11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (248+ words) Sunday, 12 July 2026 08:19 AM EDT China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis, Japan, the Philippines, the United States and 11 other countries said in a joint statement on Sunday to mark ‌the 10th anniversary of a landmark…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago  (321+ words) It is real. And it didn't start Monday. Add to that the reporting this month that Chinese personnel have been training Russian forces in radiological, biological, and chemical warfare on the battlefield in Ukraine, and the picture is unmistakable. Beijing…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (261+ words) On July 4, Beijing announced it had launched a new sea patrol to replace a group of ships that, in June, were an integral part of China’s effort to control waters far from its shoreline. In an extraordinary move last month,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (941+ words) While the editorial board here at Shower Cap’s Blog remains generally critical of the president, there’s no denying the honor and privilege of living under the thumb of the fellow who is number one on Tic-Tac. While most arts and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (141+ words) Countries including Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have all begun upgrading domestic military manufacturing capacity. Asian powers consolidate regional alliances beyond US, China Asian powers are increasingly taking steps to gird against an unpredictable former ally in the US…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (631+ words) By Adrian Portugal and Karen Lema MASINLOC, Philippines, July 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines may have won a landmark victory against China’s claims in the South China Sea 10 years ago, but today local fishermen have become too afraid to venture out to…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (587+ words) We’re already used to the fact that various Western powers are meddling in the internal affairs of virtually every other country on the planet, including global superpowers such as Russia and China. This includes NATO members and other American vassals…...

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3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (373+ words) MANILA, July 9 (Reuters) – The defence minister of the Philippines on Thursday rejected as “baseless” and “ludicrous” assertions by Chinese scholars that its northernmost island-chain province belongs to Beijing, calling the claim concerning and ​worthy of challenge. Chinese state-run news site…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (417+ words) TAIPEI, July 8 (Reuters) – China’s gradually increasing pressure tactics risk creating an entirely new status quo in the Taiwan Strait, which the international community may not realise until it is too late, a senior Taiwan ​official said on Wednesday. Speaking at…...