By Jacob Gu (Bloomberg) China upgraded and extended military maneuvers in the South China Sea that were launched after the US and Philippines mounted their own maritime drills in the…
https://gcaptain.com/china-intensifies-naval-maneuvers-during-us-philippines-navy-exercise/
(Bloomberg) China named navy veteran Dong Jun as its new defense minister, a move that will help resume top-level military talks with the US that are seen as crucial to…
https://gcaptain.com/china-navy-admiral-defense-minister-dong-jun/
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In an era where the South China Sea is a hotbed of geopolitical tensions and China is militarizing it’s Merchant Marine, understanding the historical underpinnings…
https://gcaptain.com/2023-naval-book-of-the-year-maos-army-goes-to-sea/
SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a Chinese warship acted in a dangerous manner during an incident with an Australian navy vessel that injured a military diver, his first…
https://gcaptain.com/australia-pm-comments-chinese-navy-incident/
MANILA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ coast guard said on Saturday it would maintain its regular supply missions to troops stationed on a disputed atoll in the South China Sea even…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-to-continue-south-china-sea-supply-missions-despite-chinese-boats/
By Philip J. Heijmans and Cliff Venzon (Bloomberg) –Even as concerns mount in the US over a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the flashpoint most likely to spark a conflict between…
https://gcaptain.com/race-to-fix-crumbling-ship-threatens-conflict-in-south-china-sea/
BEIJING/MANILA, Oct 22 (Reuters) – China and the Philippines traded accusations over a collision in disputed waters of the South China Sea as Chinese vessels blocked Philippine boats supplying forces there on Sunday in…
https://gcaptain.com/china-philippines-trade-accusations-over-south-china-sea-clash/
By Ian Sayson Sep 16, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Philippine armed forces said it’s doubling efforts on maritime surveillance after detecting a “resurgence” of Chinese vessels around the West Philippine Sea. After…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-sees-resurgence-of-chinese-ships-in-disputed-waters/
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Irene Ang at Tradewinds is reporting that Kurow Shipping, a mysterious tanker company with ties to the Shadow Fleet of tankers transporting Russian oil has reportedly…
PLA Navy Ships Underway off Japan
Chinese and Russian warships linked up in the Sea of Japan Wednesday for the People’s Liberation Army Northern Theatre Command led Chinese-Russian “Northern Interaction 2023,” reported the PLA Daily.
The five-ship Chinese Surface Action Group (SAG) consists of destroyers CNS Guiyang (119) and CNS Qiqihar (121), frigates CNS Zaozhuang (542) and CNS Rizhao (598) and fleet oiler CNS Taihu (889). The Russian Navy SAG consists of destroyers RFS Admiral Panteleyev...
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/19/chinese-russian-warships-meet-near-japan-for-naval-exercise