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ABE ECHOES JAPANS PAST WAR APOLOGIES BUT ADDS NONE
But in a potentially contentious break with previous expressions of contrition by Japanese leaders Mr. Abe did not offer a new personal apology of his own... READ MORE›
ABE COULD PLAY PEACEMAKER ROLE AFTER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT STIRS ANGER VOICES REGRET FOR OBAMA INSULT
Heydarian noted that Japan has close ties with the Philippines, which have only grown amid China's bellicose moves in the South China and East China seas... READ MORE›
BEIJING CALLS US WARSHIPS ROUTE A PROVOCATION
Erickson, associate professor at the China Maritime Studies Institute at the United States Naval War College in Rhode Island... READ MORE›
SHOWDOWN IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Lassen, a destroyer, as it came close to five of its artificial islands in the South China Sea's contested waters... READ MORE›
US ACCUSES CHINA FIGHTER OF RECKLESS MID-AIR INTERCEPT
Near-misses between aircraft and naval vessels of the US and China are commonplace off the coast of China... READ MORE›
CHINA CONDEMNS U.S. WARSHIP'S ROUTE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
China claims territorial sovereignty to virtually all of the South China Sea, which includes some of the world's busiest trade routes... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA SEAL MAJOR FREE TRADE DEAL
Related Stories China and Australia have sealed a major free trade agreement, as Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare address to parliament in Canberra... READ MORE›
U.S., JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES STAGE SHOW OF STRENGTH
The USS Ronald Reagan and the Japanese warship JS Izumo took part in the fleet review... READ MORE›
CHINA READY TO LAUNCH MILITARY POWER FROM ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
In any case, strategists concede that freedom of navigation exercises will not necessarily hinder the militarisation of China's new sand islands... READ MORE›
FILIPINO FIREBRAND RODRIGO DUTERTE JOKES ABOUT PENIS, LASHES AUSTRALIA AGAIN
Mr Duterte told the business forum he would double the salaries of security forces who will be ordered to destroy criminals... READ MORE›
US TELLS ASIAN ALLIES THAT NAVY WILL PATROL NEAR ISLANDS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
The United States has refrained from venturing that close to Chinese-occupied islands in the South China Sea since at least 2012... READ MORE›
BEIJING PLACES MISSILE LAUNCHERS ON DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND
Several Asean countries have overlapping claims to islands and surrounding waters in the South China Sea, including Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and the Philippines... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS U.S. NAVAL DESTROYER SAILING CLOSE TO CHINESE-BUILT ISLAND DAMAGES PEACE AND STABILITY
China claims almost all of the South China Sea as its territory, including the main islands and reefs... READ MORE›
SEA DISPUTE CAUSES A RIFT AS OFFICIALS MEET IN ASIA
Mr. Carter met with China's minister of defense, Chang Wanquan, on Tuesday in Malaysia, where the South China Sea was high on the agenda... READ MORE›
CHINA WARNS US IT COULD SPARK WAR WITH 'PROVOCATIVE ACTS' IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
China warns US it could spark war with 'provocative acts' in South China Sea... READ MORE›
U.S. PROTESTS CHINESE ACTION IN S. CHINA SEA
U.s. protests after chinese military jet lands on south china sea island... READ MORE›
CHINA APPEARS TO BE WORKING ON THIRD AIRSTRIP ON DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLETS
A new airstrip at Mischief Reef would be particularly worrying for the Philippines, a rival claimant in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
LAW SUGGESTS BROADER CORE INTERESTS FOR CHINA
BEIJING After China enacted a sweeping national security law this week one official said the measure was intended to safeguard the country's core interests... READ MORE›
JAPAN PLANS LARGEST EVER DEFENCE BUDGET TO COUNTER CHINA'S REACH
Japan had been making annual cuts to its defence budget for a decade up to 2013... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES ELECTION 2016: POLLS OPEN AMID DEATH THREATS FROM PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL
Rodrigo Duterte, a 71-year-old ex-prosecutor, has run an obscenity-filled campaign in which he has boasted about Viagra-fuelled affairs and joked about raping a missionary... READ MORE›
IN DEFEAT FOR BEIJING, HAGUE COURT TO HEAR SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE
Beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, dismissing claims to parts of it from Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei... READ MORE›
THE PHILIPPINES HAS JUST ELECTED THEIR OWN DONALD TRUMP AND HE DOESN'T LIKE AUSTRALIA
An authoritarian Duterte-led Philippines would be a blow to Australian-Filipino security relations, at a critical time given events in the South China Sea, Davis said... READ MORE›
ANTI-APEC PROTESTS TAKE PLACE IN MANILA
The summit has been overshadowed by territorial disputes over China's activities in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
OBAMA FOCUSES ON SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE AHEAD OF APEC
US President Barack Obama has put a firm focus on the South China Sea dispute, as an economic summit of Asia Pacific nations begins in Manila... READ MORE›
BY 2030, SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL BE 'VIRTUALLY A CHINESE LAKE,' U.S. STUDY WARNS
Obama's strategic rebalance to Asia is not keeping up with rising threats from China and North Korea, U.S. study argues... READ MORE›
JAPAN OPENS RADAR STATION CLOSE TO DISPUTED ISLES, DRAWING ANGRY CHINA RESPONSE
A network of overlapping radar sites along the island chain would boost Japan's ability to monitor the East China Sea, he added... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 21 DEAD AFTER TYPHOON BATTERS PHILIPPINES
Typhoon Hagupit weakened into a tropical storm Monday, leaving at least 21 people dead and destroying nearly 1,000 homes, the Philippine Red Cross said... READ MORE›
US AND PHILIPPINES UNITED BY CHINA RAMP UP ALLIANCE
According to the Philippine Constitution, the United States cannot conduct military operations there but can support the Philippine forces with intelligence and training... READ MORE›
OBAMA TURNS UP HEAT AGAIN ON CHINA'S ASSERTIVENESS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Although the APEC summit is focusing on economic issues, the South China Sea dispute continued to lurk in the background... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES ELECTION: RODRIGO DUTERTE IN QUOTES
The frontrunner in the Philippines election, Rodrigo Duterte, is known for saying things that many would consider unsayable... READ MORE›