Chinese Navy – The Chinese Navy is exercising in the Taiwanese Strait; the USS Carl Vinson battlegroup is on its way to monitor the situation.

• Washington Post: China Plans War Games Off Taiwan
• Taipei Times: US aircraft carrier group steams toward Taiwan

Russian Navy – The Russian Navy may abandon its base at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam; both the US and China are interested in using it.

• Times of India: Russia may abandon base in Vietnam