TOKYO (AP) — The chief of Germany's navy said Tuesday that its dispatch of a warship to the Indo-Pacific underscores his country's concern that freedom of navigation and the rule-based international ...

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China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday countries will not feel deterred by China's defense forces as long as they don't intend to threaten China's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.

Germany’s Chief of Navy Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach, right, German Ambassador to Japan Clemens von Goetze, center, and the Commanding Officer of the German Navy Frigate Bayern, Tilo Kalski, left, ...