China Conducts Patrol In South China Sea, Accuses Philippines Of Disturbing Regional Peace Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times, The Chinese regime’s navy conducted patrols in the South China Sea from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26, while the United States, Japan, and the Philippines were holding joint military exercises in international waters. The Chinese regime criticized the Philippines for “disturbing...
China Conducts Patrol In South China Sea, Accuses Philippines Of Disturbing Regional Peace Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times, The Chinese regime’s navy conducted patrols in the South China Sea from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26, while the United States, Japan, and the Philippines were holding joint military exercises in international waters. The Chinese regime criticized the Philippines for “disturbing peace” in the region. Analysts told The Epoch Times that the standoff in the South China Sea does not necessarily mean that the situation will escalate soon, and the Chinese regime’s rhetoric reflects complicated political considerations. The United States, the Philippines, and Japan this week conducted joint exercises over the Bashi Channel that separates the Philippines from Taiwan in the South China Sea, according to a statement by the Philippine military on Feb. 27. The drills were aimed at showcasing the forces’ “ability to operate seamlessly together in complex maritime environments,” the Philippine military said. This was the first time that such joint exercises have been conducted in the Bashi Channel. The Chinese regime reacted angrily to the joint drills. On Feb. 27, a spokesperson for the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Southern Theatre Command accused the Philippines of “disrupting peace and stability by organizing joint patrols with countries outside the region.” China conducted a “routine patrol” of the South China Sea from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26, according to the spokesperson. While China claims sovereignty over the waters, citing the historical nine-dash demarcation line within the South China Sea, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia each claim sovereignty over their exclusive economic zones in the South China Sea. Some of these zones overlap with each other, with communist China’s nine-dash line, and with Taiwan’s 11-dash demarcation. On July 12, 2016, an international tribunal ruled that the nine-dash demarcation couldn’t be used by the...
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk by the exhibit for Amazon Web Services (AWS) at National Retail Federation (NRF) 2026: Retail's Big Show, in New York City, U.S., Jan. 12, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Amazon Web Services said late Monday two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and a facility in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, takin...
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk by the exhibit for Amazon Web Services (AWS) at National Retail Federation (NRF) 2026: Retail's Big Show, in New York City, U.S., Jan. 12, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Amazon Web Services said late Monday two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and a facility in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, taking the facilities offline. The incident occurred Sunday morning, with the company posting to its AWS health dashboard at the time that "objects" hit data centers in the UAE, causing "sparks and fire." The company also said it was investigating power and connectivity issues at a site in Bahrain. The company's latest update at 7:19 p.m. EST acknowledged the outages were caused by drone strikes tied to the "ongoing conflict in the Middle East." "In the UAE, two of our facilities were directly struck, while in Bahrain, a drone strike in close proximity to one of our facilities caused physical impacts to our infrastructure," AWS said. "These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage." AWS said it's working to quickly restore service in the area, but it expects recovery to be prolonged "given the nature of the physical damage involved." The company said it would share an update on the situation by midnight or sooner if new information becomes available. While it repairs physical damage at the data centers, AWS said it's also working to restore data access and service availability in the affected regions, which don't require the facilities to be fully brought back online. AWS warned that instability is likely to continue in the Middle East, making operations "unpredictable." It said customers with workloads in the area should consider taking steps to mitigate impacts from the conflict, including backing up their data or potentially migrating t...