by Dave Patterson | Oct 26, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
China reaches out to the United States on Thursday, Oct. 26, with a visit from Beijing’s foreign policy chief Wang Yi. After several high-level US diplomatic missions to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) achieved no real thaw in the relationship between...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 5, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
A new bilateral mutual defense agreement between the US and the government of the Philippines signals the importance of the Philippine Islands to the security of the South China Sea and the safety of Taiwan. The new and better relationship between the US and the...
by Sarah Cowgill | May 2, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and President Joe Biden are in the throes of a four-day junket in DC to patch up a decade of strained relations and enhance military cooperation in the Pacific. Marcos has been the Filipino leader for less than a year and is...
by Dave Patterson | Apr 11, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs
China made its displeasure known when Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on April 5 by performing a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) live-fire drill close to Taiwan. In a similar flex of muscle, from April 11 to...
by Mark Angelides | Nov 13, 2017 | Trump Administration
As part of Liberty Nation’s deep dive analysis of President Donald Trump’s tour of Asia, we’ll be examining what events take place, the significance of them, and most importantly, how the media are spinning it. With the continuation of the ASEAN summit, President...