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Philippines condemns China's attacks on Vietnamese fishermen amid rising t
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Philippines strongly condemned the violent actions of Chinese maritime authorities against Vietnamese fishermen near the Paracel Islands on September 29, which left 10 fishermen injured and damaged their property.
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US reacts to Beijing's "warning off" claim
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims, CNN reported. The warship conducted what the US Navy calls a "freedom of navigation
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China threatens US Navy after its warship's action in South China Sea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China threatened "serious consequences" Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security, reported CNN.
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China's reclamation, militarization in South China Sea undermine peace and
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Since 2010, China has been converting uninhabited islets into artificial islets to bring them under UNCLOS. China has been changing the size and structure of the reefs by modifying their physical land features. It has also established airstrips on Parcel and Spratly.
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PLA bases in South China Sea battle the elements
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese analysts describe these bases - 20 outposts in the Paracel Islands (of which Woody Island is the largest) and seven in the more southerly Spratly Islands - as "unsinkable aircraft carriers". China has had jurisdiction over the Paracel Islands only in the latter half of the last centu
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South-East Asian nations oppose China's increased military activities in S
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 28 (ANI): The violations of international law, as well as foreign interference in the disputed waters of the South China Sea by China, has led many South-East Asian nations to oppose Beijing's military activities in the area.
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China, Vietnam avoid taking unilateral actions to complicate SCS situation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 12 (ANI): China and Vietnam should avoid taking unilateral actions that would complicate the situation or expand the dispute in the South China Sea, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told the Vietnamese counterpart to Southeast Asian country.
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Chinese activities in Paracel Islands 'illegal', says Vietnam
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 9 (ANI): As China plans to deploy one of its "largest-ever" oceanographic research and training vessels in Paracel Islands, Vietnam said that all the activities in the islands without the country's permission are "illegal".
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Do Beijing's artificial islands in South China Sea represent an asset to i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 28 (ANI): China has conducted a land reclamation project under which it is building artificial islands in the South China Sea, but do they really represent an asset to China's military?
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US warship sails through disputed Paracel Islands, Beijing says violation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): A United States warship sailed through the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday to demonstrate that these "waters are beyond what China can lawfully claim as its territorial sea".
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China's ballistic missiles and uncertainty at sea
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 16 (ANI): On August 26, China fired two of its most capable conventional missiles - a DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) and DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) - into the South China Sea from bases in mainland China. Now, nearly three months later, a
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Philippines calls on China to comply with 2016 arbitral ruling over South
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 14 (ANI): Even as Beijing with its aggressive actions continues to bully its smaller neighbours, the Philippines has publicly called on China to comply with 2016 arbitral ruling which had ruled that China has no 'historic rights over the waters of South China Sea'.
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