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China condemns US for South China Sea freedom of navigation operation
BEIJING – China expressed anger on Tuesday after a US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. Beijing and Washington are locked in a trade war in which they have imposed increasingly severe rounds of tariffs on each other’s…
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South China Sea: Chinese ship forces US destroyer off course
A Chinese warship has forced an American destroyer to change course in the South China Sea by sailing close to it in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner, the US Navy says. The USS Decatur was sailing past the Gaven and Johnson reefs in the disputed Spratly Islands, which China claims. The Luyang destroyer “approached within 45 yards [41m] of Decatur’s…
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US says Chinese destroyer was ‘aggressive’ and ‘unsafe,’ coming dangerously close to American ship
China expressed anger on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. Beijing and Washington are locked in a trade war in which they have imposed increasingly severe rounds of tariffs on each other’s imports.…
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World War Three alert: ‘You CAN’T stop us sailing there’ US warship heads into China Sea
THE UNITED States have taken tensions with China to a new high by “asserting their right” to sail warships past disputed islands in the South China Sea. China warn US Navy for flying past South China Sea islands Play Video A guided-missile destroyer, USS Decatur sailed within 12 nautical miles (13.8 miles on land) of reefs near the Spratly Islands…
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China’s Worst Nightmare: RIMPAC 2020 in the South China Sea?
Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018, the world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded on 2 August, following over a month of rigorous training events conducted off Hawaii and California. This year’s RIMPAC marked the 26th in the series that began in 1971. Twenty-five nations, forty-six surface ships, five submarines, and more than two hundred aircraft and twenty-five thousand personnel—including seventeen…
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Chinese warplanes hold live-fire drills in South China Sea days after U.S. bomber flights
The Chinese military has sent fighter planes and bombers to conduct live-fire exercises at a range in the disputed South China Sea, state broadcaster CCTV reported Saturday, just days after the U.S. sent heavy bombers through the strategic waterway twice during the past week. The short report said that dozens of fighters and bombers from the People’s Liberation Army Naval…
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Days after multiple US bomber flights, Chinese warplanes did ‘live fire shooting drills’ in the South China Sea as tensions in the region boil
Chinese fighter and bomber aircraft carried out live-fire drills in the South China Sea this weekend, state media said. The exercises come days after US bombers flew through the area with Japanese fighter jets — one of several recent overflights by US planes. Activity over the South China Sea has increased amid heightened tension between China and the US. A…
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China Slams US B-52s Fly Over South China Sea As “Provocative”
The United States rejects China’s territorial claims and says the military will “continue to fly”. BEIJING, CHINA: The Chinese defence ministry on Thursday denounced flyovers by US B-52 bombers over the South China Sea and East China Sea as “provocative” actions amid soaring tensions between the two global powers. The Pentagon said on Wednesday the heavy bombers had taken part…
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South Korean warship runs afoul of China in the South China Sea as the US and its allies up the pressure on Beijing
The South Korean destroyer Munmu the Great recently sailed close to Chinese-occupied territories in the South China Sea to steer clear of a typhoon. Beijing lodged complaints with Seoul over the incident, accusing South Korea of violating Chinese law, which requires ships to request permission when entering China’s “territorial seas.” This practice is inconsistent with international law. The incident follows…
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US: ASEAN committed to counter ‘unilateral’ actions in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have committed to uphold the rule of law in resolving the South China Sea dispute, a US Department of State official said. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said all ASEAN countries acknowledge that there are disputed claims in the South China Sea. “I would say that there…
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Beijing calls US B-52 flights a provocation as military tensions heat up in the South China Sea
China denounced the US’s routine flight of B-52 nuclear capable bombers across the Pacific on Thursday, calling it a “provocative” step that it would take measures against. China warned its countermeasures could include further militarization of the South China Sea, at a time when US and Chinese military relations are deteriorating. The US and China have been involved in a…
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The danger of being neutral on South China Sea issue: Star Columnist
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It was just a six-paragraph statement issued by the Defence Ministry. It was the outcome of a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington DC between United States Defence Secretary James Mattis and his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Sabu. After one reading, most would dismiss it as a discussion on defence and security issues. But…