China Threatened ‘war’ Over Sea Row
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday China's leaders told him they were prepared to go to war over competing claims in the South China Sea. Duterte, who met with Chinese President Xi...
Tag: Territorial disputes of China
Chinese Jets Intercept US Aircraft Over East China Sea, US Says
Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said. The US WC-135 plane was on a mission to detect radiation in international airspace...
Japan Scrambles Jets After China Allegedly Flies Drone
Japan said Friday it scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese vessel sailing in disputed waters launched a drone, the latest bout of tension in a longstanding territorial row. The two countries are at...
China, ASEAN Agree On Draft Framework For South China Sea Code
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China Sea, state media reported Thursday, agreeing to a framework for a "code of conduct"...
Four Indonesian Soldiers Killed In S. China Sea Training
Four Indonesian soldiers have been killed and eight others injured by artillery fire in an accident during training on a South China Sea island, the army said Thursday. It took place Wednesday when...
Manila, Beijing To Open South China Sea Talks Next Week
The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila's ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has...
Southeast Asian Leaders To Avoid Direct China Criticism
Southeast Asian leaders will express concern this week about an "escalation of activities" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticising China, according to the draft of a summit statement....
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 waters, Philippine authorities said Friday. Philippine officials said they were...
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 the disputed South China Sea, not embark on a new land grab. Philippine...
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 islands and reefs claimed by Manila, in a move that could provoke rival claimants...
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 islands and reefs claimed by Manila, in a move that could provoke rival claimants...
Philippines, China To Hold Direct Talks On Sea Row
China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said Wednesday, as President Rodrigo Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing. Last year...
Japan Loans Manila Military Planes For South China Sea
The Philippines Monday took delivery of two Japanese military surveillance aircraft to help it patrol vital sea lanes in the South China Sea, despite Manila's increasingly conciliatory stance to...
South China Sea Installations ‘primarily’ Civilian
China is not militarising the disputed South China Sea, the country's premier insisted in Australia on Friday, claiming defence equipment Beijing has installed on artificial islands is "primarily"...
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' coastline, after a local official last week announced the plan. "As we have learned...
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 country's west coast because it was too powerful. The mayor of China's Sansha city...
Japan Plans To Send Largest Warship To South China Sea, Sources Say
Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War...
Australia Plays Downs Chance of Sea Patrols With Indonesia
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Tuesday played down the possibility that Australia and Indonesia would stage joint patrols in the disputed South China Sea, a move that would have angered Beijing....
China To Increase Military Spending By 7% In 2017
China says it will increase military spending by about 7% this year, just days after Donald Trump outlined a boost to the US defence budget. The scheduled announcement was made ahead of the annual...
China Defence Spending To Rise ‘around 7%’
China will raise defence spending by "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed territorial claims in Asian waters, a top official said Saturday. "We...