Taiwan Rejects China's Claims Over South China Sea

China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic ...
China, Philippines Spar Over New Maritime Laws, Baseline Drawings in South China Sea
In response, China's ambassador Huang Xilian to the Philippines said late on Wednesday the baseline was a "necessary response" to the Philippines' new maritime law and a "routine measure" to strengthen maritime management, according to a statement from its embassy in the Philippines.
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after meeting his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
China Declares Baselines Around Disputed South China Sea Shoal
The move was a direct response to the Philippines’ enactment of two new laws aimed at strengthening the country’s own maritime claims.
New Philippine Laws Define Maritime Zones in the South China Sea
Philippine President Marcos passed two maritime laws last week in a move that Manila says will strengthen its sovereignty over waters within the country’s archipelago and the South China Sea. Using standards set forth by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
Indonesia says it has no overlapping South China Sea claims with China, despite deal
Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts warned the pact risked compromising its sovereign rights.
Philippines Says It's Under Pressure From China to Cede Claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
South China Sea: Beijing wants Philippines to cede its claims, Manila’s defence minister says
Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro claims China’s actions are contrary to international law and closer ties with partners like Australia are crucial.
Indonesia Denies Overlap in South China Sea; Boldly Rejects Disputed Claims with China
Indonesia has firmly stated that it does not recognize China’s claims over the South China Sea, despite recent agreements with Beijing. The two countries recently signed a joint maritime development deal,
Indonesia Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims With China, Despite Joint Agreement
Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea despite signing a joint maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts warned the agreement risked compromising the country's sovereign rights.
Trump's first term avoided a fight in the South China Sea. It's only getting harder.
The South China Sea — contested waters that China says are its own and the US says belong to no single nation — has ...
Satellites Capture Chinese Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea
The deployment of CNS Shandong came amid rising tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.
South China Sea: Beijing updates Sansha city map amid flaring tensions over disputed islands
Sansha, set up to assert China’s claims in contested waters, gets new map and postcodes days after Manila enacts laws on ...
China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in the South China Sea ...
China Shows Off New Naval Hardware To Rival American Sea Power
CNS Fujian, the state-of-the-art but yet-to-be-commissioned Chinese aircraft carrier, uses catapult-assisted takeoff. This ...
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Philippines says China is pushing it to cede South China Sea claims
STORY: :: China and the Philippines trade barbs over disputed areas of the South China Sea :: Canberra, Australia :: ...
Mysterious buoys: China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign devices at sea
Ministry of State Security says unnamed foreign powers are repurposing marine and weather observation buoys as spy tech.
China building prototype nuclear reactor to power next generation aircraft carrier, AP reports
"Operating a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is an exclusive club, one that China looks set to join," says a researcher ...