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US: China finishing 'missile' structures on reefs
China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ...
- February 23, 2017
US: China has mobile artillery on reclaimed isle
The United States said yesterday China had placed mobile artillery weapons systems on a reclaimed island in the disputed South China Sea, a development that Republican Sen. John McCain called “disturbing and escalatory.” ...
- May 30, 2015
US warship sails near Mischief Reef
A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters. The operation was the ...
- August 11, 2017
China to Phl: return to bilateral talks
China called on the Philippines yesterday to withdraw a case it has filed at a UN arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea and return to bilateral negotiations. Beijing has for years insisted that ...
- July 23, 2015
China militarization in SCS to have consequences - US
The White House warned China on Thursday of consequences over its growing militarization in the South China Sea. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the comment when asked about US intelligence reports that there ...
- May 5, 2018
China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...
- May 18, 2017
Our door is always open to Phl-China
China yesterday sought to downplay comments by President Duterte that he would raise an arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with leaders in Beijing, expressing confidence the Philippine leader will make his policy based ...
- October 18, 2016
China hits back at US criticism sea 'restrictions'
China hit back yesterday at United States criticism that it restricts navigation and overflights in the South China Sea amid a festering marine territorial dispute with some of its neighbors. China claims most of the South ...
- August 11, 2015
US admiral on disputed sea: We will be here
America will continue to patrol the South China Sea to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight in the disputed region, a US admiral said yesterday amid questions on whether US involvement in one of Asia’s potential ...
- March 4, 2017
'Trump to pursue regional hegemony in South China Sea'
A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing “regional hegemony”, Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government ...
- November 26, 2016