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US warns China 'throwin elbows'
President Barack Obama has said that while some of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea may be legitimate, Beijing “shouldn’t just try to establish that based on throwing elbows and pushing people out of the ...
- June 3, 2015
China warns US on sea patrols in disputed sea
Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocations" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US Defense ...
- October 16, 2015
G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute
Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...
- June 8, 2015
US to china: Clarify your Boundary
The United States has called on China to clarify or adjust its controversial nine-dash boundary line in the South China Sea to conform to international law and insisted all maritime claims be derived from land features, ...
- April 17, 2015
US warships likely to ignore Chinese lighthouses
US warships are unlikely to engage with a pair of lighthouses that China has lit up on two reefs in the West Philippine Sea next time they sail by Beijing’s artificial islands in the heavily disputed waters. Chinese officials ...
- October 19, 2015
China starts dredging another reef: military
China has started dredging around the disputed Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, a Philippine navy commander said on Thursday, signaling Beijing may be preparing to expand its facilities in the area. Rear Admiral ...
- February 6, 2015
Obama warns China: Don't 'throw elbows'
US President Barack Obama on Monday weighed in on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging regional powers, particularly China, to respect the law and stop "throwing elbows." As several Asian regional powers ...
- June 3, 2015
Gazmin, US counterpart agree to hold meeting over sea row
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and his US counterpart Ashton Carter have agreed to hold a “2 plus 2” meeting on exploring ways to peacefully resolve the South China Sea row. “Secretaries Carter and Gazmin agreed to hold, ...
- May 29, 2015
US cautions on 'egregious' rules in disputed sea
Some countries appear to view freedom of the seas as “up for grabs” in the South China Sea, imposing superfluous warnings and restrictions that threaten stability, a US Navy commander said on Tuesday in comments apparently ...
- October 7, 2015
Summit to urge 'self-restraint' in South China Sea dispute
A Southeast Asian summit will urge "self-restraint" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticizing Chinese actions that have fanned tensions in the contested waters, a diplomatic source with knowledge of a draft ...
- April 25, 2015