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Philippines ready for war with China over South China Sea islands

Philippines ready for war with China over South China Sea islands

The Philippines has announced that it is prepared to go to war with China if it crosses “red lines” and starts to claim natural resources in the disputed South China Sea. Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on Tuesday that his country is ready to protect its rights in the South China Sea. […]

Japan largest warship Izumo deployed in South China Sea

Japan largest warship Izumo deployed in South China Sea

Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War II. The Izumo helicopter carrier, commissioned only two years ago, will make stops in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka […]

United States deploys carrier USS Carl Vinson to contentious South China Sea

United States deploys carrier USS Carl Vinson to contentious South China Sea

The United States deployed aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to patrol the increasingly contentious South China Sea, despite Beijing’s warnings not to challenge its sovereignty in the resource-rich sea. The Navy described Saturday’s launch as the beginning of “routine operations” in the South China Sea. China claims most of the sea as its own, despite overlapping […]

Tensions in the South China Sea are rising: China bullying weaker neighbors, Russia backs China

Tensions in the South China Sea are rising: China bullying weaker neighbors, Russia backs China

Tensions in the South China Sea are rising, pitting China against smaller and weaker neighbors that all lay claim to islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves. China’s recent construction of artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago, complete with airstrips and radar stations, and U.S. patrols […]

China Steals Territories From Philippines And Ignores International Tribunal

China Steals Territories From Philippines And Ignores International Tribunal

China is standing pat on its decision to reject arbitration by an international tribunal that will begin formal hearings this week to resolve a long-seething feud between Beijing and Manila over the South China Sea, the Chinese ambassador to Manila said Monday. The five-member tribunal starts hearings in The Hague on Tuesday to address China’s […]

US calls for land reclamation ‘halt’ in South China Sea

US calls for land reclamation ‘halt’ in South China Sea

The US has called for an “immediate and lasting halt” to land reclamation in disputed areas of the South China Sea. US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter told the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that China’s actions in the area were “out of step” with international rules. China claims almost the whole of the South China Sea, […]

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