China has been increasing the scope, scale and pace or operations and interference in the South China Sea - building military outposts, sinking Vietnamese fishing boats, disrupting Malaysian energy exploration, and flying too close to U.S. military aircraft operating lawfully in the area, ...
The United States has also intensified its efforts to increase temporary and rotational deployment, establish additional military bases, and continue to strengthen its military presence in the South China Sea, Jing said."By doing so, the United States will only cause more security risks and increase...
HAIKOU, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- "The Xisha Islands are located in the northwestern part of the South China Sea. It is a lovely place with beautiful scenery and rich resources." This excerpt serves as the opening of an article in China's most widely-used primary school textbook. The text i...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday urged Israel to cease its attacks on Syria and foreign forces to end their illegal military presence in Syria. In remarks at the UN Security Council briefing on Syria, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to th...
In the absence of bustling tourists, fishermen are the primary presence in the area, benefiting from significantly improved living conditions over the years. 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 ...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese diplomats expressed their strong opposition to an expanded United States military presence in the Philippines in closed-door talks with their Filipino counterparts Thursday in Manila, a Filipino official said, undersco
aChina says the move by the United States to expand its military presence in Australia deserves greater scrutiny and might not be appropriate. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman told a news conference in Beijing it was worth discussing whether the plan is in line with the common interests of...
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(PLAN) has started. Issues such as the maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas and how to create a network of bases or 'footholds' outside Asia might slow down or temporarily halt this process. However, as China's economic presence expands on a global scale, its security ...
The US military also maintains a regular presence in the South China Sea, with aircraft overflights, so-called “freedom of navigation” operations, and patrols and exercises with allies and partners to assert that the South China Sea is an international waterway. ...