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China says Philippine vessel ‘illegally’ entered disputed atoll
Feb 03, 2024 10:51China says a small civilian vessel from the Philippines has illegally anchored at the beach of an atoll in the South China Sea, which is claimed by both countries.
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China urges Philippines to take ‘rational’ action over maritime dispute
Dec 21, 2023 11:52China has urged the Philippines to make the “rational choice” over maritime tensions in the South China Sea following Manila’s recent efforts to challenge Beijing’s claims in the waters.
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Chinese military says warned US warship to leave South China Sea
Mar 23, 2023 06:01China’s military says it monitored and drove away a US warship that had illegally entered waters around the South China Sea.
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US navy ship once again sails near disputed South China Sea islands
Jul 16, 2022 08:22The US navy says one of its destroyers has sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the second such provocative move in the strategic waterway in a week.
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China warns away US warship in South China Sea
Jan 20, 2022 10:46China’s military says it has warned away a US warship that had illegally entered Chinese waters near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington over the strategic waterway.
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Biden, Xi speak in months as US-China relations grow fraught
Sep 10, 2021 04:03After a gap of nearly seven months, US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke early on Friday morning, with focus on finding a way forward in their strained ties.
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China warns off US warship sailing close to Spratly islands
Sep 08, 2021 07:13China’s army forces have "warned off" a US guided-missile destroyer from the South China Sea, describing Washington as the “biggest destroyer of peace” in the region.
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China tries to keep calm as US steps up drills, Asia visits
Aug 27, 2021 05:20China has stressed its “indisputable” sovereignty over a series of islands in the South China Sea amid drills by the US and several other allies in an unprecedented show of force against Beijing.
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India deploys warships to South China Sea, joining US in countering China
Aug 04, 2021 07:21India has deployed warships to the South China Sea in what New Delhi proclaims to be a bid to expand security ties with “friendly countries” and in an apparent move to join and play a bigger role in a US-led scheme to counter China near Chinese territorial waters.
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South China Sea drama: Malaysia scrambles jets to intercept Chinese aircraft, plans diplomatic protest
Jun 02, 2021 04:19The South China Sea has turned into the scene of a fresh drama, with Malaysia complaining that a recent maneuver by Chinese military aircraft near its airspace was an intrusion and a breach of its sovereignty, and China insisting that the routine flight training was completely within international law.