US Navy Warship USS Lassen Defies and Challenges China’s Claims at Spratlys

A powerful United States Navy Warship, the USS Lassen defies and challenges China’s occupation of some islands in the hotly-disputed Spratly Islands claimed and occupied by China. The US Navy warship entered disputed waters near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The move of the United States is considered as a direct challenge … Read more

China Completes First Airstrips at the Fiery Cross Reef

China completes their first-ever airstrips in the disputed South China Sea and may soon carry out military air patrols over the West Philippine Sea following the completion of its airstrip at Fiery Cross Reef. The news was revealed to the media by IHS Jane’s Defense. According to IHS Jane’s Defense, surveillance photos taken by Airbus Defense … Read more

China Did Not Stop Its Reclamation Activities Over the Disputed West Philippine Sea

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command revealed on Tuesday that there is no truth to China’s earlier statement that it has stopped its reclamation activities over the disputed West Philippine Sea. According to an official statement released by Western Command head Vice Admiral Alexander Lopez said that China is still conducting construction activities … Read more

China is Building a Combat-Capable Air Facility on Zamora Reef

China’s statement is different from what they are doing right now, as they kept on building a combat-capable air facility on Zamora (Subi) Reef in the South China Sea, in a development which is seen by international observers to jeopardize the Philippines’ possession of nearby Pag-asa Island, the nearest inhabited islands of the Filipinos in … Read more