U.S. deploys Poseidon P-8 spy plane in Singapore for 1st time

The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time, amid heightened tensions in the region over China's expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea.
The weeklong deployment in Singapore, which began Monday, came as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen in Washington and signed a new agreement to step up defense cooperation.
A U.S. defense official said such deployments in Singapore were expected to become a regular occurrence, happening as often as every three months. The official did not have authorization to speak publicly about the plans and requested anonymity.
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China vies for control of disputed islands; Japan boosts aerial surveillance

A day after its patrol plane was confronted by Japanese fighter jets over the disputed islands, China on Friday said it will “resolutely fight” for the control of disputed islands with Japan and accused Tokyo of violating post second world war order by buying the islets.

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