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Mar- 2021 -25 MarchExercises
USAF Deters War Game Taiwan Invasion With Updated Tactics
The US Air Force has deterred a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in a simulated conflict set more than a decade from now using updated military tactics.
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25 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines Deploys More Navy Ships to Disputed Sea Amid Row With China
The Philippine military ordered the deployment of more navy ships to the South China Sea amid a growing diplomatic row over a fleet of Chinese boats parked near a disputed reef.
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11 MarchSea
US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Admiral’s China Invasion Warning
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander warned of the threat to Taiwan of a Chinese invasion within the next six years.
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10 MarchSpace
France Conducts First Military Drills in Space
France has begun its first military exercises in space to test its ability to defend its satellites, in a sign of the growing competition in Earth's orbit.
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10 MarchAmericas
China Accuses US Admiral of ‘Hyping up’ Threat of Taiwan Invasion
China on Wednesday accused a top US commander of attempting to "hype up" the threat of an invasion of Taiwan to inflate Washington's defense spending and justify its own military chicanery in Asia.
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5 MarchAsia Pacific
China Military Budget to Grow 6.8% in 2021
China's military budget -- the second largest in the world after the US -- is set to increase by 6.8 percent in 2021, the finance ministry announced Friday.
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Feb- 2021 -11 FebruaryAsia Pacific
US Backs Japan Concerns on China Ships
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern over China's incursions into Japanese territorial waters, recommitting to the ally's defense.
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11 FebruaryAmericas
Biden Announces Review of China Defense Stance in Pentagon Visit
President Joe Biden announced a review of the US military stance toward China, saying the country needs a "strong" approach, while pledging that his administration will use force only as a last resort.
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9 FebruaryAsia Pacific
French Submarine Patrols South China Sea, Likely Angering Beijing
A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defense minister announced.
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5 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Beijing Warns off US Warship From South China Sea Islands
China on Friday warned off a US warship sailing near contested islands in the South China Sea, Beijing said, the first such encounter made public since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
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