#China's been pissing off several countries lately.
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"This latest incursion may seem alarming as China tends not to venture directly into #JapaneseAirspace," Professor #IanChong, a Chinese foreign policy expert at the National University of Singapore, told the BBC.
#SouthChinaSea #WestPHSea #Philippines #Taiwan
#Japan says Chinese spy plane violated its airspace
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr40dpz1rkwo?utm_source=press.coop
#LockheedMartin made a counteroffer but neutrality is important to Thailand. #China
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#Thailand will go with Saab AB’s #JAS39Gripen E/F jets to replace the #F16 A/B’s that have been in service since 1988, the air force said. The decision was made after careful consideration as the Southeast Asian nation seeks a value approach to modernizing its military in a way that will also boost “self-dependency.”
Thai Air Force to Replace Old F-16s With Swedish Fighter Jets
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/thai-air-force-to-replace-old-f-16s-with-swedish-fighter-jets/ar-AA1pyIj9?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
Over the past week, Chinese and Philippine vessels have engaged in multiple collisions and face-offs near #SabinaShoal, a disputed atoll lying just 86 miles from the #Philippines’ west coast and 745 miles from #China, which claims almost all of the #SouthChinaSea as its sovereign territory despite an international ruling to the contrary. #WestPHSea
A dangerous new flashpoint is fast emerging in the South China Sea
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/27/asia/china-philippines-new-flashpoint-sabina-shoal-intl-hnk/index.html
A stretch of uninhabited, low-lying reefs in the South China Sea is fast becoming a dangerous new flashpoint between China and the Philippines, dealing a blow to recent efforts to de-escalate tensions in one of the world’s most vital waterways.
The #Philippines wants to upgrade its military with mid-range #missiles and advanced #FighterJets, two senior security officials said on Thursday, spending at least $33 billion as it modernises its defence in the face of growing regional tensions.
The military wants to acquire more cutting-edge weaponry, armed forces chief #RomeoBrawner told reporters. #WestPHSea
Philippines eyes mid-range missiles, 40 fighter jets to modernise military
https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/world/philippines-eyes-mid-range-missiles-40-fighter-jets-to-modernise-military/ar-AA1pDD0X
Despite their overlapping claims in the #SpratlyIslands in the #SouthChinaSea, where #Vietnam and the #Philippines each occupies atolls and reefs, both countries have expressed desire to work together and tackle disputes.
Their coastguards earlier this month held their first-ever joint exercises in Manila, simulating fire-fighting drills and search-and-rescue exercises.
Philippines, Vietnam boost military ties amid South China Sea tensions
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/philippines-vietnam-boost-military-ties-amid-south-china-sea-tensions/ar-AA1pI7z7?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
#MANILA, #Philippines — A #ChineseCoastGuard (CCG) vessel maneuvered dangerously and repeatedly rammed a #PhilippineCoastGuard vessel in #EscodaShoal (#SabinaShoal) in the #WestPhilippineSea (WPS) on Saturday, according to the PCG.
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG Spokesperson for the WPS said the ramming incident between CCG vessel 5205 and #BRPTeresaMagbanwa (MRP 9701)
China Coast Guard ship repeatedly rams PCG vessel in Escoda Shoal https://www.inquirer.net/412256/pcg-says-ccg-rammed-its-vessel-multiple-times-in-escoda-shoal/#ixzz8kUNfeSvs
#TOKYO - #Japan lodged a protest with #China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Aug 31, the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week.
The ship was detected off the coast of #Kagoshima Prefecture, in Japan's south-west, at around 6am local time, and departed within two hours, the country's defence ministry said.
Japan protests second territorial incursion by China in under a week
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/japan-protests-second-territorial-incursion-by-china-in-under-a-week
#Malaysia's national oil firm #Petronas operates in the exclusive economic zone as well as the #LuconiaReefs, which #China claims as its territory based on the so-called "nine-dash line", which it later "updated" to become the 10-dash line to claim an additional territory near #Taiwan.
China warns Malaysia to immediately cease activities in oil-rich waters off #Sarawak
https://www.msn.com/en-MY/news/national/china-warns-malaysia-to-immediately-cease-activities-in-oilrich-waters-off-sarawak-says-report/ar-AA1pTpYv
"True friends" don't do this.
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INQUIRER.net had published a diplomatic note in which #Beijing reportedly demanded that #Malaysia immediately halt all activities in an oil-rich maritime area off #Sarawak state on #Borneo island.
Malaysia to probe leak of Chinese diplomatic note over #SouthChinaSea row
https://www.inquirer.net/412737/malaysia-to-probe-leak-of-chinese-diplomatic-note-over-south-china-sea-row/
#China claims sovereignty over almost the entire #SouthChinaSea, including parts of the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of the #Philippines, #Brunei, #Malaysia, #Taiwan and #Vietnam, complicating energy exploration efforts by several of those countries.
Malaysia will not stop South China Sea exploration despite China protests, PM says
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-will-not-stop-south-china-sea-exploration-despite-china-protests-pm-2024-09-05/
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