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JAPAN, AUSTRALIA TO STRENGTHEN DEFENSE TIES, STRESS IMPORTANCE OF TPP
Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, has said China should be denied access to islands it has built in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
DESIGNER IN BAN KI-MOON FAMILY BRIBERY CASE CAUGHT IN MEXICO
He and his spouse were arrested two days later in San Miguel de Allende, Mexican media reported, citing a statement from the city government... READ MORE›
WHAT TO EXPECT OF A DONALD TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
All that is now clear about the Trump administration is that it will be turbulent... READ MORE›
LEADERS LOOK TO STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN
Military ties between Australia and Japan will be strengthened as both countries' leaders recommit to ensuring regional stability and strong trade links... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S TURNBULL URGES FREE TRADE IN FACE OF TRUMP THREAT
For both Australia and Japan, the U.S. remains a cornerstone of our strategic and security arrangements, Turnbull wrote... READ MORE›
WILL DONALD TRUMP START A WAR? WHAT HE SAID ABOUT CHINA, MEXICO AND THE WORLD
Donald Trump is slated to become president of the United States Friday and world leaders are watching closely to see what he will do next... READ MORE›
TRUMP TEAM STRUGGLES FOR COHESION ON TOUGHER CHINA POLICY
But an influential Chinese state-run tabloid warned on Friday that blocking Chinese access to South China Sea islands would require the United States to wage war... READ MORE›
GLOBAL TIMES WARNS OF 'MILITARY CLASH' IF US BLOCKADES SOUTH CHINA SEA
China's English-language Global Times called the comments astonishing and a threat of war... READ MORE›
CHINA'S AIRCRAFT CARRIER RETURNS TO PORT AFTER DRILL[1]
He also described China as shredding trust along its periphery ... READ MORE›
CHINA'S AIRCRAFT CARRIER RETURNS TO PORT AFTER DRILL[1]
China's aircraft carrier formation returned to Qingdao port Friday after finishing a drill, the Chinese navy said Friday... READ MORE›
CHINA'S AIRCRAFT CARRIER RETURNS TO PORT AFTER DRILL[1]
Some of US president-elect Donald Trump's nastiest attacks have been directed at China... READ MORE›
PENTAGON NOMINEE DIFFERS WITH TRUMP, SAYS PUTIN TRYING TO 'BREAK' NATO, SEES CHINA, IRAN ALSO AS THREATS
Retired Gen. James Mattis, poised to become the first career military officer to lead the Pentagon since the 1950s, said Thursday he believes Russian Presi... READ MORE›
JAPANESE PM SHINZO ABE ARRIVES IN SYDNEY
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has described Saturday's planned discussions as a very important agenda, and says the two countries have great relations and collaboration... READ MORE›
CHINESE TABLOID SAYS U.S. NEEDS TO 'WAGE WAR' TO BLOCK OFF SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS
X Edition United States Chinese tabloid says U.S. needs to 'wage war' to block off South China Sea..... READ MORE›
CIA PICK DEVIATES FROM TRUMP, HITS RUSSIA MEDDLNG, HAS INTEL RANKS' 'BACKS'
As a member of the House intelligence committee, Pompeo traveled widely and met many intelligence professionals... READ MORE›
CHINA WARNS US OVER ISLANDS 'CONFRONTATION'
The angry response came after secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson said the US should deny Beijing access to new islands in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA SAYS TPP NOT DEAD, DESPITE TRUMP OPPOSITION
Taiwan scrambled jets and navy ships this week as China's only aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Straits after exercises in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
NEW CHINESE RECON SHIP 'MATCHED ONLY BY RUSSIA AND THE US'
These ships regularly conduct surveillance of Japanese and American vessels in the South and East China Seas... READ MORE›
TRUMP TOP NOMINEES POMPEO AND MATTIS WARN OF RUSSIA THREAT
Mr Mattis, a retired general and Mr Trump's pick for Pentagon chief, said Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to divide Nato nations... READ MORE›
TILLERSON'S ANIMOSITY TOWARD CHINA BODES ILL IF ACTED UPON
He openly conceded he is yet to have a serious, in-depth discussion with Trump on foreign policy imperatives... READ MORE›
REX TILLERSONA??S SOUTH CHINA SEA REMARKS FORESHADOW POSSIBLE FOREIGN POLICY CRISIS
When it comes to South China Sea, we'll have to wait and see... READ MORE›
1.A RUSSIA IS A DANGER, MAINLY BECAUSE IT WANTS RESPECT.
Saying the United States must be clear-eyed about our relationship with Russia, Tillerson said, Russia today poses a danger... READ MORE›
WILL US GO TO WAR WITH CHINA OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA? BEIJING SHOULD BE GIVEN 'NO ACCESS' TO ISLANDS IN DISPUTED REGION, REX TILLERSON SAYS
Will US Go To War With China Over South China Sea? Beijing Should Be Given 'No Access' To Islands In Disputed Region, Rex Tillerson Says... READ MORE›
CHINA LIKELY TO DEPLOY SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES TO PROTECT AIRSTRIPS AT MAN-MADE ISLANDS IN DISPUTED REGION, REPORT SAYS
Related Stories This follows a report earlier this month that said Beijing had build large defense systems on the South China Sea's disputed Spratly Islands... READ MORE›
SOUTH CHINA SEA CONFLICT: US WILL CONFRONT 'AGGRESSIVE' CHINA IF IT STOKES TENSIONS IN DISPUTED REGION
In a speech at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Harris said China continues to behave in an aggressive manner in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
BAN KI-MOON RETURNS TO SOUTH KOREA EMBARRASSED OVER FAMILY BRIBERY CASE
His nephew Bahn, a 38-year-old South Korean national living in New Jersey, pleaded not guilty during a Tuesday court hearing... READ MORE›
CHINA CAN'T HAVE ACCESS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLES
China Can't Have Access to South China Sea Isles, Says Tillerson... READ MORE›
TILLERSON SAYS BEIJING MUST BE DENIED ACCESS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLES IT HAS FORTIFIED
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state set a course for a potentially serious confrontation with Beijing on Wednesday, saying C... READ MORE›
'NO ACCESS': REX TILLERSON SETS COLLISION COURSE WITH BEIJING IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Tillerson, like Trump, is shaping up to taking a much more hawkish stance with China on the South China Sea and indeed more broadly, Townshend added... READ MORE›
AS CHINA SEEKS BIGGER ROLE ON WORLD STAGE, XI JINPING WILL GO TO DAVOS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Mr. Trump campaigned on opposition to the existing global trade system and has denounced China for competing unfairly against the United States... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : China Sea
HOW THE WORLD CLOSED ITS EYES TO SYRIAA??S HORROR
A??Please, save us, thank you,a?? says Bana al-Abed, a 7-year-old Syrian girl, in one video posted to Twitter... READ MORE›
BREAKTHROUGH AS US AND CHINA AGREE TO RATIFY PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE DEAL
G20 summit us and china ratify paris agreement in major step for climate change fight... READ MORE›
CHINA SAID IT WOULD RETURN A SEIZED U.S. NAVAL DRONE. TRUMP TOLD THEM TO 'KEEP IT.'
We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!... READ MORE›
THE OUTLAW OCEAN SEA SLAVES THE HUMAN MISERY THAT FEEDS PETS AND LIVESTOCK
After offloading fish for about 10 minutes, Som Nang said he asked the captain why Mr. Long was chained... READ MORE›
CHINA SEIZES US NAVY UNDERWATER DRONE IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA
The Pentagon says a Chinese warship has seized a US Navy underwater drone collecting unclassified data in international waters in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
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›
CHINA 'SEIZES US VESSEL' IN S CHINA SEA
The Chinese navy seized the US underwater research vessel in the South China Sea on Thursday, the US alleges... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES DUTERTE SAYS 'GOODBYE' TO WASHINGTON AND HELLO TO BEIJING
On Wednesday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said it was 'time to say goodbye' to the U.S. and so on Thursday, he said hello to China... READ MORE›
DID DUTERTE'S CHINA GAMBLE PAY OFF?
Duterte didn't provide details about how he'd break away from the United States, or what the separation could entail... READ MORE›
CHINAA??S FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER HEADS FOR WESTERN PACIFIC
BEIJING -- China's first aircraft carrier has set off for the Western Pacific for an open-sea training exercise, the Defense Ministry said... READ MORE›
CHINA RETURNS U.S. DRONE SEIZED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
China kept it toA ensure the safe navigation of passing ships as authorities verified that it was an American drone... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES' DUTERTE CALLED FOR A 'SEPARATION' FROM U.S. HIS TRADE MINISTER IS NOW BACKTRACKING.
On Thursday night in Beijing, President Rodrigo Duterte called for a military and economic separation from the United States... READ MORE›
UNDER REX TILLERSON EXXON MOBIL FORGED ITS OWN PATH ABROAD
Mr. Tillerson's first big overseas test came soon after he became Exxon Mobil's chief executive in 2006, when he confronted the government of Venezuela head-on... READ MORE›
AIR FORCE CHIEF: PERSONNEL SHORTFALL IS CRITICAL
Carlton Everhart, commander of the Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS U.S. NOT NECESSARILY BOUND BY 'ONE CHINA' POLICY
Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province and the subject is a sensitive one for China... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NAVY SEIZES AMERICAN UNDERWATER DRONE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
The UUV was lawfully conducting a military survey in the waters of the South China Sea, one official said, speaking on condition of anonymity... READ MORE›
THE OUTLAW OCEAN MURDER AT SEA CAPTURED ON VIDEO BUT KILLERS GO FREE
They speculated that one gunman, quite likely a private security guard, did all the shooting, using a semiautomatic weapon... READ MORE›
CHINA AGREES TO RETURN U.S. DRONE SEIZED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, PENTAGON SAYS
President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the incident earlier Saturday, accusing China of stealing the drone... READ MORE›
OBAMA'S ROUGH RECEPTION ON THE WORLD STAGE
The fact sheet the White House put out at the conclusion of the G20 touted the economic progress under the eight years of the Obama presidency... READ MORE›
BEIJING 'SERIOUSLY CONCERNED' AFTER TRUMP QUESTIONS 'ONE CHINA' POLICY
China 'seriously concerned' after Donald Trump questions 'one China' policy... READ MORE›
OBAMA CALLS OFF MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE LEADER AFTER 'WHORE' JIBE
Mr Duterte was responding to the US president's promise to raise the issue of drug-related extra-judicial killings in the Philippines at their meeting... READ MORE›
HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT A TRUMP WIN WOULD MEAN FOR AUSTRALIA
If Mr Trump does win the presidency, Australia's former diplomats are not short of advice for United States ambassador Joe Hockey and Australia's embassy in Washington... READ MORE›
CHINESE SHIP CAPTURES U.S. UNDERWATER DRONE FROM SEA
The South China Sea is a region where the Chinese have attempted to extend their influence and military presence... READ MORE›
THE 'SON OF WHORE' STORY IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN DUTERTE'S DIRTY MOUTH
Duterte is set to meet President Obama at a regional summit in Laos on Sept. 6, and lashed out at the American president ahead of their meeting... READ MORE›
TRUMP RANTS AGAINST CHINA IN TWITTER OUTBURST
Last week Mr Trump risked a diplomatic rift with China by speaking directly with Taiwan's president... READ MORE›
OBAMA DOWNPLAYS ALLEGED DIPLOMATIC SNUB BY CHINA
The tussles continued as the Chinese reportedly cut American press access to the bilateral events... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES' DUTERTE TO U.S. OVER AID
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying bye-bye America... READ MORE›
DUTERTE DUMPS THE US: WHAT COULD BE LOST?
The US is the Philippines' third-largest trading partner after Japan and China... READ MORE›
WE KILLED FOR DUTERTE, FED BODY TO CROCODILE
1 of 10 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad x Who is Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte?... READ MORE›
A DIPLOMATIC GAFFE OR A NEW START?
After an initial relatively mild response, China stiffened its protests of Mr. Trump's freewheeling diplomacy... READ MORE›
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CHINA RETURNS UNDERWATER DRONE TO U.S. AFTER INCIDENT LAST WEEK
They are used around the world, but it is unclear how many are used in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP SAYS US SHOULD LET CHINESE KEEP THE UNDERWATER DRONE THEY SEIZED
Donald Trump has said the US should let the Chinese keep the underwater drone they seized off the coast of the Philippines last week... READ MORE›
CHINA-US RELATIONS UPDATE: TRUMP ACCUSES BEIJING OF STEALING UNDERWATER DRONE THAT PENTAGON SAYS WILL BE RETURNED
China will return an underwater U.S. drone it seized in the South China Sea, the Pentagon announced Saturday... READ MORE›
CHINA PUT WEAPONS ON DISPUTED ISLANDS
They "show that Beijing is serious about defense of its artificial islands in case of an armed contingency in the South China Sea," the CSIS experts wrote in the report... READ MORE›
OBAMA REMINDS BEIJING TRIBUNAL RULING ON SOUTH CHINA SEA IS 'BINDING'
Barack Obama has reminded China that an international ruling rejecting Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea is binding ... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS NEW SATELLITE WILL HELP SAFEGUARD INTERESTS AT SEA
China says new satellite will help safeguard interests at sea Report... READ MORE›
U.S. LAUNCHES QUIET DIPLOMACY TO EASE SOUTH CHINA SEA TENSIONS
I don't think China wants a confrontation with the United States, he told reporters... READ MORE›
BEIJING SAYS IT COULD DECLARE ADIZ OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA
International law experts said the ruling brought the United States, China and Southeast Asia to a dangerous crossroads... READ MORE›
CHINA MAY ESTABLISH AIR DEFENSE ZONE AFTER HAGUE RULING
South china sea china may establish air defense zone after losing court ruling... READ MORE›
BISHOP WARNS BEIJING OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA RULING
Even before the ruling was handed down, China rejected the decision... READ MORE›
FORGET THE 'FARCE' BLUSTER, CHINA RECEIVED THE TRIBUNAL RULING IT DREADED
Beijing wants to be seen as the leader in the region by being the undisputed power in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
WHY IS THE PHILIPPINES SUING CHINA OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA?
Secondly, the Philippines wants the court to rule on exactly what territorial claims in the South China Sea their country is owed under UNCLOS... READ MORE›