South China Sea

China building third airstrip on disputed South China Sea islets: expert

China appears to be building a third airstrip in contested territory in the South China Sea, a U.S. ...

Sep 14, 2015 09:53 PM EDT

China holds massive military parade, to cut troop levels by 300,000

President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday he would cut troop levels by 300,000 as China held its bi...

Sep 03, 2015 02:34 AM EDT

Britain calls for freedom of navigation in South China Sea

Britain's top diplomat called for freedom of navigation and overflights in the disputed South China ...

Aug 12, 2015 09:54 AM EDT

China hits back at U.S. criticism over South China Sea 'restrictions'

China hit back on Monday at U.S. criticism that it restricts navigation and overflights in the South...

Aug 10, 2015 11:45 AM EDT

China accuses Manila, Tokyo of joining forces over South China Sea

Japan and the Philippines teamed up at a regional security forum this week to attack China over the ...

Aug 06, 2015 10:09 PM EDT

Japan may give planes to Manila for South China Sea patrols: sources

Japan wants to give planes to the Philippines that Manila could use for patrols in the South China S...

Aug 06, 2015 01:19 AM EDT

China wants no talk of South China Sea at upcoming ASEAN meeting

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said on Monday the disputed South China Sea should not be ...

Aug 03, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

China conducts air, sea drills in South China Sea

China said it conducted air and sea drills in the South China Sea on Tuesday as it stakes an increas...

Jul 28, 2015 08:32 AM EDT

U.S. Admiral says his South China Sea surveillance flight 'routine'

A top U.S. Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China S...

Jul 20, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost - sources

The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a d...

Jul 14, 2015 10:49 AM EDT

Manila finds marker with Chinese writing, buoys in disputed waters: sources

The Philippine navy recently found a large steel marker bearing Chinese inscriptions and hundreds of...

Jul 06, 2015 06:53 PM EDT

U.S. compares China's South China Sea moves to Russia's in Ukraine

The U.S. State Department's number two diplomat on Friday compared China's behavior in pursuit of te...

Jun 26, 2015 06:55 PM EDT

China says Manila trying to 'rope in' others to sea dispute

China's military on Thursday accused the Philippines of trying to "rope in" other countries to the d...

Jun 25, 2015 07:09 PM EDT

U.S. and China open annual dialogue with 'candid, to-the-point' talks

The United States and China held "candid and to-the-point" talks at the start of three days of cabin...

Jun 22, 2015 06:08 PM EDT

Philippines steps up drills with U.S., Japan forces near South China Sea

The Philippines will hold separate naval exercises with U.S. and Japanese forces this week on a Phil...

Jun 22, 2015 05:37 AM EDT

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