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China hits back at US criticism sea 'restrictions'
China hit back yesterday at United States criticism that it restricts navigation and overflights in the South China Sea amid a festering marine territorial dispute with some of its neighbors. China claims most of the South ...
- August 11, 2015
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
'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
ASEAN airs concern on China buildup; PHL bans foreign research on Benham Rise
China's continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte ...
- February 7, 2018
Asean to skirt mention of South China Sea ruling
Southeast Asian leaders are set to avoid references to a recent arbitration ruling that undermined China's claims to the South China Sea, after omitting it from a joint statement at a summit this week over which Beijing's ...
- September 7, 2016
China wants naval drills with Asean in S. China Sea
China’s defense minister said on Friday he was willing to hold joint drills in the disputed South China Sea with Southeast Asian countries, covering accidental encounters and search and rescue, striking a conciliatory tone ...
- October 17, 2015
South China Sea doesn't belong to any one nation - Pence
US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, comments that is sure to rile China ...
- November 17, 2018
Duterte tells China: Temper behavior in disputed sea
President Duterte said in a rare rebuke to Beijing on Tuesday that China's claim to airspace above newly built islands and surrounding waters in the disputed South China Sea was wrong and the Chinese should not tell others ...
- August 16, 2018
China urged to prepare for war in disputed sea
China should prepare itself for military confrontation in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese paper said on Tuesday, a week ahead of a decision by an international court on a case filed by Manila against Beijing. ...
- July 6, 2016