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War games roil South China Sea
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to observe naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea while Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen watched naval drills simulating an attack on the island on Friday. The ...
- April 14, 2018
US warns China over missiles deployed on 3 PH reefs
The White House has warned that China would face “consequences” for its military buildup in contested waters in the western Pacific following reports that the Chinese had installed missiles on three disputed reefs in the ...
- May 5, 2018
China destroyer nearly rams US warship
A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer — forcing it to change course — in an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said ...
- October 3, 2018
China faces consequences for intimidation, US warns
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says China’s placement of weapons systems on man-made islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce other countries in the region. Laying out a sharp criticism of ...
- June 3, 2018
Japan military joins historic PH war games
Japan has its own maritime territorial dispute with Beijing in the East China Sea. The US military stressed that Saturday’s exercise was not aimed at China, which has also built artificial islands on disputed areas of the ...
- October 7, 2018