Chinese submersibles probe deep in South China Sea
Two Chinese submersibles finished a three-day joint operation, the first of its kind in the country’s deep sea exploration, to detect a cold seep in … Read more
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, … Read more
US, Australia, Japan want coercive acts at sea to be stopped
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S., Australian and Japanese foreign ministers called Monday for a halt to land reclamation and military actions in the South … Read more
China helps search for missing US Navy sailor
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry says a Chinese warship is assisting the U.S. Navy in its search for a sailor who is missing and … Read more
ASEAN wants talks on nonaggression pact with China soon
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will seek talks “as soon as possible” on a proposed nonaggression pact with China aimed at preventing … Read more
Xi says China will never permit loss of ‘any piece’ of land
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a tough line on national sovereignty Tuesday amid multiple territorial disputes with his country’s neighbors, saying China … Read more
Chinese geological bureau claims China’s exploration of ‘flammable ice’ going smoothly
A month has passed since the test on the extraction of flammable ice started in waters near the Pearl River estuary. By 10 June 2017, … Read more
Chinese jets intercept U.S. radiation-sniffing plane, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Chinese SU-30 aircraft carried out what the U.S. military described as an “unprofessional” intercept of a U.S. aircraft designed to detect … Read more
Asian nations pulled into China’s orbit as Trump puts America first
MANILA (Reuters) – Across Asia, more and more countries are being pulled into Beijing’s orbit, with the timid stance adopted by Southeast Asian nations on … Read more
ASEAN firms up South China Sea stance as Beijing lobbies over statement
MANILA (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries have altered a statement to be issued at Saturday’s ASEAN summit to include references to militarization and island-building in … Read more
China revises mapping law to bolster territorial claims
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday passed a revised mapping law to bolster understanding of its territorial claims and to create hefty new penalties to … Read more
China launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid South China sea tension
China aircraft carrier – BEIJING (Reuters) – China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Wednesday amid rising tension over North Korea and worries … Read more
At strategic shoal, China asserts power through control, and concessions
SCARBOROUGH SHOAL, South China Sea (Reuters) – Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a miles-long row of fishing … Read more
China says ‘no such thing’ as man-made islands in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – There was “no such thing” as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated … Read more