China has landed a military aircraft on a man-made island in the disputed...
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese military aircraft has landed at a new airport on an island China has built in the disputed South China Sea, state media said on Monday, in the first public report on a...
View ArticleChina Lands Military Plane on Island in Disputed S. China Sea
VOA News China says a military plane has landed on one of the country's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, the first public acknowledgement of such a mission. China's state-run media...
View ArticleChina Publicly Lands a Military Aircraft on a Disputed South China Sea Reef
China on Monday landed a military aircraft on one of the disputed islands it claims in the South China Sea, marking the first time it has done so publicly and furthering concerns that...
View ArticleChina Lands Military Plane on Disputed South Sea Island
VOA News China says a military plane has landed on one of the country's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, the first public acknowledgement of such a mission. China's state-run media...
View ArticleU.S. protests China's use of military jet
Washington (CNN)China's apparent landing of a military jet on a man-made island in the disputed waters of the South China Sea drew protest from the United States military Monday. "We're aware that a...
View ArticleU.S. protests after Chinese military jet lands on South China Sea island
Washington (CNN)China's apparent landing of a military jet on a man-made island in the disputed waters of the South China Sea drew protest from the United States military Monday. JUST WATCHED Power...
View ArticleUS protests against China landing its military jets in South China Sea
The US has expressed concern over China landing its military jets on a man-made island in South China Sea and asked Beijing to keep its prior commitments not to deploy military aircraft at its...
View ArticleUS to China: Clarify Aircraft Plans for Spratlys
Reuters WASHINGTON/BEIJING— The Pentagon on Tuesday called on China to reaffirm it has no plans to deploy military aircraft in the Spratly Islands after Beijing used a military plane to evacuate sick...
View ArticleSOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH: Tussle over plane; Russia backs China
Click photo to enlarge In this Dec. 24, 2015, photo, provided by Filipino fisherman Renato Etac, a Chinese Coast Guard boat approaches Filipino fishermen near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea....
View ArticlePentagon accuses Beijing of accelerating land reclamation in the South China Sea
China embarked upon extensive land reclamation efforts at five outposts in the disputed Spratly Islands last year, adding huge amounts of terrain to bolster its civil and military presence in an area...
View ArticleChina may fear reputation damage more than military threats over South China Sea
China’s rapid construction of a string of artificial islands in the South China Sea has entered a more troubling phase. According to a major Pentagon report released last week, Beijing is shifting its...
View ArticleChina Downplays Land Building in South China Sea
William Ide BEIJING— China says its controversial and extensive build up of islands and reefs in the South China Sea is no different than public construction projects – such as the repairing of roads...
View ArticleChina Says It Has Stopped Land Reclamation in South China Sea
Pamela Dockins KUALA LUMPUR— Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced Wednesday Beijing has halted land reclamation in the South China Sea, but other regional leaders voiced concerns China was simply...
View ArticleChina Still Reclaiming Land in South China Sea: CSIS
China is still reclaiming land in the South China Sea, a defense analyst said, a month after Foreign Minister Wang Yi said his country’s island reclamation program was completed. Satellite photos taken...
View ArticlePhotos reveal growth of Chinese military bases in South China Sea
(CNN)Satellite photos show China has been rapidly building military outposts on disputed islands in the South China Sea, significantly boosting its presence in the already tense region, according to a...
View ArticleG-7 Raises East, South China Sea Disputes in Hiroshima Statement
Foreign Ministers from the Group of Seven leading economies expressed concern over territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas where China has been more aggressively asserting its claims in...
View ArticleChina pursuing huge South China Sea land reclamation: US
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — China has dramatically ramped up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, building artificial islands at an unprecedented pace to bolster its...
View ArticleChinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea
Another Chinese intercept took place in 2014 when a Chinese fighter pilot few acrobatic maneuvers around a US spy plane. (AP photo) Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a US...
View ArticleChina Accuses US of Militarizing South China Sea
VOA News China's Defense Ministry Thursday accused the United States of "militarizing" the South China Sea by staging patrols and joint military drills there, leading to raised tensions in the disputed...
View ArticleU.S., China clash over disputed South China Sea
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China's foreign minister asserted its...
View ArticleNavy commander: South China Sea not a US-versus-China battle
SYDNEY (AP) — The commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said Monday that he is wary of the situation in the South China Sea being painted as a battle between the United States and China, but added the...
View ArticleUS, Philippines to launch military drills near South China Sea
The United Sates and Philippines will kick off an eleven-day military drill not far from the South China Sea. The joint war games dubbed Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) will be launched on Monday, AFP...
View ArticleJapan protests China fighter jets' close brush over East China Sea
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan protested after Chinese fighter jets flew "abnormally close" to Japanese military aircraft over the East China Sea on Wednesday, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said. The...
View ArticleChina reclaiming 800 hectares of land in South China Sea: US
Washington: China's hastily expanding campaign to reclaim land in the South China Sea for potential military use now totals 800 hectares, the US has said, stressing that the move to build artificial...
View ArticleChina reclaimed 800 hectares of land in South China Sea: US
China's hastily expanding campaign to reclaim land in the South China Sea for potential military use now totals 800 hectares, the US has said, stressing that the move to build artificial islands in the...
View ArticleChinese civilian jet airliners land at disputed South China Sea island –...
China Daily newspaper says test flight by two planes proves runway on Fiery Cross reef is able to safely handle large aircraft...
View ArticleMilitary ready for South China Sea attack: ministry
Minister of Defense Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) yesterday said that tension has been rising in the South China Sea amid an arms race among nations in the region, and that Taiwan’s armed forces are ready to...
View ArticleChinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon
Washington: Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US military aircraft on Tuesday over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The incident took place in...
View ArticleSouth China Sea: Vietnam protests after China lands plane on disputed Spratlys
Hanoi: Vietnam has formally accused China of violating its sovereignty and a recent confidence-building pact by landing a plane on an airstrip Beijing has built on an artificial island in a contested...
View ArticleUS Admiral Samuel Locklear warns Bejing could use South China Sea outposts...
China could eventually deploy radar and missile systems on outposts it is building in the South China Sea that could be used to enforce an exclusion zone over the disputed territory, the US military...
View ArticleUS says China aggressively expanding into South China Sea
The US intelligence chief accuses China of expanding its outposts in the South China Sea in an “aggressive” effort to exert sovereignty. Speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on...
View ArticleSouth China Sea dispute: China says about to finish some land reclamation
Beijing/Washington: China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry...
View ArticleChina's land reclamation in South China Sea grows - Pentagon report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new Pentagon report, which says Beijing is also...
View ArticleChina’s land reclamation in South China Sea grows, claims Pentagon report
China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new Pentagon report, which says Beijing is also completing construction of a...
View ArticleChina's land reclamation in South China Sea grows: Pentagon report
China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new Pentagon report, which says Beijing is also completing construction of a...
View ArticleChina gaining ‘substantial power’ in South China Sea
China will be able to project “substantial offensive military power” from artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, 南沙群島) within months, the...
View ArticleChina lands military plane on disputed South China Sea reef
China has landed a military aircraft on one of its manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea. It is thought to be the first time China's military has publicly admitted to landing a plane on the...
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