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China says military deployment in South China Sea 'legitimate'
China has defended its deployment of military assets in the volatile South China Sea “as legitimate and legal” even as it called out the United States for projecting a military presence in the region that “far exceeds the ...
- June 2, 2018
Maritime dispute exposes rifts in China's foreign ministry
A debate in China’s foreign ministry on how to respond -- or whether to respond -- to a court case over the disputed South China Sea highlights how tensions over policy are complicating President Xi Jinping’s efforts to ...
- December 19, 2015
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
US to keep confronting Beijing in S. China Sea - Mattis
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established a significant military presence on contested islands. ...
- May 31, 2018
Mattis warns of consequences if Beijing keeps militarizing the South China Sea
The US and China appear to be headed for a more confrontational relationship in Southeast Asia as Washington warns of a more aggressive response to the militarization of disputed islands in the South China Sea. Speaking ...
- June 5, 2018
Duterte apologizes to 22 fishers
President Duterte said he does not mean to belittle the plight of the 22 fishermen who were abandoned at sea by a Chinese vessel when he referred to the Recto Bank incident as a “little” maritime incident. In an interview ...
- June 26, 2019
Sea rows turning into 'environmental' issue
The Philippines on Sunday said maritime disputes in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) have evolved into an “environmental issue.” During the annual meeting of states that are parties to the United Nations Convention ...
- June 15, 2015
Duterte bares reason tension escalated in South China Sea
The United States had a chance to nip in the bud the territorial conflict in the South China Sea years ago but has “done nothing” about it, according to President Duterte. The President has sharply rebuked the United States ...
- March 25, 2017