South China Sea Arbitration initiated by the Philippines widely refuted...
(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Both foreign and Chinese experts questioned and refuted the Philippines' standing on the South China Sea issue at a seminar that closed on Sunday in central...
View ArticleChina lands first military plane on disputed Spratly Islands
A military plane belonging to the Chinese Air Force landed for the first time on Yongshu Jiao, or Fiery Cross Reef on the Spratly Islands, for which Beijing has disputes with Manila, Hanoi and other...
View ArticlePentagon chief visits South China Sea
Fiji stresses that it does not support China's proposition on the issue of the South China Sea.In a brief statement, China's Defence Ministry said General Fan Changlong, one of the vice-chairmen of the...
View ArticleChina lands plane on disputed island
China lands a military aircraft on a manmade island in the disputed South China Sea, in what is thought to be the first public mission of its kind. ......
View ArticleNavy's patrol aircraft evacuates sick workers from Nansha (Ministry of...
(Source: Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China) Beijing, April 18 (ChinaMil) -- A patrol aircraft of the PLA Navy, which was on air patrol in the South China Sea, flew to the...
View ArticleBeijing urges 'discretion' over South China Sea as New Zealand leader Key visits
China has urged New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to exercise "discretion" during his visit to China that started Sunday - an apparent attempt by Beijing to wield its considerable economic leverage...
View ArticleCarter Visits USS Stennis Operating in South China Sea (US Department of...
(Source: US Department of Defense) WASHINGTON, April 16, 2016 - Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited a symbol of American commitment to peace and security in Southeast Asia yesterday: the aircraft...
View ArticleChinese aircraft lands at Fiery Cross Reef to evacuate 3 seriously ill workers
(From Reuters) A Chinese military aircraft has for the first time publicly landed at a new airport on an island China has built in the disputed South China Sea,...
View ArticleBetween the South China Sea and human rights (University of Sydney)
(Source: University of Sydney) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull touched down in Shanghai on Thursday morning for the annual Australia Week in China conference, an event aimed at enhancing...
View ArticleChina dispatches military plane to disputed man-made island
BEIJING (AP) — China's Defense Ministry says a military plane was dispatched to one of China's new manmade...
View ArticleJet lands safely in second emergency at Stornoway Airport
A full scale emergency involving a military aircraft was declared at an island's airport just days after a similar incident at the same site. The Hawk fast jet at the centre of the...
View ArticleBeijing Officially Lands Military Plane on South China Sea Reef
In what appears to be the first such occasion covered by Chinese media, a transport plane has landed at an airport constructed on a disputed reef in the South China Sea as part of a rescue mission. ......
View ArticleChina is asserting its authority in the South China Sea
The runway would be long enough to handle long-range bombers and transport aircraft as well as China’s best jet fighters, giving the country a presence deep in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia that...
View ArticleSOUTH CHINA SEA Editorial: Tensions mount in South China Sea
Amid growing concern over China’s plans for the seven artificial islands it has built atop...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Chinese military aircraft makes first public landing on disputed island
BEIJING, April 18 (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...
View ArticleFirst public landing on man-made island made by Chinese military aircraft
BEIJING, China: The Chinese Defence Ministry has said that a Chinese military aircraft made its first landing on one of the man-made islands in South China Sea on April 17. This is the first landing...
View ArticleIn a first, Navy plane lands on Yongshu
The historical landing of a naval patrol aircraft on Yongshu Reef, part of the Nansha Islands, reflects that China's installations in the South China Sea can provide better service in fulfilling the...
View ArticleSouth China Sea: Britain says court of arbitration ruling must be binding
China claims virtually all of South China Sea and rejects court’s authority in case brought by the Philippines...
View ArticleChina sends military plane to disputed island
China says it has sent a military aircraft to one of its controversial islands in the South China Sea in order to evacuate workers wounded during construction work there. The Chinese Defense Ministry...
View ArticleChina rejects US query on military flight to disputed Fiery Cross Reef
(From Reuters) China’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday rejected queries by the U.S. military as to why China had used a military aircraft to evacuate...
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