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US flies B-52 bombers over contested waters amid soured ties with China
The US military flew B-52 bombers in the vicinity of the South China Sea this week, US officials told Reuters, a move that is likely to cause anger in Beijing amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Lieutenant ...
- September 28, 2018
South China Sea islands expanded 'reasonably' - report
China has “reasonably” expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (72 acres), according to a new government ...
- December 26, 2017
Du30: Occupy PH islands in South China Sea
President Duterte on Thursday said he had ordered troops to deploy to and fortify unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, a move that could provoke rival claimants, including China. Mr. ...
- April 7, 2017
Trump slams Chinese construction in South China Sea
US president-elect Donald Trump complained about Chinese economic and military policy on Twitter on Sunday, showing no signs of a conciliatory approach after a phone conversation with Taiwan's president raised hackles in ...
- December 6, 2016
China, US exchange accusations over US vessel in South China Sea
China and the United States exchanged accusations at the weekend over the disputed South China Sea, after China's military said it had driven away a U.S. warship that the U.S. Navy said was on a routine freedom of navigation ...
- November 27, 2023
2 carriers in South China Sea, US bares
The US Navy revealed on Saturday that two aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea as China staged naval drills that drew “interest and some concern” from the Department of Foreign Affairs. ...
- July 5, 2020
China demands end to US surveilance after aircraft intercept
Beijing demanded an end to U.S. surveillance near China on Thursday after two of its fighter jets carried out what the Pentagon said was an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China ...
- May 21, 2016
More Chinese warships, maritime militia in WPS
The Philippine Navy has spotted about 15 to 25 warships near Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, some 37 kilometers southeast of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where a grounded World War II-era warship serves as a Philippine outpost. ...
- January 31, 2024
Trump vows to stop China from taking South China Sea islands
The new administration of President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned ...
- January 25, 2017
Du30: I can't stop China in Panatag
President Duterte on Sunday said he would not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near the Philippines west coast because it was too powerful. Mr.Duterte made the statement in reaction to reports that China would ...
- March 20, 2017