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'WE CAN'T AFFORD WAR': DUTERTE RECOMMENDS LEAVING SOUTH CHINA SEA ALONE, TRUMP OFFERS MEDIATION
Philippines President Duterte calls for the South China Sea to be left untouched while US President Trump offers to mediate in the regional dispute... READ MORE›
CHINA, PHILIPPINES TO DRAFT PROTOCOL TO AVOID MARITIME 'MISCALCULATIONS'
The Philippines has pressed ahead with 25 million of upgrades to Thitu island... READ MORE›
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WHAT CHINA HAS BEEN BUILDING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
The new islands allow China to harness a portion of the sea for its own use that has been relatively out of reach until now... READ MORE›
ASEAN STATEMENT ON SOUTH CHINA SEA MAY RILE CHINA
Asean references to the South China Sea issue typically do not name China... READ MORE›
CHINA AGREES TO RETURN SEIZED DRONE, ENDING STANDOFF, PENTAGON SAYS
China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters -- rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act, he said... READ MORE›
BEIJING 'NOT FRIGHTENED TO FIGHT A WAR' AFTER US MOVE
South china sea beijing not frightened to fight a war after us move... 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›
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›
CHINAS LEADER ARRIVES AT A VULNERABLE POINT
Xi is obsessed with strategic rivalry with the United States, said Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing... READ MORE›
NEW CHINESE VESSELS SEEN NEAR DISPUTED REEF IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
In a sweeping ruling against China on the South China Sea in July, an international tribunal in The Hague focused on Scarborough Shoal... 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›
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›
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›
'WE GOT PIZZA AND WINGS': US AND CHINESE WARSHIPS TALK TURKEY IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
It's another day in the South China Sea... 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›
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›
'NO SUCH THING' AS MAN-MADE ISLANDS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, SAYS BEIJING
'No such thing' as man-made islands in South China Sea, says Beijing -- RT News... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN UNION SIDES WITH UNITED STATES ON SOUTH CHINA SEA INCIDENT
Warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of one of Beijing's man-made islands in the contested Spratly archipelago, triggering a sharp reaction from China... 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›
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›
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›
ASEAN OVERCOMES COMMUNIQUE IMPASSE, URGES NON-MILITARISATION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Some countries are wary about the possible repercussions of defying Beijing by taking a stronger stand... READ MORE›
CHINA HAS NO 'HISTORIC TITLE' IN SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE
South China Sea dispute Hague Tribunal finds China has no 'historic title'... READ MORE›
DURING G-20, PHILIPPINES SPOTS MORE CHINESE SHIPS NEAR DISPUTED SHOAL
Philippines spots more Chinese ships near disputed island in South China Sea... READ MORE›
CHINA ON EDGE AS US CARRIER STRIKE GROUP EXERCISES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Likewise, this carrier strike group's operations in the South China Sea is neither unprecedented or provocative, Fanell said... READ MORE›
US SHIP PASSES DISPUTED ISLAND CHALLENGING CHINA
Taiwan and Vietnam also claim Fiery Cross Reef, and like China, require prior notice for navigation within the 12-mile zone, the statement said... 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›
US NAVY IMPLIES CHINA HAS ERODED SAFETY OF BUSY WATERWAY
Tussles between Chinese vessels and fishing trawlers from other nations around the South China Sea have occurred for years... 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›
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›