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Beijing protests US warship operation in South China Sea
China has voiced “strong dissatisfaction” after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway. The foreign ministry issued a ...
- May 29, 2018
Don’t block red sea shipping lane, Israel warns Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran it would join military action against an attempt by Tehran to block international shipping lanes. Netanyahu made the warning as Iran prepared a naval exercise in the ...
- August 3, 2018
Chinese ships in disputed waters
Chinese coastguard ships sailed into waters off Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday, officials said, after Tokyo’s annual defense paper warned over China’s “dangerous acts” near the disputed ...
- August 7, 2014
Mattis hits Beijing for intimidation
China’s military buildup in the South China Sea and its deployment of high-end weapons systems in the disputed waterway is designed to intimidate and coerce neighbors, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday. ...
- June 3, 2018
US reacts to China dare sends warships
A US aircraft carrier strike group is patrolling in the South China Sea, the US Navy said Saturday, days after Beijing told Washington not to challenge its sovereignty in the waterway. China asserts ownership of almost all ...
- February 20, 2017
Manila welcomes report that G7 countries concerned about West Philippine Sea
The Philippines on Sunday welcomed reports that the G7 summit would express concern about unilateral efforts to assert sovereignty claims in the disputed South China Sea. Regional alarm is growing at moves by China ...
- June 8, 2015
PH, China to tackle maritime row in may
China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said on Wednesday, as President Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing. Last year, a United Nations-backed ...
- March 30, 2017
9 Sino fishermen plead 'not guilty' to charges
Nine Chines fishermen arrested by Philippine authorities in disputed South China Sea waters pleaded not guilty to all charges against them on Wednesday, the prosecutor said. The nine were taken in handcuffs to a court on ...
- May 22, 2014
China militarizes South China Sea
China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported, citing new satellite imagery. ...
- December 16, 2016
Name-calling mars sea dispute
The quarrel between the Philippines and China over the disputed territories in the South China Sea turned into a war of words on Tuesday, with the Philippines calling China “a big-time squatter” as a result of its reclamation ...
- April 22, 2015