As early as 221 BC, Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of a unified China, set up a county in the South China Sea, which was one of the 42 counties in China. In 2007, the Chinese government officially established Sansha City on Xisha's Yongxing Island, which has jurisdiction over the isla...
SANSHA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese research ship was approached and harassed by a military speed-gunboat and a coastguard vessel of the Philippines while conducting scientific research in the South China Sea on Tuesday. According to personnel aboard the Chinese ship, a speed-gunboat from ...
China is one of the countries with the most extensive coral reef distribution. China’s coral reefs are mainly found along the coasts of Taiwan and Hainan Islands, as well as over a hundred atoll-based reef areas in ...
China's new assertiveness in the South China Sea has arisen from the growth of its military power, its 'triumphalism' in the wake of the Western financial crisis and its heightened nationalism. The other littoral states of the South China Sea have been troubled by the opacity of Chinese ...
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The structural architecture of the northern South China Sea continental margin is strikingly similar to the broad continental rifts in the North American Cordillera and in the Aegean domain, and reflects the transition from wide rift to continental breakup....
China has actively provided international public goods and made every effort to provide services so as to uphold and promote the safety of sea lanes in the South China Sea, he said. "However, the irresponsible behaviors of the Philippines pose a security threat to Chinese fishermen and law enfo...
This photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows a view at dusk in the South China Sea. The calm sea, colorful clouds, starry night sky, magnificent sunrise and sunset unfold slowly like a picture scroll in the South China Sea. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu) ...
Chinese and Malaysian vessels were locked in a high-stakes standoff for more than one month earlier this year, near the island of Borneo in the South China Sea.
China’s determination to assert its disputed sovereignty over the entirety of the vast South China Sea has sparked increasing clashes with its neighbors in recent years, particularly the Philippines, which is a mutual defense ally of the United States. ...