Building Frenzy In The South China Sea - Who Is Fortifying Islands?
Countries surrounding the South China Sea have built more than 90 outposts on around 70 islands, rocks and reefs in the highly disputed area, satellite images show.
A task for Trump: stop China in the South China Sea
For more than a decade, China has been using an increasingly aggressive hybrid-warfare strategy to increase its power and influence in the strategically important South China Sea. Countering it will be one of the defining
Risky War Games in South China Sea; Philippines Seize 2 Spratly Islands
The South China Sea, a vast and resource-rich area, has been the subject of intense territorial disputes for years. Countries like the Philippine, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei have competing claims over parts of the sea,
Philippine Forces Rehearse Island Seizure in South China Sea
Supported by gunboats and a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Philippine Navy SEALs and Marines approached a South China Sea island owned by Manila in a simulated seizure drill as Chinese forces observed from afar on Wednesday.
Philippines enacts laws safeguarding territory in South China Sea
The move was lauded by the US and Australia for upholding international law in accordance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and a 2016 arbitration by the UN that found China was illegally infringing upon territory belonging to the Philippines, per PNA .
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.
China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines
BEIJING (AP) — 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.
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
China's coastguard circles Scarborough Shoal after Philippines stakes its legislative claim
The Chinese coastguard patrolled around a contested Sea shoal on Thursday, a day after the country's military mounted a joint sea and air patrol in the area. "The China Coast Guard conducted law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Island and the surrounding area,
Philippines’ latest South China Sea resupply mission ends smoothly under Beijing deal
The Philippine delivery of supplies and military personnel on Thursday to the Second Thomas Shoal was the third such trip that did not lead to any confrontation since July, when b
China Wants Philippines To Give Up Its Claims In South China Sea: Philippines Defence Ministry
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Would China's South China Sea Fake Islands 'Sink' in a War?
What You Need to Know: China ... South China Sea to China in the opening stages of a conflict.” Poling’s excellent ...
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Stories behind China's latest mega cross-sea link: from blueprint to reality
BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 8 July 2024 - The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a mega cross-sea passage in south China ...
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Malaysia objects to Vietnam’s island building in South China Sea: media report
Malaysia has lodged a protest over Vietnam’s island-building program in the South China Sea, in a rare negative exchange ...
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Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea
(BAKAMLA via AP) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills Monday that would ...