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South China Sea islands dispute

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Asia
Some of the 220 Chinese vessels are seen moored in early March at the Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea.

Philippines Calls On China To Remove Massive Fishing Fleet At Disputed Reef

Mar 22, 2021
Manila says 220 fishing vessels believed to be manned by China's maritime militia were observed anchored side by side at the disputed Whitsun Reef earlier this month.
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Asia
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly over the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea on Tuesday.

U.S. Carriers Train In South China Sea In Likely Signal To Beijing

Feb 09, 2021
The move appears to be a show of strength meant to signal the new administration's determination to stand firm against China's steady encroachment in the strategic waterway.
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Chinese medical experts heading to the Philippines are seen during a ceremony before their departure in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, earlier this month.

Chinese Song Expressing Friendship During Pandemic Backfires With Wary Filipinos

Apr 28, 2020
A video for "One Sea" was posted by the Chinese Embassy in Manila in an effort to foster solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. But many Filipinos saw it as Beijing pressing territorial claims.
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Asia
China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier, known only as "Type 001A", leaves port in the northeast city of Dalian in May. The vessel has reportedly begun sea trials ahead of its commissioning, expected next year.

China's Newest Aircraft Carrier, 'Type 001A,' Reportedly Begins Sea Trials

Aug 28, 2018
The vessel, China's second aircraft carrier and the first to be domestically produced, is expected to spend up to a year in sea trials before being handed over to the Chinese navy for commissioning.
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The Two-Way
Map showing overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Beijing Reportedly Installs Communications Jamming Equipment In South China Sea

Apr 10, 2018
The Wall Street Journal quotes U.S. officials as saying China has placed the jamming equipment on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands.
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Parallels
Capt. Pham Van Thanh, 46, is hopeful that the U.S. carrier visit leads to increased patrols in the South China Sea — or the East Sea, as the Vietnamese call it.

A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Is Docking In Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

Mar 05, 2018
The USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered supercarrier, is expected to spend four days at the port of Danang at a time of tensions over China's expansion in the South China Sea.
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Parallels
Machine repairman Matthew Allen mills a block of aluminum in the machine shop of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The shop can make most of the parts needed for the machines aboard the carrier and its strike group.

The U.S. Positions Warships In Tense Asia-Pacific Waters

Mar 02, 2018
The Navy assigned its 3rd and 7th fleets in the Western Pacific, as the United States shifts its focus to flashpoints in Asia.
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The Two-Way
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping made a joint statement to the media at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday in Beijing.

Trump Touts 'Great Chemistry' With China's Xi As Leaders Agree To Closer Ties

Nov 09, 2017
Despite the president's harsh words on China in the past, the leaders appear friendly and say they will cooperate on North Korea and work toward a balanced trade relationship.
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The Two-Way
The Liaoning, China's sole operating aircraft carrier, steams into Hong Kong for its first port call in the city on Friday.

Chinese Carrier Makes First Hong Kong Port Call

Jul 07, 2017
The Liaoning, the only operational aircraft carrier in the Chinese fleet, arrived in the southern port amid recent tensions with U.S. forces in the South China Sea.
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The Two-Way
The USS Stethem sails in waters east of the Korean Peninsula in March.

China Calls U.S. Destroyer In South China Sea A 'Provocation'

Jul 03, 2017
Beijing reportedly sent warships and fighter jets to intercept the USS Stethem near a region it claims near the Paracel Islands.
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The Two-Way
China's military emplacement on Fiery Cross Reef includes "four structures, consisting of tiered hexagonal towers oriented toward the sea," according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.

In South China Sea Islands, Anti-Aircraft And Radar Systems Emerge In Full Color

Dec 15, 2016
Satellite photos show what analysts say is an array of anti-aircraft guns, cruise missile defenses, in nearly identical emplacements on islands created around large reefs.
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The Two-Way
Woody Island is part of the Paracel Islands chain in the South China Sea.

China Has Deployed Missiles On Disputed Island, U.S. And Taiwan Say

Feb 17, 2016
China isn't disputing the claim. Its foreign minister, Wang Yi, says the country has lawfully deployed "limited, necessary defense facilities" on the island in the South China Sea.
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The Two-Way
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter shakes hands with Vietnam's General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 1. Trong will meet with President Obama in the White House on Tuesday.

Obama To Meet With Vietnam's Communist Party Chief Amid Concern Over China

Jul 06, 2015
Hanoi and Washington hope to strengthen economic and defense ties, especially in the wake of Beijing's construction on a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
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The Two-Way
This aerial photo taken through the window of a military plane shows the dilapidated Sierra Madre ship of the Philippine navy anchored near Ayungin Shoal with Filipino soldiers onboard to secure perimeter in the Spratly Islands on May 11.

U.S. Defense Secretary: Militarization of South China Sea Is Unacceptable

May 29, 2015
The concern follows reports that China has placed mobile artillery on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands chain, where Beijing is in the midst of unilateral land reclamation and construction.
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The Two-Way
A photo taken days ago shows alleged on-going reclamation by China of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

Kerry Meets With China's Foreign Minister Over Disputed Islands

May 16, 2015
The secretary of state seems unlikely to convince his Chinese counterpart that a diplomatic solution to the regional tug-of-war must be found.
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The Two-Way

China's Neighbors See Mischief In What's Happening At Disputed Reef

Apr 09, 2015
Satellite imagery of a coral atoll in the South China Sea shows the reef is growing. A U.S. military official likens Beijing's land reclamation to building a "great wall of sand."
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The Two-Way
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and China's President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November.

Japan, China Hold Security Talks, Hoping To Defuse Tensions

Mar 19, 2015
The meeting between foreign ministers on both sides is the first such dialogue in four years after relations were frozen by Beijing in 2011 over a disputed island chain in the East China Sea.
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