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Aircraft from Carrier Air Wings (CVW) 5 and 17 fly in formation over the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force on July 6, 2020, in the South China Sea.

US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 years ago

China monitored US warship during Taiwan Strait transit

Another busy week in the western waters of the Pacific Ocean.

4 years ago

After talks with North Korea flop, Pompeo flies to Philippines to discuss China

US worried over Chinese moves threatening navigation.

5 years ago

Even before US ships moved through the Taiwan Strait, the region was simmering

In the South China Sea, Beijing is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves.

5 years ago

Tensions continue to simmer in the South China Sea

The top American military commander in the Indo-Pacific region says the U.S. will maintain the recent pace of freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea aimed at challenging China’s territorial claims.

5 years ago

Another busy week in the South China Sea

Political tensions rose in the South China Sea last week before Monday's FONOP by two Navy guided-missile destroyers.

5 years ago

Two Navy warships sailed through disputed South China Sea waters on Monday

The latest freedom of navigation operation is designed to show China that it can't lay claim to international waters.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Australia swipes at Beijing over South China Sea tensions, detention of pro-democracy writer

Beijing is pitted against smaller neighbors in the South China Sea, which it claims almost in entirety.

5 years ago

CNO urges China to avoid confrontations, refuses to back down on Taiwan Strait

Chief of U.S. Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told reporters in Tokyo that U.S. Navy ships will continue to operate freely in international waters, including the possibility of an aircraft carrier navigating through the Taiwan Strait.

5 years ago

After latest FONOP, China fires ’stern complaints’ at US

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters on Monday that China dispatched planes and ships to demand that the guided-missile destroyer McCampbell leave waters around the Paracel Islands.

5 years ago

Cambodia dismisses reports that China will build a naval base there

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said his government will not allow any foreign military bases in its territory and called media reports that China is seeking a naval base there "fake news."

5 years ago

New radome, solar panels spotted on Chinese-occupied reef

The platform appears to be topped with a radome and solar panels, and its strategic location makes it likely it is intended to extend China’s radar or signals intelligence collection in the area.

5 years ago

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