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China Installs Rocket Launchers On Disputed South China Sea Island: Report
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China's ongoing military build-up.
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Chinese Fighter Jet Makes First Public Landing On Disputed Island
A Chinese military aircraft has for the first time publicly landed at a new airport on an island China has built in the disputed South China Sea, state media said today, raising the prospect that China could base fighter jets there.
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Philippines Files Protest Against China's Test Flights In Disputed Sea
The Philippines has filed a protest against China's test flights on an artificial island in the South China Sea, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, describing the actions as "provocative" and a violation of an existing informal code.
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Civilian Jets Land On Chinese-Built Island, Drawing Protests
Two civilian jets landed on the airstrip of a new island China built in the South China Sea, drawing more protests over China's activities in disputed waters.
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South China Sea Tensions Surge As China Lands Plane On Artificial Island
China's first landing of a plane on one of its new island runways in the South China Sea shows Beijing's facilities in the disputed region are being completed on schedule and military flights will inevitably follow, foreign officials and analysts said.
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China's Land Reclamation in South China Sea Grows: Pentagon Report
China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new Pentagon report, and a senior U.S. defence official said it was unclear whether Beijing had stopped island-building in the region.
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China May be Preparing Second Spratly Airstrip: Think-Tank
Beijing could be preparing to build a second 3,000-metre airstrip on an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, a Washington-based think-tank said.
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Beijing's South China Sea Runway 'Nearly Complete': US Think-Tank
A 3,000-metre (9,800-foot) airstrip Beijing is building on a reef in disputed waters in the South China Sea, where tensions are mounting with its neighbours, is "nearly complete", a US think-tank said.
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Images Show Chinese Airstrip on Man-Made Spratly Island Nearly Finished
China has almost finished building a 3,000-metre-long (10,000-foot) airstrip on one of its artificial islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea, new satellite photographs of the area show.
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US Planes Keep Distance From Chinese 'Islands' - For Now
US surveillance aircraft and naval ships have yet to test China's territorial claims around artificial islands built in the South China Sea, but the Pentagon warned Thursday that could be "the next step."
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China Navy Warns US Spy Plane in Disputed South China Sea: Report
The Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on Wednesday.
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US, China Set for High-Stakes Rivalry in Skies Above South China Sea
When the US navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well.
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China Pursuing Huge South China Sea Land Reclamation: US
China has dramatically ramped up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, building artificial islands at an unprecedented pace to bolster its territorial claims in the disputed area, US officials said Friday.
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Images Show Rapid Chinese Progress on New South China Sea Airstrip
Recent satellite images published on Thursday show China has made rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested territory in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands and may be planning another, moves that have been greeted with concern in the United States and Asia.
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China Installs Rocket Launchers On Disputed South China Sea Island: Report
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China's ongoing military build-up.
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Chinese Fighter Jet Makes First Public Landing On Disputed Island
A Chinese military aircraft has for the first time publicly landed at a new airport on an island China has built in the disputed South China Sea, state media said today, raising the prospect that China could base fighter jets there.
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Philippines Files Protest Against China's Test Flights In Disputed Sea
The Philippines has filed a protest against China's test flights on an artificial island in the South China Sea, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, describing the actions as "provocative" and a violation of an existing informal code.
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Civilian Jets Land On Chinese-Built Island, Drawing Protests
Two civilian jets landed on the airstrip of a new island China built in the South China Sea, drawing more protests over China's activities in disputed waters.
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South China Sea Tensions Surge As China Lands Plane On Artificial Island
China's first landing of a plane on one of its new island runways in the South China Sea shows Beijing's facilities in the disputed region are being completed on schedule and military flights will inevitably follow, foreign officials and analysts said.
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China's Land Reclamation in South China Sea Grows: Pentagon Report
China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new Pentagon report, and a senior U.S. defence official said it was unclear whether Beijing had stopped island-building in the region.
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China May be Preparing Second Spratly Airstrip: Think-Tank
Beijing could be preparing to build a second 3,000-metre airstrip on an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, a Washington-based think-tank said.
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Beijing's South China Sea Runway 'Nearly Complete': US Think-Tank
A 3,000-metre (9,800-foot) airstrip Beijing is building on a reef in disputed waters in the South China Sea, where tensions are mounting with its neighbours, is "nearly complete", a US think-tank said.
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Images Show Chinese Airstrip on Man-Made Spratly Island Nearly Finished
China has almost finished building a 3,000-metre-long (10,000-foot) airstrip on one of its artificial islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea, new satellite photographs of the area show.
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US Planes Keep Distance From Chinese 'Islands' - For Now
US surveillance aircraft and naval ships have yet to test China's territorial claims around artificial islands built in the South China Sea, but the Pentagon warned Thursday that could be "the next step."
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China Navy Warns US Spy Plane in Disputed South China Sea: Report
The Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on Wednesday.
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US, China Set for High-Stakes Rivalry in Skies Above South China Sea
When the US navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well.
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China Pursuing Huge South China Sea Land Reclamation: US
China has dramatically ramped up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, building artificial islands at an unprecedented pace to bolster its territorial claims in the disputed area, US officials said Friday.
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Images Show Rapid Chinese Progress on New South China Sea Airstrip
Recent satellite images published on Thursday show China has made rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested territory in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands and may be planning another, moves that have been greeted with concern in the United States and Asia.
