To counter Beijing, Washington flexes military muscle in South China Sea
ABOARD THE USS JOHN C STENNIS (South China Sea): Over the last week in Asia, US defence secretary Ash Carter has visited two aircraft carriers, revealed new military agreements with India and the...
View ArticleChina summons G7 diplomats to protest S. China Sea statement
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing says it has summoned diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized countries to protest their statement...
View ArticleSouth China Sea dispute: Beijing lashes out at G7
China today lashed out at the G7 advanced economies and asked them to focus on global economic recovery rather than hyping up issues, after the bloc strongly opposed any “coercive or provocative”...
View ArticleWar in the South China Sea: Not worth it
(From the National Interest) By Charles V. Pena The latest in tensions between the United States and China is the landing of a Chinese military aircraft on Fiery Cross Reef, one of several man-made...
View ArticleCarter sails S China Sea, sends 'message' to China
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter made a sail of the South China Sea aboard an American aircraft carrier, underscoring the US commitment to strengthening its Asia-Pacific alliances and moving more...
View ArticleCarter to visit aircraft carrier in South China Sea
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will be visiting an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the visit coming a day after he announced new military aid to the Philippines that spurred...
View ArticleSOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH: US, China build up presence, rhetoric
Tensions in the South China Sea are rising, pitting China against smaller and weaker neighbors who all lay claim to islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters rich in fish and potential gas and oil...
View ArticleAsh Carter to visit military base near South China Sea
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is planning to visit the Philippines and sites where the US plans to deploy troops, including one base bordering the South China Sea, an American news channel says....
View ArticlePentagon chief to visit US warship in South China Sea
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is to pay a visit to an American warship in the disputed South China Sea, in a move that looks set to ruffle feathers in Beijing once more. The Pentagon chief said...
View ArticleChina Blasts G7 Statement on South China Sea
China has strongly criticized a statement released by foreign ministers at the Group of Seven industrialized countries meeting which expressed concern over tensions and territorial disputes surrounding...
View ArticleDefense official: China deploys 16 fighter jets to disputed South China Sea...
WASHINGTON — The Chinese have now deployed the largest number of fighter jets ever to Woody Island, one of the disputed South China Sea islands that they claim is their territory, a U.S. defense...
View ArticleDOD official: China deploys 16 fighter jets to disputed South China Sea island
WASHINGTON — The Chinese have now deployed the largest number of fighter jets ever to Woody Island, one of the disputed South China Sea islands that they claim is their territory, a U.S. defense...
View ArticlePentagon: China deploys 16 fighter jets to disputed South China Sea island
WASHINGTON — The Chinese have now deployed the largest number of fighter jets ever to Woody Island, one of the disputed South China Sea islands that they claim is their territory, a U.S. defense...
View ArticleSouth China Sea: Beijing tells G7 foreign ministers to keep out of...
China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ after G7 raises concerns over militarisation of East and South China Seas...
View ArticleChinese military aircraft makes first public landing on island in disputed...
--> Civilian flights began test runs there in January 2016. 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...
View ArticleBeijing summons G7 envoys over South China Sea statement
BEIJING: Beijing has summoned top diplomatic representatives from the Group of Seven nations to express anger at their statement on the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said today. "China summoned...
View ArticleChinese military plane lands on disputed South China Sea island – media
Transport plane lands at Fiery Cross Reef on runway that Chinese media say can accommodate fighter jets...
View ArticleChinese military aircraft makes first public landing in South China Sea
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, state media said on Monday, raising the prospect that...
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 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....
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