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Pentagon mulls sending planes, near disputed water
The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. U.S. ...
- May 14, 2015
Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea
Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two. China claims almost ...
- March 15, 2017
Japanese carrier drills with British warship heading to contested South China Sea
Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan ...
- September 28, 2018
China navy carries out more drills in disputed South China Sea
China’s navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday, calling them routine drills. China claims almost all of the energy-rich waters of the South ...
- December 14, 2015
First draft of South China Sea Code of Conduct ready
A first draft of a Code of Conduct for behavior in the disputed South China Sea has been completed, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding tension in the waterway had eased notably. Since 2010, China ...
- March 9, 2017
China carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions
China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as the country trades barbs with the United States over responsibility for heightened tension in ...
- May 16, 2018
China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands
China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarizing the vital ...
- July 1, 2017
There will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization- US
The United States has raised concerns with China about its latest militarization of the South China Sea and there will be near-term and long-term consequences, the White House said on Thursday. US news network CNBC reported ...
- May 5, 2018
US warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands
A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a US official told Reuters, potentially angering Beijing at a time of tense relations between the two countries. Beijing and ...
- October 2, 2018
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