Tag Archives: South China Sea

  • German warship heads for South China Sea amid tension with Beijing 2 August 2021 | Sabine Siebold This post has no comments yet

    Germany on Monday sent a warship to the South China Sea for the first time in almost two decades, joining other Western nations in expanding its military presence in the region amid growing alarm over China's territorial ambitions. ...

  • US ship sails in South China Sea by China-claimed islands 17 February 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

    A US Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a freedom of navigation operation, marking the latest move by Washington to challenge Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested waters. ...

  • China to conduct military drills in South China Sea amid tensions with US 26 January 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

    China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a US aircraft carrier group’s entry into the disputed waters. ...

  • US navy says China unreliable after meeting no-show; Beijing says US twisting facts 17 December 2020 | Phil Stewart This post has no comments yet

    The US military slammed China for failing to appear for virtual, senior-level meetings slated for this week, calling this “another example that China does not honour its agreements”, Beijing said the US version of events distorted the facts ...

  • China fires missiles into South China Sea in warning to US 26 August 2020 | Kristin Huang This post has one comment

    China launched two missiles, including an “aircraft-carrier killer”, into the South China Sea on Wednesday morning, a source close to the Chinese military said, sending a clear warning to the United States. ...

  • Australia rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims, backing US 24 July 2020 This post has no comments yet

    Australia has rejected Beijing's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating row. ...

  • US aircraft carriers return to South China Sea amid rising tensions 17 July 2020 | James Pearson This post has one comment

    For the second time in two weeks, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea, the US Navy said on Friday, as China and the United States accuse each other of stoking tensions in the region. ...

  • US to back nations that say China violated their South China Sea claims 15 July 2020 | Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk This post has one comment

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the US will support countries that believe China has violated their maritime claims in the South China Sea but suggested it would do so through diplomatic rather than military means. ...

  • US hardens stance against China’s South China Sea resource claims 13 July 2020 This post has one comment

    The United States on Monday hardened its rejection of China’s disputed claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, calling them “completely unlawful,” in a statement that will further sour the already-fraught ties. ...

  • US military to stand strongly with India in clash with China 8 July 2020 This post has one comment

    The US military “will continue to stand strong” in relationship to a conflict between India and China or anywhere else, a top White House official has said, after the Navy deployed two aircraft carriers to the strategic South China Sea. ...