DefenceTalkSoutheast Asian nations should avoid becoming “chess pieces”, China’s foreign minister said Monday, as he revealed proposing a set of “rules” to promote positive interactions between Beijing and Washington at a recent meeting. Wang Yi held five hours of talks on Saturday with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken — their first since October — […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-se-asia-nations-should-avoid-becoming-chess-pieces-79076/

DefenceTalkManila: America’s Pacific commander held talks with the Philippine military Wednesday on ways to strengthen US capacity in the region to deter conflict and maintain freedom of navigation, a Filipino spokesman said. Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, outlined a freshly drafted Pentagon report highlighting issues in the South China Sea, where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-philippines-boosting-military-capacity-65171/