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US Navy Proposes a “Global Show of Military Force” as a Warning to China

China’s Long Range Bombers “Likely Training For Strikes” Against US, Pentagon Warns

The warning is contained in an annual Pentagon report prepared for Congress called Military and Security Developments Involving The People’s Republic of China 2018, which further notes a defense spending estimate of $190 billion — a third that of the United States.

August 17th, 2018
ZeroHedge.com
August 17th, 2018
By ZeroHedge.com
People walk past a poster of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers on display in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016

A new Pentagon report has sounded the alarm over China's expanding military reach and says the rival to American power is increasing its ability to send bombers further afield while "likely training for strikes" against the United States and its allies. The warning is contained in an annual Pentagon report prepared for Congress called Military

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China Wins Big as Trump and US Abdicate Global Leadership

President Trump’s decision to exchange almost all of his political capital in Asia with China to buy a resolution to the North Korean situation, has allowed China’s role as a global leader to flourish.

February 1st, 2018
James Carey
February 1st, 2018
By James Carey
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are greeted by children waving flowers and flags during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP/Andy Wong)

BEIJING (Analysis) -- Over the past year, much of the media in the U.S. has functioned as a nonstop rumor mill, producing a host of conspiracies centered around Donald Trump allegedly doing the bidding of Moscow. While Russia may have slightly better luck working with the U.S. under the Trump administration, that relationship has yet to pay off for

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From Taiwan Call To ‘One China’ Policy, Trump Keeps China — And Experts — On Edge

Taking sides in the heated ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea between China and other countries in the region is only the latest piece of Trump’s erratic stance on China. But is this part of a carefully calculated strategy or a blatant display of ignorance?

February 20th, 2017
Whitney Webb
February 20th, 2017
By Whitney Webb
A front page of a Chinese newspaper with a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the headline "Outsider counter attack" is displayed at a newsstand in Beijing, (AP/Ng Han Guan)

WASHINGTON --- Upon his “surprise” victory in November, international leaders expressed mixed feelings over the realization that Donald Trump would serve as the next president of the United States. While those countries strongly allied with the United States under Obama’s leadership largely expressed dismay and concern, those which had been

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A Longtime US Ally, The Philippines Officially Re-aligns With Russia & China

Two forces are taking shape in the buildup to what could very well be World War III — those nations aligned with the United States and the West, and those supporting the steadily growing Eurasian bloc, led by Russia and China.

October 21st, 2016
James Holbrooks
October 21st, 2016
By James Holbrooks
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.

Beijing — As Anti-Media has covered in recent days, controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, along with hundreds of Filipino business leaders, is visiting China this week in a move aimed at strengthening regional ties between the two countries. On Tuesday, we reported that, for all intents and purposes, the United States had lost the

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Former American Colony Takes Center Stage In South China Sea Dispute

The Philippines was under American colonial rule from 1898 to 1946. Despite gaining independence, the island nation is now being used as a tool to apply pressure on China, America’s biggest rival in the South China Sea.

July 27th, 2016
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
July 27th, 2016
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
A protester displays a placard in front of riot police during a rally at the US Embassy to protest the visit of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in Manila, Philippines. The protesters are calling for the pullout of U.S. troops in the country under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement or EDCA which was entered into by the Philippines and U.S. militaries.

SHANGHAI --- (Analysis) The Permanent Court of Arbitration’s non-binding ruling on the territorial dispute between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines is largely misunderstood. Sovereignty or ownership of disputed land formations were never going to be adjudicated or awarded as many Filipinos and Filipinas thought

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No, Beijing’s South China Sea Offensive Isn’t About Oil And Fish

… contrary to widespread reports. And that’s why the conflict matters to Americans.

May 14th, 2014
Global Post
May 14th, 2014
By Global Post

  HONG KONG — Conflicts have recently escalated between China and its Southeast Asian maritime neighbors over rocks, reefs, shoals and islets in the South China Sea. Last week, Hanoi released video footage of its vessels being rammed by the Chinese Coast Guard after Vietnam tried to block China’s attempt to commence drilling for

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