China Releases Four of Six Detained Japanese
Four Japanese detained in China in March for alleged "illegal activities" have safely returned home, officials said Thursday, though two others are still being held. Tensions regularly mar...
Tag: Territorial disputes of China
China and India Locked In High-Stakes, High-Altitude Border Row
A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions while ensnaring a tiny kingdom, Bhutan, between the two nuclear-armed powers....
Philippines To Consult ASEAN On Joint China Sea Oil Search
The Philippines tried Wednesday to reassure Southeast Asian neighbours about its proposal to partner with Beijing in oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea, promising to consult them on any...
China Urges US To Stop ‘unfriendly’ Recon Flights
China on Tuesday called on the United States to stop "unfriendly" and "dangerous" military flights after two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American surveillance plane over the East China Sea....
China Urges ASEAN To Reject Outside Interference
Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and "say no" to outside forces seeking to interfere in the South China Sea dispute, in an apparent swipe at the United States ahead of a...
Two Chinese Warplanes Buzz US Recon Plane
A US surveillance plane was forced to take evasive action after two Chinese fighters intercepted it over the East China Sea, the Pentagon said Monday. The incident occurred Sunday when the two...
Vietnam Says Four Fishermen Wounded By Indonesian Navy
Four Vietnamese fisherman were shot and wounded by Indonesia's navy over the weekend, authorities said on Monday, the latest clash to erupt over fishing in the hotly disputed South China Sea. The...
China To ‘step Up’ Troop Deployment In India Border Row
China warned on Monday that it will step up its troop deployment in a border dispute with India, vowing to defend its sovereignty at "whatever cost". The standoff started more than a month ago after...
US Warplanes Fly Over Disputed South China Sea
US warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at asserting freedom of navigation rights in the hotly-contested area. The flights come as both...
Indian Troop Withdrawal ‘precondition’ For Peace
China's ambassador has said the withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed territory is a "precondition" for peace, in an apparent escalation of a border row between the two Asian powers that has...
US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing
An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of an operation to demonstrate freedom of navigation in the waters, a US official...
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 assets including mobile missile launchers, a US think tank reported Thursday....
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 over the weekend, after he criticised Beijing's "militarisation" of the South...
China Says Fighter Jets’ Intercept of US Plane ‘safe’
China on Sunday denied the Pentagon's charge that an encounter between Chinese fighters and a US surveillance plane over the South China Sea was "unsafe and unprofessional". Tensions between the two...
Two Chinese Fighters Intercept US Plane In S. China Sea
The South China Sea, a focus of international tension, was the scene of an "unsafe encounter" between two Chinese fighters and a US surveillance plane. Pictured here is destroyer USS Dewey sailed...
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 permission", prompting Beijing's navy to warn the vessel to leave. The USS Dewey...
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 such operation by US President Donald Trump's administration in the disputed...
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 navigation" exercise under President Donald Trump, a US official said. The USS...
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 Beijing's claim to the waters since President Donald Trump took office. According...
China Sidesteps Duterte Claim of War Threat Over Sea Row
China on Monday sidestepped claims by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over the disputed South China Sea. Duterte, who met with Chinese President Xi Jinping...