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China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to state-run Defense Times newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military ...
- May 18, 2017
China says it wants to maintain stability in disputed South China Sea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday Beijing wanted to maintain stability in the South China Sea as it seeks alliances in the region amid tensions in the disputed waters. The United States has criticised China ...
- July 25, 2017
China admits reclamation at Spratly
China is conducting "large scale" land reclamation and construction on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands, state-backed media reported on Thursday, in an unusual acknowledgment of its controversial work in the region. ...
- February 27, 2015
US, Japan, India, PH hold drills in South China Sea
Warships form the Philippines, US, Japan, and India are conducting a series of naval drills in the South China Sea where a disputed chain of islands, islets, and features are located. The naval drills are far from the ...
- May 10, 2019
Taiwan fishers set sail for 'island'
Five Taiwanese fishing boats set sail for Taiwan's sole holding in the South China Sea on Wednesday in protest against a court ruling that deems it a rock rather that an island, limiting its rights to surrounding resource-rich ...
- July 21, 2016
Duterte to China: Relax, no weapon in PH-occupied areas
President Duterte yesterday urged China to “relax” as he said he meant no harm when he ordered the military to start occupying islands within the countries’ territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). He said ...
- April 11, 2017
P150B retail bond proposed for PH military modernization
Congress yesterday asked the Philippine government to study a proposal to issue a 150 billion peso ($3.2 billion) retail bond to fund a long-term military modernization plan to secure its strategic reserves in the South ...
- January 12, 2016
US: China's South China Sea buildings could house missiles
China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ...
- February 23, 2017
US sails warship near disputed reef
A US navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a US Department of Defense official said, days after China warned criticism of its claims in the crucial waterway would rebound like a ...
- May 11, 2016
Taiwan joins China Sea legal fray
A Taiwanese group has intervened in the Philippines' international court case against China's claims in the South China Sea, pressing Taipei's position that Taiwan is entitled to a swathe of the disputed waterway as an ...
- May 11, 2016