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MILITARY

ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 1, 2015
China to conduct live-fire military exercise near Myanmar border
China's military will begin live-fire ammunition drills Tuesday near the country's border with Myanmar, the Chinese defense ministry has said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2015
South China Sea disputes test China's peaceful rise
The South China Sea has become a critical testing ground for the changing economic, political and military relationship between China and the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2015
China not seeking conflict in South China Sea, admiral says
China will not subjugate its national interests, Adm. Sun Jianguo told a regional defense forum in Singapore, even as he painted a picture of a country willing to cooperate on matters including the disputed South China Sea.
WORLD
May 30, 2015
U.S. military orders review as anthrax incidents widen
The U.S. military said on Friday it discovered even more suspected shipments of live anthrax than previously thought, both in the United States and abroad, and ordered a sweeping review of practices meant to inactivate the bacteria.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2015
Japan defense chief on land reclamation: China, others must behave responsibly on South China Sea
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani warned on Saturday that land reclamation projects in the South China Sea risked plunging the region into disorder and urged nations, including China, to behave responsibly.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2015
Militaries play nice in the South China Sea
Southeast Asian militaries are talking and sharing more as they seek to prevent accidents in the South China Sea, despite inertia from governments over territorial disputes with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2015
Japan to join U.S., Australia drills amid growing China tensions
Japan will join a major U.S.-Australian military exercise for the first time in a sign of growing security links between the three countries as tensions build over China's island-building in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2015
China breaks ground on lighthouse project in South China Sea
China hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the building of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, state media said Tuesday, a move that is likely to escalate tensions in a region already jittery about Beijing's maritime ambitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2015
Unpopular but defiant, Myanmar's ruling party unfazed about poll prospects
Myanmar's ruling party is led by former members of a military junta, evolved from an organization that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi once compared to a Nazi militia, and took office through electoral fraud.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2015
Indonesia's military re-enters civilian affairs after president crosses swords with police
Nearly two decades after Indonesia's military was squeezed out of civilian affairs with the downfall of strongman leader Suharto, President Joko Widodo is drawing the army more closely into his wars on drugs, terrorism, and corruption.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2015
Southeast Asia accelerates its maritime buildup amid tensions with China
Southeast Asian nations are prioritizing spending on their navies and coast guards amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, but as their capabilities grow, so does the risk that any confrontation in the contested waterway will be harder to contain.
WORLD
May 25, 2015
About 100 U.S., European jets join Arctic exercise near Russia
About 100 fighter jets from the United States and eight European nations began an Arctic training exercise in the Nordic nations on Monday, a region worried by increased Russian military activity.
WORLD
May 25, 2015
Turkey agrees on 'deal' with U.S. for air support of Syrian rebels
The United States and Turkey have agreed "in principle" to give air support to some forces from Syria's mainstream opposition, Turkey's foreign minister said, in what if confirmed could mark an expansion of U.S. involvement in the conflict.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2015
China state media warns of war over South China Sea unless U.S. backs down
A Chinese state-owned newspaper said Monday that "war is inevitable" between China and the United States over the South China Sea unless Washington stops demanding Beijing halt the building of artificial islands in the disputed waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2015
China calls U.S. actions in South China Sea 'irresponsible, dangerous'
China said on Friday it was "strongly dissatisfied" after a U.S. spy plane flew over part of the South China Sea this week near where China is building artificial islands, and called on the United States to stop such action or risk causing an accident.

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