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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 : 3 years 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 : 3 years 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, 12 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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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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US warship sails through disputed Paracel Islands, Beijing says violation
Updated : 4 years, 10 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, 4 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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US expresses concern over PRC's military exercises in South China Sea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): The US has expressed concern over the military exercises conducted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on July 1-5.
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Vietnam objects to China's Undersea Cable Construction in Paracel Island
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 13 (ANI): Vietnam objected to China's recent reported laying of undersea cables in the disputed Paracel Islands, saying it was a violation of Vietnamese sovereignty.
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Challenging China's claims in South China Sea, US Navy warship sails near
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 29 (ANI): Challenging Beijing's claims in the highly contested South China Sea, US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin on Thursday (local time) sailed near Paracel Islands, reported CNN.
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