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BEIJING SUMMONS US AMBASSADOR OVER WARSHIP IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Speaking earlier this month, officials in Beijing cautioned the US against provocative actions in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
XI DEFENDS CHINAS CLAIM TO SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS
Lassen, within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef, a natural feature submerged at high tide on which China has done land reclamation using huge piles of sand... READ MORE›
REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... 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›
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 'HAS DEPLOYED MISSILES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA'
China appears to have deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, say reports... 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›
US WILL FLY AND SAIL WHERE 'INTERNATIONAL LAW PERMITS' DESPITE REBUKE FROM CHINA
Speaking earlier this month, officials in Beijing cautioned the US against provocative actions in the South China Sea... 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›
U.S. PATROLS TO RAISE STAKES WITH BEIJING IN DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA
This cannot be a one-off, said Ian Storey, a South China Sea expert at Singapore's Institute of Southeast Asian Studies... READ MORE›
CHINA IS ARMING SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND US SAYS
The official said the Chinese appear to have deployed HQ-9 missile systems on Woody Island in the Paracels, which is claimed by China, Vietnam and Taiwan... 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›
RUSSIA, CHINA POSING MILITARY THREAT; WAR WITH MAJOR POWER PROBABLE
WASHINGTON America's new military strategy singles out states like China and Russia as aggressive and threatening to U.S... READ MORE›
U.S. SAYS EUROPEANS COULD HELP MORE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE
David O'Sullivan, EU ambassador to Washington, said the European Union and the United States had very similar objectives, but such statements were a judgment call... READ MORE›
U.S.-PHILIPPINES CEMENT MILITARY ALLIANCE
China claims the whole of the South China Sea as its territory... READ MORE›
CHINA MAY BE BUILDING RADAR FACILITIES IN DISPUTED SEA
Said that the Chinese military buildup in the region meant that the South China Sea will be virtually a Chinese lake by 2030... READ MORE›
FILIPINO 'TRUMP' LEADS IN PHILIPPINES PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
According to the latest polls, Rodrigo Duterte, the colorful mayor of Davao, has risen to the top with tough talk on crime and cleaning up corruption... READ MORE›
INDONESIA ASKS CHINA TO CLARIFY SOUTH CHINA SEA CLAIMS
Last year, the Indonesian armed forces chief accused China of including parts of the Indonesian-ruled Natuna islands within the nine-dash line... READ MORE›
CHINA DEPLOYS MISSILES TO DISPUTED ISLAND IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Report China deploys missiles to disputed island in South China Sea... 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›
US B-52 BOMBERS FLEW NEAR DISPUTED ISLANDS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, SAYS PENTAGON
The B-52s were on a routine mission in the SCS South China Sea, taking off from and returning to Guam, Urban said... READ MORE›
CHINESE MISSILES APPARENTLY DEPLOYED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA AS OBAMA MEETS RIVALS
Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin also said the deployment of missiles on Woody Island increases tensions in the South China Sea, AP reported... READ MORE›
CHINA CONSTRUCTS TWO LIGHTHOUSES ON DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS
Video China constructs two lighthouses on disputed South China Sea islands... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS U.S. MILITARIZING SOUTH CHINA SEA
China on Friday accused the United States of militarizing the South China Sea, days after deploying missiles to a disputed island in the area... READ MORE›
CHINA COULD BUILD NUCLEAR PLANTS FOR SOUTH CHINA SEA, PAPER SAYS
The development of nuclear power platforms is a burgeoning trend, Liu said... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS IT IS BUILDING ITS SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Yang said the second carrier is being built entirely with domestic technology but has drawn on China's experience refitting its first carrier, the Liaoning... 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›
CHINA-LINKED HACKERS GET SENSITIVE U.S. DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE DATA
Intelligence and military personnel for security clearances that could potentially expose them to blackmail the Associated Press reported on Friday... 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›