US, Japan and Philippine forces jointly patrol in South China Sea …
The United States has deployed a reconnaissance aircraft while Japan and the Philippines sent navy ships in a joint patrol in the disputed South China Sea two days after the allied forces condemned actions by Chinese coast guard vessels against Philippine patrol ships.
Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea
Jun 18, 2024 · Japan reiterates serious concern over repeated actions which obstruct freedom of navigation and increase regional tensions including recent dangerous actions that resulted in damage to the Filipino vessel and injuries to Filipinos onboard.
Japan 'gravely concerned' about maritime tensions escalating, …
Jan 15, 2025 · Japan is gravely concerned about actions in the South China Sea that are raising tensions, and strongly opposes any unilateral attempt to change the status quo, its foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Japan and Philippines plan to convey to Trump the need for US ...
Jan 15, 2025 · The U.S., Japan and the Philippines have been building an alliance under outgoing President Joe Biden since last year to deal with China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea and East China Sea. Trump’s “America First” foreign policy thrust has triggered concerns about the scale and depth of U.S. commitment ...
Japan’s Approach to the South China Sea: Quietly Balancing China …
Dec 8, 2023 · Japan is not a South-China-Sea (SCS) littoral state and does not have territorial claims there. Nonetheless, Japan has asserted that it is a stakeholder in SCS maritime disputes, including over maritime sovereign rights and small remote physical features (islands, rocks, reefs) claimed by China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and ...
Japan, Philippines, US rebuke China over ‘dangerous’ South China Sea ...
Apr 12, 2024 · The leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the United States have voiced “serious concern” over China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea.
Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea
Dec 13, 2023 · Japan reiterates serious concern over actions which increase regional tensions including recent dangerous actions that caused a collision between Chinese and Filipino ships.
US, Japanese, Philippine Leaders Discussed China's Behavior in South …
Jan 13, 2025 · The South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce, has been plagued by rising tensions for years. China claims almost the entire South China Sea despite a 2016 ...
Japan and U.S. partners hold dueling military drills with China in ...
Sep 28, 2024 · The first Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) warship to transit the Taiwan Strait earlier this week joined naval and air forces from Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the U.S. for joint...
Biden and Japan's Kishida discuss shared concerns over South China Sea ...
WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed diplomacy with China and their shared concerns over "coercive and destabilizing ...