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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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
CHINA SCRAMBLES FIGHTER JETS AS U.S. DESTROYER STEAMS PAST DISPUTED ISLAND
China scrambles fighter jets as U.S. destroyer steams past disputed island... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. SEES NEW CHINESE ACTIVITY AROUND SOUTH CHINA SEA SHOAL
The United States responded to the East China Sea ADIZ by flying B-52 bombers through the zone in a show of force in November 2013... READ MORE›
U.S. SAYS IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE SOUTH CHINA SEA EXCLUSION ZONE
China claims most of the South China Sea, through which more than 5 trillion in global trade passes every year... READ MORE›
U.S.-PHILIPPINES CEMENT MILITARY ALLIANCE
China claims the whole of the South China Sea as its territory... READ MORE›
WORLD AIDS DAY CUT GAY BLOOD BAN TO THREE MONTHS
Since Mr. Xi took power, China has rattled Asian neighbors with its assertive actions in the South China Sea and alienated Japan over territorial disputes in the East China Sea... READ MORE›
TRUMP CANDIDACY STIRS ALLIANCE ANGST IN JAPAN
If we get attacked, Japan doesn't have to help us, Trump said at a campaign speech late last year... READ MORE›
JAPAN DEFENCE PAPER WARNS ON CHINA AND PUSHES FOR STRONGER MILITARY ROLE
The report raised concerns over China's recent reclamation work in the South China Sea, saying it had escalated regional tensions... READ MORE›
HARD DIPLOMACY AHEAD DESPITE CHINA SHOWING ITS SOFTER SIDE
China made conciliatory gestures to Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan, and, with U... 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›
LITTLE BLUE MEN: THE MARITIME MILITIAS PUSHING CHINA'S CLAIMS
The best-known are based in Hainan province, where local communities have long-standing historical and commercial interests in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
CHINA ACCUSES JAPAN OF THREATENING PACIFIC PEACE WITH MILITARY LAW
Soviet forces seized the islands from Japan - where they are known as the Northern Territories - towards the end of the second world war... READ MORE›
OBAMA, PARK SAY NORTH KOREA MUST SHOW WILLING TO GET NUCLEAR DEAL
North Korea said in June its nuclear weapons are an essential deterrence and it has no interest in a deal like that reached with Iran... READ MORE›
KERRY PAYS 'GUT-WRENCHING' VISIT TO HIROSHIMA
Kerry became the highest-ranking diplomat from the United States to visit the Hiroshima Peace Park... 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›
ASIAN NATIONS TURN TO AUSTRALIA TO COMBAT CHINA THREAT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Dr Balakrishnan said though Singapore was a tiny city state, its trade was three times its GDP, and hence security of passage through the South China Sea was "essential"... READ MORE›
CHINA EXPRESSES 'DISSATISFACTION' AT AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE WHITE PAPER
The white paper noted a number of points of friction, including over China's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
NEW CHINESE SHIP ACTIVITY SPOTTED AT DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA SHOAL
The United States responded to the East China Sea ADIZ by flying B-52 bombers through the zone in a show of force in November 2013... READ MORE›