Analysts say the incident escalated an already tense situation and could lead the United States and its allies to accelerate plans for joint patrols in the waterway.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday attacked the Congress party for allegedly supporting the NewsClick portal, adding that "Congress ka haath 'NewsClick' ke saath, 'NewsClick' ke upar China ka haath.
Companies such as HP, Stanley Black & Decker and Lego are among those that have been repositioning their supply lines for American consumers, either to avoid the risk of being pinched between rival superpowers or as part of a longer-term strategy to produce goods closer to customers.
According to Al Jazeera, the Philippines accused China's coastguard on Saturday of deploying water cannons to stop its ships from delivering food, water, fuel, and other supplies to its military soldiers stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.
"Our whole process over the last 15 months has been to try and stabilize our relationship with the Chinese government to get them to remove the trade impediments that have been a blockage in our relationship over a period of time," Farrell told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Monday.
Malaysia made a strong comeback after a loss to India and secured a 3-1 win over Japan, while Pakistan also bagged their first win of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy after beating China 2-1 at Chennai on Monday
In China's main grain-producing region in the northeast, days of torrential rain have resulted in severe flooding that has killed 14 people and raised questions about food security as floodwaters flooded farmlands, CNN reported.
In the first match of the day, Malaysia took on Japan. Then Pakistan took on China. In the final match of the day, India is taking on defending champions South Korea.
Responding to BJP's allegations that China and Congress are part of one umbilical cord, the senior leader of the grand old party Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that such a charge makes no sense as their party is the only one who criticizes the Centre for not being "tough enough" on the south-
“Congress, China and NewsClick are all part of an umbilical cord. Chinese products are clearly visible in Rahul Gandhi’s fake ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’. His love for China can be seen. Their purpose was to run an ‘anti-India’ and ‘Break India’ ag