Tag: South China Sea
US to sell 34 surveillance drones to allies in South China...
The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting Defense...
China rebuffs Philippines president’s South China Sea rebuke
BEIJING: China rebuffed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's call for Beijing to rethink its conduct in the South China Sea on Thursday, saying China had...
Mattis accuses China of ‘intimidation and coercion’
SINGAPORE: China’s military build-up in the South China Sea and its deployment of high-end weapons systems in the disputed waters is designed to intimidate and...
Philippines seriously concerned over presence of China’s bombers in South China...
MANILA: The Philippines expressed "serious concerns" over the presence of China's strategic bombers in the disputed South China Sea and its foreign ministry has...
China air force lands bombers on South China Sea island
SHANGHAI: China’s air force has landed bombers on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of a training exercise in the...
US air force says trains in vicinity of South China Sea
TOKYO: US Air Force B-52 bombers have carried out training in the vicinity of the South China Sea and the southern Japanese island of...
China showcases naval might with largest display in South China Sea
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping presided over the Chinese navy’s largest-ever military display on Thursday, state media reported, the country’s latest show of force in...
China and Vietnam call for maritime disputes to be settled
HANOI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday China and Vietnam should settle their disputes in the South China Sea through talks and move to...
Chinese airforce conducts drills in South China Sea and western Pacific
BEIJING: China’s air force has held another round of drills in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing though Japan’s southern...
US warship sails near Chinese claimed islands in South China Sea:...
WASHINGTON: A US Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation” operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built...
Increase ASEAN maritime patrols in South China Sea, requests Indonesia
SYDNEY: Indonesia has lobbied Southeast Asian countries to carry out maritime patrols in the disputed South China Sea, claimed in most part by China,...
US aircraft carrier visits Vietnam amid growing military ties
HANOI: The US Navy's nuclear-powered "super-carrier" which carries over 90 aircraft, the USS Carl Vinson is making a historic visit to Vietnam as ties...
British warship bound for South China Sea: defence aide
SYDNEY: A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said in...
Vietnam and China agree to avoid conflicts in South China Sea
Vietnam and China agreed on Monday to avoid conflicts in the hotly contested South China Sea, as a new pathway to dialogue on easing...
China says has agreement with Vietnam on managing South China Sea...
BEIJING / HANOI: China and Vietnam have reached agreement on managing their dispute in the South China Sea through friendly talks, a senior Chinese diplomat...
China navy confirms carrier conducted drills in South China Sea
China’s sole aircraft carrier conducted drills in the South China Sea, the navy said, days after neighbouring Taiwan said the carrier and accompanying ships...
Obama says South China Sea ruling ‘binding’
US President Barack Obama warned Thursday an international tribunal's ruling that China's sweeping claims to the South China Sea had no legal basis was...
