The United States on Tuesday urged China to stop interfering with the freedoms in the South China Sea and end its “routine harassment” of claimant state vessels operating in their exclusive economic zones (EEZ). State Department spokesman Matthew Miller issued a statement on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal that…

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese military said, just two days after it warned of “counteraction” against alleged intrusions by U.S. spy planes and drones. Both South Korea and Japan reported spotting the launch but have not yet released further details. This occurred after…

The United States on Monday urged North Korea to engage in dialogue after Pyongyang warned that it may shoot down a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane for allegedly intruding into its airspace. “I would just say that we would urge the DPRK to refrain from escalatory actions and again call on it to engage in…

The United States and China are participating in a multilateral naval exercise hosted by Indonesia, which commenced on Monday amid strained relations between the two major powers over Taiwan. The Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo is taking place in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia, and will last until Thursday. The United States and China were among the…

The Bank of China (BOC) has opened a representative office in Papua New Guinea (PNG), its first branch in the South Pacific island nation, amid intensifying competition between the United States and China. The launching ceremony was attended by BOC chairman Ge Haijiao and PNG leader James Marape on June 1. The new office is…

The Bank of China (BOC) has opened a representative office in Papua New Guinea (PNG), its first branch in the South Pacific island nation, amid intensifying competition between the United States and China. The ceremony, at the new office in the capital of Port Moresby, was attended by BOC Chairman Ge Haijiao and PNG Prime…

The United States has no intentions of lifting the sanctions imposed on Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, a State Department spokesperson said on May 22. The spokesperson’s comments seem to retract those made by President Joe Biden during the G-7 leaders’ summit in Japan on May 21, when he said the idea of easing Li’s…

Commentary The United States and South Korea are getting tougher on technology leaks. The two countries have extensive tech industries to protect. Most important is their technological lead, along with the Netherlands, in small and powerful computer chips used for economic and military applications around the world. Countries that steal these technologies include China, Russia,…

The United States on Tuesday urged the Burmese military junta to cease its “horrific violence” against civilians after more than 50 villagers were killed in the junta’s latest airstrike in the north-western Sagaing region. A junta fighter jet dropped bombs directly onto a house in Pazigyi village in Sagaing’s Kinbalu Township, where villagers had gathered for…

Japan’s foreign minister met with the Solomon Islands leader on Sunday and brought up about a controversial security pact that Beijing and the Pacific Island nation entered into last year, according to Japan’s government. During his visit to Honiara, foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare that Japan has been “closely…