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Beijing’s South China Sea Outposts Nearly Set For Missile…

Three of Beijing's outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military...

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China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea

China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit...

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Mattis Praises, Criticises China On N. Korea and South China Sea

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence...

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Mattis Arrives In Singapore As N. Korea Tensions Swirl

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Singapore on Friday ahead of a key defence summit where longstanding US allies...

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China Says US Warship Entered Its Waters ‘without Permission’

The Chinese government charged on Thursday that a US warship had entered its waters in the South China Sea "without...

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US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea on Thursday, a US official said, the first...

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US Says Navy Ship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first "freedom of...

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US Warship Sails Close To Disputed Mischief Reef

A US warship has sailed close to an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, the first challenge to...

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Philippine Fishermen Accuse China of Firing On Vessel

A group of Filipino fishermen have accused China's coast guard of shooting at their vessel in disputed South China Sea...

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Philippine’s Duterte Pulls Back From Spratlys Flag Vow

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday pulled back from a vow to place his country's flag on an island in...

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Philippine Military To Upgrade Island Facilities, Not Launch Land Grab

The Philippines' military said Friday that it plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands it already occupies in...

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Duterte Orders Philippine Troops To South China Sea Reefs

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered Filipino troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea...

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Duterte Orders Philippine Troops To South China Sea Reefs

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered Filipino troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea...

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China Denies Plans To Build On Disputed Shoal

China Wednesday denied plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a disputed shoal near the Philippines'...

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Philippines’ Duterte Says Can’t Stop China Developing Shoal

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he could not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near his...

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Chinese Mock Trump For ‘running the Country With Twitter’

China responded cautiously Monday to Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic outburst but local media and some citizens...

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China Continues ‘steady Pattern’ of S.China Sea Militarization

Recent satellite imagery appears to show China is completing structures intended to house surface-to-air missiles...

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China ‘seizes US Vessel’ In S China Sea

The US has issued a formal request to China to deliver an unmanned underwater drone that was seized in international...

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China Seizes US Naval Drone In South China Sea

A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international...