Washington DC [USA], August 3 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo discussed with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi bilateral defence ties between and regional tensions over China's claim that it owns most of the South China Sea, the State Department said in a readout
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Hours after Australia's High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell expressed hope that Beijing will follow the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said that it violated the principle of state consent, is "illegal, nu
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 31 (VNA/ANI): The Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations on July 29 sent a note verbale to the UN Secretary General, saying China's claim to the maritime features in the East Sea (also known as the South China Sea) has no basis under international l
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Retaliating to Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong's remarks, Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell on Friday expressed hope that Beijing will follow the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award and refrain from actions that unilaterally alter the stat
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, on Friday expressed discontent on the remarks made by Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell on the South China Sea, saying Beijing's territorial sovereignty, maritime rights and interests conform with the inte
Washington D.C. [US], July 31 (ANI): The Chinese Consulate in Houston was a "den of spies", US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said on Thursday (local time) amid the downward spiral in US-China ties.
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Australia is deeply concerned by destabilising actions in the South China Sea and lodged a note with UN Secretary-General last week refusing China's unlawful maritime claims, Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell said on Thursday.
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 30 (ANI): As tensions flare-up in the South China Sea (SCS), which has been boiling for some time now, the prime contestants seem to be Vietnam and China.
Washington D.C. [US], July 30 (ANI): Amid worsening ties between US and China, the University of Texas, whose work has contributed to some promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates has been contacted by FBI over allegations that Chinese consulate in Houston had sought to obtain such research, re
Hong Kong, July 29 (ANI): China's military transgressions along the Line of Actual Control with India might have brought immediate tactical territorial gains, but it has lost a lot more strategically in terms of trust and goodwill. Beijing's responses have also reinforced the fact that its l
Washington D.C. [US], July 29 (ANI): US and Australia reaffirmed their commitment to trilateral dialogues with Japan and Quad consultations with Japan and India, a joint statement released on the occasion of the 30th Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2020 said.
Beijing [China], July 29 (ANI): Hitting out at US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, China on Tuesday said US always seeks selfish gains under the pretext of upholding international law.