Category: Pacific

Hurricane Kay Weakens Slightly, Expected to Make Closest Pass to California in 25 Years

Hurricane Kay weakened slightly by Wednesday afternoon, authorities said, as the Category 2 storm headed closer to Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, causing flight cancellations throughout the region. It’s expected to pass near the southern coast of California over the next few days. As at 5 pm ET, the storm was located over the Pacific Ocean…


Australia Remains Top Partner for Solomon Islands

Australia will provide the Solomon Islands with more than $17 million for the Pacific Games as a slate of ministers and top U.S. diplomats tour the region to combat Chinese influence. Pacific Minister Pat Conroy has met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to discuss the Sino-Solomons security pact signed earlier this year. Conroy…


Pacific Power: Fate of the Future Hangs in the Balance

Trade, commerce, military, and more—a tug-of-war over the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Whoever controls them controls the future. Retired Marine Colonel Grant Newsham said, “You really can’t overstate what is at stake here.” In this special report, we delve into the waters of the Pacific to look at what happens if the Chinese regime gains the…


‘We Would Find Ourselves Actually Defending America, From Hawaii’: Newsham on China’s Pacific Threat

In this special episode, we sat down with Alex Gray, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and former director for Oceania and Indo-Pacific security at the U.S. National Security Council during the Trump administration; and Grant Newsham, retired Marine colonel and director of the One Korea Network. They discuss the importance of the…


Put the Pacific Into NATO: NAPTO

Commentary Beijing’s and Moscow’s lawlessness and collaborative belligerence threaten all sovereign nations in Europe and Asia. We still have time to respond with a war-deterring diplomatic stroke: extending NATO’s Article 5 to committed nations in the Pacific and East Asia who already field NATO-ready military forces. Background: The NATO treaty’s Article 5 exemplified the hard,…


The Time of Your Life (1948)

A wide variety of persons come into Nick’s Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…


Pacific Conflict with China Would Pose ‘Genuine Wicked Problems’: Second-Highest Ranking Marine

A conflict with China in the Pacific would tax the U.S. military’s logistical ability to supply and sustain itself in extreme ways, according to the second-highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps. “While our pacing threat is China, our pacing challenge or pacing function is logistics,” said General Eric Smith, the assistant commandant…


VP Harris Pledges Support to Pacific Leaders, Announces New Strategy

Vice President Kamala Harris met virtually with leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) July 12, wherein she vowed new and increased U.S. commitments to the region as well as a forthcoming Pacific islands strategic document. “The United States is a proud Pacific nation and has an enduring commitment to the Pacific islands, which is…


Celia, Blas Weaken, but Still Bring Heavy Rain, Surf

MEXICO CITY—Celia weakened to a tropical depression off Central America Saturday, as Tropical Storm Blas headed out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. Celia is expected to remain off the coast of El Salvador and Guatemala over the weekend before moving west, toward Mexico, next week. The depression could still bring large rainfalls to…


China Wants to Control Two of the World’s Biggest Oceans

Commentary With the biggest maritime force on the planet, China is in a strong position to control the world’s oceans. Control comes in many forms. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is busily deploying fishing fleets to plunder the world’s oceans. The CCP is also rewriting the maritime rules of engagement. In many ways, the CCP has appointed itself…