Response to US Patrol? Beijing's Fighter Jets Hold Drills in S China Sea
Two fighter jets assigned to China's PLA Navy flew training missions from an airstrip located in the South China Sea after the USS Lassen entered the strategic waterway and sailed close to the...
View ArticleChinese Attack Sub Allegedly Tails US Aircraft Carrier
A Chinese submarine is said to have "sailed very close" to the USS Reagan, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, just days before Washington caused uproar by sending the USS Lassen within 12 nautical...
View ArticleWashington Tried to 'Provoke Military Confrontation' With China
The United States sent a guided missile destroyer close to China's artificial islands in a bid to "intentionally provoke a military confrontation" with Beijing, expert on Asia Michael Billington told...
View ArticleWashington Aware of 'Its Limited Capacity to Coerce' Beijing in S China Sea
US military officials are increasingly aware that they cannot influence Beijing when it comes to land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea, the Global Times asserted.
View ArticleCreating Buzz
Following a delivery of warships, the Pentagon is now sending warplanes to the disputed South China Sea. Does this mean Uncle Sam is moving from the Middle East to Asia?
View ArticleUS Aircraft Carrier Leaves Disputed S. China Sea for Arctic-Pacific - Navy
The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt has left the South China Sea area of disputed islands for deployment in the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean, the US Navy announced on Friday.
View ArticleChina Wants US to 'Stop Provoking Trouble ' Over Spratly Islands
At the 10th East Asia Summit in Malaysia on Sunday, China's deputy foreign minister told dignitaries including US President Obama that the facilities being built on islands in the South China Sea have...
View ArticleSingapore to Help US Monitor Beijing's Activity in South China Sea
Singapore will serve as a base for US surveillance flights to monitor Chinese activities in the South China Sea, Foreign Policy reported Monday, citing Pentagon officials.
View ArticleKazakhstan Ratifies Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Deal
The Kazakh Senate ratified the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) agreement, which sets out the AIIB's legal framework, local media reported Thursday.
View ArticleBeijing Raises Concerns Over US-Philippines Base Deal in South China Sea
The Chinese Foreign Ministry claimed on Monday that agreements allowing further expansion of the US military presence in South China Sea will result in increased militarization of the region.
View ArticleWhy South China Sea is One of the World's 'Most Explosive Hotspots'
The Pentagon's latest "freedom of navigation" operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea, which Beijing referred to as an act of provocation, shows that tensions in "one of the world's most explosive...
View ArticleG7 Expresses Concern Over East, South China Sea Territorial Disputes
Leaders of the G7 group expressed concern over the territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas, in a joint declaration released on the second day of the G7 summit in Japan.
View ArticleChinese, US Foreign Ministers Discuss South China Sea Dispute Over Phone
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State John Kerry had a phone conversation to discuss the South China Sea dispute, local media reported Thursday.
View ArticleBeijing and Washington Spar Over Maritime Dominance
The Hague's verdict on the South China Sea is by no means the end of the quarrel over the disputed territories, but rather yet another crossroads in the rancorous debate. Should the United States...
View ArticleChina Will Not Let Washington 'Destabilize Asia-Pacific'
Barack Obama's signature foreign policy initiative was meant to shift Washington's focus from the Middle East to Asia Pacific, but the United States will not be able to counter China and wreak havoc in...
View ArticleUS Likely to Destabilize Situation in S China Sea to Keep Its Presence in Region
After a widely debated decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague on the issue of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, the situation in the region so far remains stable,...
View ArticleChina Sensitive About Appearance of US Containment in Region - Intelligence
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Beijing was "very sensitive about the appearance of the US containing China".
View ArticleTillerson: Beijing's Illegal Actions in South China Sea Disregard Int'l Norms
Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson described Beijing's actions in the South China Sea as "an illegal taking of disputed areas without regard for international norms".
View ArticleUS, India Pitch for Freedom of Navigation in South China Sea Irks China
US Defense Secretary James Mattis advocated freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend. In response, Chinese experts contended that it...
View ArticleUS State Department: South China Sea Ruling Can Facilitate Joint Projects
The international arbitration court’s ruling on territorial disputes in the South China Sea could help claimants explore joint development opportunities in the region, a senior US Department of State...
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