Chinese sailors watch a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warship pull into Djibouti. Xinhua Photo
China’s rise as a naval power goes well beyond its growing number of ships and submarines but the People’s Liberation Army Navy growing capability to operate jointly with the Chinese air force and rocket corps, a maritime intelligence expert said Tuesday.
Speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., James Fannell, a retired Navy captain, said, “we need to respect that” growth in...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017. DoD Photo
President Donald Trump will head to Tokyo later this month to discuss how to resume stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea, work more jointly on cybersecurity with the Japanese and build upon his meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in resolving trade issues between the two nations.
Speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., last week, U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty said Kim Jong Un’s decision...
https://news.usni.org/2019/05/03/trump-heading-to-tokyo-to-talk-cybersecurity-regional-threats
USCG sent its cutter to Sasebo, Japan to enforce North Korea sanction in the East China Sea.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/273418/uscg-enforces-north-korea-sanctions-in-east-china-sea/