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Philippines installs buoys in disputed South China Sea
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 22 (ANI): The Philippines has installed the buoys and opened some command posts to assert its sovereignty in the waters and islands it claims in the contested South China Sea.
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China expanding influence in Pacific through economics
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], May 18 (ANI): Even as Australia and other nations, attempt to challenge China's recent moves in the Pacific of signing a security pact with the Solomon Islands, the Asian giant's expansion is being attributed to the strong economic ties it forges with the tiny Isla
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Southwest monsoon advances further into South Bay of Bengal, Andaman Nicob
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Southwest monsoon advanced further into parts of South Bay of Bengal, Andaman Nicobar Islands, and the Andaman Sea, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
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US worries over China's strategy of securing more foreign naval bases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): The West suspect that China's recent agreement with the Solomon Islands might be the latter's intention of establishing a strong military foothold to dominate the regions of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
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China's security pact with Solomon Islands sends shivers down western nati
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 12 (ANI): China's recent security pact with the Solomon Islands has left the western nations concerned just as it unravels its ambition to have a military foothold in the Pacific to challenge the American domination of the region.
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Australia, US, New Zealand concerned over China-Solomon security pact
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 11 (ANI): As the Solomon Islands and China signed a frame agreement for security cooperation between the two nations, a senior defence analyst at RAND cooperation, Derek J Grossman took a dig at China's excitement as Australia PM Morrison's strategy to win votes fel
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Two Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkaku islands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 9 (ANI): Two Chinese vessels have entered Japan's territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, a media report said on Monday.
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Are Chinese military bases a threat in the South Pacific?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 9 (ANI): April's signing of a secretive security cooperation agreement by Solomon Islands and China understandably created a huge stir in Australasia and the South Pacific. The deal could potentially pave the way for a full-blown Chinese military base in the Solomons, but h
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China's security pact with Solomon Islands grave concern for Australia ami
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hoped that in order to win the general elections on May 21 he could use the country's fraught relations with China, but it backfired after the Solomon Islands signed a security pact with China.
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Australia raises deep concerns about security agreement of Solomon Islands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 8 (ANI): Australian Foreign Minister met her Solomon Islands counterpart and raised deep concerns over the security arrangement between China and the island nation.
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China furthers strategic expansion through Solomon Islands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], May 6 (ANI): Despite repeated denial from China over plans to militarise the Solomon Islands, the security experts remain wary of Beijing's intentions.
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6.0 magnitude quake hits Philippine Islands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], May 5 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Philippine Islands on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) confirmed.
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