninth Chinese Communist Party political commissar and the first commissar with a Navy background. Before taking office, Lai was deputy director of the Political Work Department of…

Beijing appointed Rear Admiral Lai Ruxin as the political commissar of the Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on March 28. Lai is the garrison’s ninth Chinese Communist Party political commissar and the first commissar with a Navy background. Before taking office, Lai was deputy director of the Political Work Department of…

Conservative MPs Michael Chong and Melissa Lantsman are calling on Canada to support its democratic ally Taiwan, as the Chinese regime escalates military action against the island nation. “China’s latest incursions into Taiwan’s air identification zone are needlessly provocative and only serves to destabilize the security of the region. Canada must support our friends in…

News analysis Since August, both China and the United States, with its allies, have increased their military presence around Taiwan, heightening speculation about whether the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would risk attacking the self-governing island. Steven Xia, a former Chinese official involved in armament technology development, said the West’s increased military activity has taken place…