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China accuses Australia of provoking and covering up South China Sea incident
Fp Staff • 1 month agoChina and Australia are trading accusations after a recent incident involving military aircraft over the South China Sea. Australia claims a Chinese jet dropped flares dangerously close to an Australian surveillance plane near the Paracel Islands, calling the maneuver unsafe and unprofessional.
WATCH: Indian Navy’s INS Nistar executes first submarine rescue ops in South China Sea
Fp Staff • 1 month agoThe Indian Navy’s Submarine Rescue Unit (East), embarked on INS Nistar, demonstrated exceptional precision and professionalism during Exercise XPR-25, a multinational submarine rescue drill hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)
China is only the second country to have this fighter jet launch system. How does it work?
Fp Explainers • 2 months agoChina has successfully showcased its electromagnetic aircraft catapult system on the Fujian, its most advanced carrier. The launch enabled J-15T, J-35, and KJ-600 aircraft to take off with heavier payloads and greater range. The breakthrough signals a major leap in China’s naval capabilities and places it alongside the US
Why is China creating a 'nature reserve' in the South China Sea?
Fp Explainers • 2 months agoChina’s decision to establish a nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal has drawn strong condemnation from the Philippines, which sees the move as an attempt to tighten control over disputed waters. While Beijing claims it aims to protect coral reefs, Manila argues it’s a pretext for occupation, adding to tensions in the South China Sea
China, US talk and shadow-box at the same time
Fp Staff • 2 months agoChina and the United States are talking to ease tensions even as rivalry sharpens in trade, technology and security
India, Japan oppose 'unilateral actions' in South China Sea, urge global action against terror groups
Fp Staff • 2 months agoIndia and Japan expressed strong concern over the situation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea and reiterated their opposition to any "unilateral actions" in the region
The curious case of Xi’s crackdown and stalled superpower ambition: PLA turmoil threatens 2049 military goal
Dowerah • 3 months agoXi Jinping’s sweeping purge of the People’s Liberation Army reveals his deep distrust of China’s armed forces, with some saying that his crackdown has stalled Beijing's military superpower ambition to rival the US
Watch: China warship rams own ship while chasing Philippine ship in South China Sea
Fp Staff • 3 months agoThe incident took place near the disputed Scarborough Shoal while the Philippine Coast Guard was escorting vessels delivering aid to local fishermen
China-Philippines tension escalates amid row over Marcos Jr’s Taiwan remark: Water cannon fired at Philippine ship
Fp Staff • 3 months agoDays after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines “cannot stay out” if conflict erupts in the Taiwan Strait, tensions in the region intensified after a Chinese coast guard vessel targeted a Philippine ship with a water cannon near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
Firstpost interview creates global buzz: China, Taiwan, Philippines react after Marcos's 'can’t stay out’ remark
Fp Staff • 3 months agoPhilippine President Marcos Jr's interview with Firstpost's Managing Editor Palki Sharma has triggered a global buzz with China criticising his remarks and Taiwan welcoming it. Here's how it happened