In her diplomatic debut, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looked to put fears of a more hawkish approach to China on the backburner and, instead, embrace policy continuity, during a summit of Southeast Asian nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/takaichi-debut-asean-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #asean #aseanjapanrelations #southeastasia #china #sanaetakaichi #ai #southchinasea #taiwan
The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, though Beijing blamed Manila for the incident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/asia-pacific/china-philippines-south-china-sea-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #philippines #southchinasea #disputedislands
China’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday offered the latest hint that its third and largest aircraft carrier could soon enter service, after it undergoes further testing and training in the disputed South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/china-fujian-aircraft-carrier-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #aircraftcarriers #pla #southchinasea #taiwan #disputedislands #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry
China's coast guard said that a Philippine vessel had “deliberately rammed” one of its ships Tuesday, alleging that Manila had organized more than 10 vessels to “illegally intrude” into a South China Sea flash point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/philippines-china-scarborough-shoal-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #disputedislands #southchinasea
The Chinese military denounced a second joint patrol this month in the South China Sea involving the Philippines and partner navies, as tensions in the waterway soar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/japan-south-china-sea-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southchinasea #china #pla #philippines #defense #sdf #msdf #disputedislands #usmilitary
Chinese spy and disinformation activities in the Philippines continue at a high pace, one of Manila’s top security officials has warned, prompting a push to update the nation's decades-old anti-espionage laws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/philippines-espionage-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #espionage #southchinasea
The U.S. backed the Philippines in rejecting China’s plan to create a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed sea that separates the two nations, calling it "destabilizing.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/us-china-scarborough-shoal-nature-reserve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #scrarboroughshoal #southchinasea #disputedislands #us #marcorubio #philippines
The Philippines is working on a new set of internal rules and protocols to better coordinate the actions of agencies in contentious areas of the South China Sea, as Manila responds to Beijing's gray-zone activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/asia-pacific/philippines-south-china-sea-rules-of-engagement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #pla #southchinasea #disputedislands #indopacific
Surrounded by Chinese military bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm on the front line of a simmering territorial dispute between Beijing and Manila in the flash point South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/philippines-pagasa-island-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #southchinasea #disputedislands #china #indopacific
China's military said it monitored and "drove away" a U.S. destroyer that went near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the busy waterway of the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/asia-pacific/china-us-scarborough-shoal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #southchinasea #us #defense
A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea, Manila said Monday, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/asia-pacific/collide-philippine-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #philippines #southchinasea
Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time as Manila has heightened defense cooperation with allies over the past year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-india-navy-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #india #defense #southchinasea #china
Japanese and European leaders took aim at China even as they announced a raft of deals to deepen ties at a summit in Tokyo, talks that were likely to stand in stark contrast to a similar meeting in Beijing on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/politics/eu-japan-summit-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #eu #japan #eujapanrelations #pla #southchinasea #eastchinasea #disputedislands #taiwan #russiaukrainewar #northkorea
China's aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions that have nothing to do with any U.S. policy, the Philippines' top defense official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/asia-pacific/politics/philippine-defense-chief-us-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #philippines #southchinasea #us #asean
Australia, India, Japan and the United States used a meeting of “the Quad” to announce a deal to work more closely to secure supply chains for critical minerals, including rare earths — a sector dominated by China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/politics/quad-nations-critical-minerals-initiative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #quad #us #australia #india #china #minerals #china #southchinasea #eastchinasea #northkorea