CHINESE SUBMARINE TRACKED U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER OFF JAPAN

There was no indication of threatening behavior, and no communications exchanged between the two craft, he said, but American anti-submarine aircraft monitored the Chinese vessel... READ MORE›

WRECK OF SECOND WORLD WAR BRITISH SUBMARINE FOUND OFF DENMARK

The 84-metre T-class submarine sailed from Rosyth, Fife, in order, it is thought, to attack German merchant ships supplying arms to Nazi-occupied Norway... 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›

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›

US ADMIRAL DEFENDS SOUTH CHINA SEA PATROLS

At the end of Admiral Harris's day in Beijing, the Pacific Command said that he had met separately with Gen... READ MORE›

BEIJING MEMO CHINA PUSHES BACK AGAINST US INFLUENCE IN THE SEAS OF EAST ASIA

How the South China Sea would operate with a dominant China is a matter of debate... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. & INDIA CONSIDER JOINT PATROLS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA - U.S. OFFICIAL

Exclusive U.S. India consider joint patrols in South China Sea - U.S. official... READ MORE›

U.S., CHINESE NAVY CHIEFS TO DISCUSS SOUTH CHINA SEA ON THURSDAY

U.s. chinese navy chiefs to discuss south china sea on thursday... READ MORE›

CHINA BLAMES US MILITARY ACTIONS FOR TENSIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

The Chinese side expresses its deep concern about the United States pushing the militarization Colonel Yang said at a news conference in Beijing... 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›

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›

THE SUBMARINES AND RIVALRIES UNDERNEATH THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

Operating from a state-of-the-art base near Sanya, on Hainan island's southernmost tip, Jin class submarines are now patrolling the depths of the South China Sea... READ MORE›

U.S.-PHILIPPINES CEMENT MILITARY ALLIANCE

China claims the whole of the South China Sea as its territory... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA TO JOIN CHINESE NAVY EXERCISES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

China claims most of the South China Sea, through which more than 5 trillion of world trade passes every year... READ MORE›

INDONESIA TELLS OBAMA THEY WILL JOIN ASIA TRADE PACT

Indonesia is an open economy Widodo told reporters in the Oval Office and with the 250 million population we are the largest economy in Southeast Asia... READ MORE›

CHINA'S SECRET SUBMARINE CAVES EXTEND XI JINPING'S NAVAL REACH

China also has three nuclear-powered submarines that can launch ballistic missiles, and may add five more, according to the Pentagon report... READ MORE›

CHINA SIGNALS NO SOUTH CHINA SEA BACKDOWN AS FOREIGN MINISTER GOES TO U.S.

China's deploying necessary, limited defensive facilities on its own territory is not substantively different from the United States defending Hawaii, Hua added... READ MORE›

U.S., CHINESE NAVIES AGREE TO MAINTAIN DIALOGUE TO AVOID CLASHES

Two Australian warships will also hold exercises with the Chinese navy in the South China Sea next week, Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday... READ MORE›

LET CHINA WIN. IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICA.

The AIIB, headquartered in Beijing, would allow China to expand its influence throughout Asia, the White House fretted... READ MORE›

INDIA-AUSTRALIA SUBMARINE DRILLS EXPECTED TO RATTLE CHINA

If the Pacific Ocean is big enough to accommodate China and the US, so is the Indian Ocean to accommodate India and China... READ MORE›

CHINA 'DISSATISFIED' BY AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE PLAN

The announcement riled Beijing, where the Foreign Ministry expressed dissatisfaction with Australia's negative remarks on the South China Sea and its military development... READ MORE›

CHINA SENT FIGHTER JETS TO DISPUTED ISLAND

China sent fighter jets to a disputed island in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said... READ MORE›

U.S. SAYS IN TALKS TO BASE LONG-RANGE BOMBERS IN AUSTRALIA

The United States does not currently fly B-1 bombers from Australia, but does conduct periodic B-52 missions... READ MORE›

JAPAN HAS 'NO PLAN' TO DISPATCH SHIPS

A senior Defense Ministry official said that we have no preparations, no capacity and no intentions for operations by the SDF in the South China Sea... READ MORE›

CHINESE HORDES DESCEND ON REMOTE PALAU, PUTTING JAPANESE TOURISTS IN SHADE

Chinese tourists are flocking to the remote Palau islands as China's growing number of rich seek new frontiers abroad, but not everyone in the Micronesian... READ MORE›

INDIA, U.S. AND JAPAN HOLD NAVAL EXERCISES UNDER CHINA'S GAZE

India u.s. and japan hold naval exercises under china's gaze... READ MORE›

U.S. NAVY'S FORAY INTO CHINA-CLAIMED SEAS REPORTEDLY FOLLOWED FOOT-DRAGGING BY WHITE HOUSE

Pentagon officials say the United States regularly conducts freedom-of-navigation operations around the world to challenge excessive maritime claims. China claims most of the South China Sea... READ MORE›

BEIJING'S ACTIONS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA AIMED AT 'HEGEMONY,' U.S. ADMIRAL SAYS

China's foreign minister, visiting Washington, said his country has 'a right to uphold its territorial integrity.'... READ MORE›

The Australian government still has two ships under contract to search an area of seafloor the size of Nebraska in the Indian Ocean, and the Malaysian government has a third... READ MORE›