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"Irresponsible, Illegal Actions": Philippines Says China Hit Resupply Boat
The Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of colliding on Sunday with a Philippine resupply boat as it travelled to a tiny garrison in the disputed South China Sea.
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New China Map Draws More Rejection, 4 Asian Countries Back India's Call
Vietnam said China's official map released this week violates its sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel Islands and jurisdiction over its waters, according to a statement posted on the nation's government news website.
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US Says Its Guided-Missile Destroyer Conducted Mission In South China Sea
The US Navy said its guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conducted a navigational rights and freedoms mission in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands on Monday.
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Amid Tension, US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Area Claimed By China
An American warship has sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest implicit challenge to Beijing's sweeping territorial claims in the region, the Pentagon said Sunday.
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Pentagon Disinvites China From Major Naval Exercise Over South China Sea Buildup
The Pentagon disinvited China from participating in a major naval exercise on Wednesday, signaling mounting U.S. anger over Beijing's expanded military footprint in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
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"Continued Militarization": Pentagon Pulls China's Invite To Pacific Naval Exercises
The Pentagon has pulled its invitation for China to join maritime exercises in the Pacific because of Beijing's "continued militarization" of the South China Sea, an official said Wednesday, in the latest sign of US-China strains.
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China Still Building South China Sea Islands: Report
China is expanding artificial islands in disputed South China Sea areas despite saying it stopped two years ago, according to a security think tank that released satellite images it said showed the land reclamation.
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US Destroyer Challenges China's Claims In South China Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters.
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China Builds New Military Facilities On South China Sea Islands: Report
China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarising the vital waterway.
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Do Not Turn Seas Into Areas Of Conflict: MJ Akbar
Declaring the inviolable right of all countries to freedom of overflights and navigation on high seas, Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has said that the seas should not be turned into areas of conflict.
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"Irresponsible, Illegal Actions": Philippines Says China Hit Resupply Boat
The Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of colliding on Sunday with a Philippine resupply boat as it travelled to a tiny garrison in the disputed South China Sea.
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New China Map Draws More Rejection, 4 Asian Countries Back India's Call
Vietnam said China's official map released this week violates its sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel Islands and jurisdiction over its waters, according to a statement posted on the nation's government news website.
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US Says Its Guided-Missile Destroyer Conducted Mission In South China Sea
The US Navy said its guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conducted a navigational rights and freedoms mission in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands on Monday.
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Amid Tension, US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Area Claimed By China
An American warship has sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest implicit challenge to Beijing's sweeping territorial claims in the region, the Pentagon said Sunday.
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Pentagon Disinvites China From Major Naval Exercise Over South China Sea Buildup
The Pentagon disinvited China from participating in a major naval exercise on Wednesday, signaling mounting U.S. anger over Beijing's expanded military footprint in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
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"Continued Militarization": Pentagon Pulls China's Invite To Pacific Naval Exercises
The Pentagon has pulled its invitation for China to join maritime exercises in the Pacific because of Beijing's "continued militarization" of the South China Sea, an official said Wednesday, in the latest sign of US-China strains.
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China Still Building South China Sea Islands: Report
China is expanding artificial islands in disputed South China Sea areas despite saying it stopped two years ago, according to a security think tank that released satellite images it said showed the land reclamation.
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US Destroyer Challenges China's Claims In South China Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters.
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China Builds New Military Facilities On South China Sea Islands: Report
China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarising the vital waterway.
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Do Not Turn Seas Into Areas Of Conflict: MJ Akbar
Declaring the inviolable right of all countries to freedom of overflights and navigation on high seas, Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has said that the seas should not be turned into areas of conflict.
