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    • Scientists alarmed over China’s island building 

      Torode, Greg (The Daily Guardian, June 26, 2015, on page 5-11)
      Equal importance had been given to “construction and protection”, he said, adding China would honour its obligations under the UN conventions on Biological Diversity and International Trade in Endangered Species. One marine ...
    • Summit to urge 'self-restraint' in South China Sea dispute 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, April 25, 2015, on page 5)
      A Southeast Asian summit will urge "self-restraint" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticizing Chinese actions that have fanned tensions in the contested waters, a diplomatic source with knowledge of a draft ...
    • US eyes more patrols in South China Sea 

      Reuters (Malaya, June 4, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s most ...
    • US warship in disputed sea raises China's ire 

      Reuters; ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) (BusinessWorld, October 28, 2015, on page S1/8)
      The US Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer close to China's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it warned and followed the American Vessel. The ...
    • US warships sail near SCS islands claimed by Beijing 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2018, on page 3)
      Two US Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two US officials told Reuters, in a move that drew condemnation from Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation ...