Asia Pacific
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Aug- 2019 -28 August
Myanmar navy included in US-ASEAN maritime exercises despite sanctions
Myanmar's navy will join ASEAN maritime drills with the US in Southeast Asia despite US sanctions on top army brass
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27 August
Taiwan needs more than what the US is selling
Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets and other defense acquisitions aren't enough to combat the next-generation technology China has at its disposal, Drake Long argues
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27 August
China to hold new military exercises in East China Sea near Taiwan
China has said it will stage military exercises in the East China Sea near Taiwan this week, with relations tense between Beijing and the self-ruled island
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26 August
Clashes between Myanmar army and insurgents force thousands to flee in Shan state
Fighting in northeast Myanmar's Shan state escalated after rebel attacks on an army academy and police outposts
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24 August
US and ASEAN navies to hold first maritime exercises in September
The US and 10 Southeast Asian states will hold their first-ever joint maritime exercises in September, aimed at preventing "wrongdoing"
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23 August
South Korea agrees to share military intelligence with Japan through US
South Korea said it will share military intelligence with Japan through the US after terminating a pact to exchange information directly
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23 August
Sri Lanka ends state of emergency declared after Easter attacks
Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people
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22 August
South Korea to end military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan
South Korea said it will terminate its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid intensifying trade and diplomatic disputes
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21 August
Two US Special Forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two US Special Forces soldiers with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in combat in Faryab province
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21 August
US approves $8 billion sale of 66 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan
The US State Department approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, in a move expected to anger China
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