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No 'provocation' can stop China's military drills
China’s military will carry out drills regardless of foreign provocations and pressure, the Communist Party’s paper said on Sunday, adding that exercises far out at sea like those conducted recently by its sole aircraft ...
- January 23, 2017
China carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions
China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as the country trades barbs with the United States over responsibility for heightened tension in ...
- May 16, 2018
China building on new reef in South China Sea-US think tank
China has installed a new platform on a remote part of the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea which could be used for military purposes, according to recent satellite images reviewed by a US think tank. The ...
- November 23, 2018
South China Sea disputes prompt ASEAN defense chiefs to drop plans for statement
Plans for a ceremonial joint statement at the end of Southeast Asian regional defense forum were dropped on Wednesday after differences between China and the United States (US) over the mention of disputes in the South ...
- November 5, 2015
ASEAN rejects use of force: leaders underscore importance of peace, stability in South China Sea
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed concern over the maritime dispute in the South China Sea, but were silent on the Philippines’ victory in the United Nations (UN)-backed Arbitral ...
- April 27, 2017
China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands
China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarizing the vital ...
- July 1, 2017
The ‘heroes’ of Pagasa Island: Preserving PH sovereignty
If the Filipinos on the remote West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) island of Pagasa (Thitu) had binoculars, they might just be envious of how their neighbors on the next island live. Just 15 miles (24 km) across the ...
- April 23, 2017
US Navy commander warns of possible South China Sea arms race
The U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander has warned of a possible arms race in the disputed South China Sea which could engulf the region, as nations become increasingly tempted to use military force to settle territorial spats ...
- December 16, 2015
China is not militarizing South China Sea – Premier Li
China is not militarizing the South China Sea, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, although he acknowledged that defense equipment in islands in the disputed waterway had been placed there to maintain “freedom of navigation”. ...
- March 25, 2017
Despite tension, shipping on S. China Sea not disrupted
China's growing military presence in the South China Sea has drawn warnings from the United States that Beijing is seeking to exert control over one of the world's most important sea lanes, but so far the shipping industry ...
- January 16, 2016