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US admiral on disputed sea: We will be here
America will continue to patrol the South China Sea to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight in the disputed region, a US admiral said yesterday amid questions on whether US involvement in one of Asia’s potential ...
- March 4, 2017
ASEAN takes a stand on sea row: Duterte calls for mutual respect, non-interference in internal affairs
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states have altered a statement to be issued at the end of group’s summit to include references to militarization and island-building in the South China Sea, the latest ...
- April 30, 2017
South China Sea tensions flare at Asia security talks
China was a diplomatic collision course with some of its neighbors and the United States over its controversial island-building, as regional security talks opened Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur. Beijing is expanding tiny reefs ...
- August 5, 2015
US warship in disputed sea raises China's ire
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 ...
- October 28, 2015
US says Beijing's South China Sea 'provocations' risk major incident
The United States on Tuesday accused China of increased “provocations” against rival claimants in the South China Sea and said its “aggressive and irresponsible behavior’ meant it was only a matter of time before a major ...
- July 28, 2022
US eyes intensifying naval patrols in South China Sea
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 ...
- June 4, 2018
'Trump to pursue regional hegemony in South China Sea'
A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing “regional hegemony”, Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government ...
- November 26, 2016
South China Sea cinema opens
China has opened its southernmost cinema on a disputed island in the South China Sea, state media said, part of an ongoing effort to build up civilian infrastructure and assert Beijing’s sovereignty. The cinema is on Woody ...
- July 26, 2017
US concerned China's new law could escalate maritime disputes
The United States is concerned by China’s recently enacted coast guard law and that it could escalate maritime disputes and be invoked to assert unlawful claims, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. China, which has ...
- February 21, 2021
China admits disputed sea buildup
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 (29 hectares), according to a new government ...
- December 26, 2017