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Australia joins US ships in South China Sea amid rising tension
SE Asia News -The warships arrived this week close to a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil, near waters also claimed by Vietnam and Malaysia.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
U.S. Warships Enter Disputed Waters of South China Sea as Tensions With China Escalate (Published 2020)
The move comes as a war of words between the United States and China over the coronavirus pandemic intensifies.
Chinese and Malaysian ships in South China Sea standoff: sources
A Chinese government survey ship is tagging an exploration vessel operated by Malaysia's state oil company Petronas in disputed waters in the South China Sea, three regional security sources said on Friday.
US accuses Beijing of using coronavirus as cover for South China Sea activity
Following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat, Washington calls on Beijing to ‘stop exploiting’ the pandemic to pursue its claims in the region.
Chinese ship, Vietnamese fishing boat collide in South China Sea
The move may increase tension in the South China Sea, most of which is claimed by China.
US Navy launches live-fire missiles in ‘warning to China’
Unusual drill in the Philippine Sea a signal to the PLA that American forces can counter advanced threats, military observers say.
Chinese military flies night exercises close to Taiwan, island says
Taipei says its fighters broke up PLA Air Force flight that crossed median of Taiwan Strait.
Chinese Search-and-Rescue Vessel Moves to Fiery Cross Reef
Fiery Cross has been built into a logistics hub for passing Chinese vessels, and is near the site of an ongoing stand-off between Chinese coastguard ships and a Malaysian energy exploration team.
Asean bloc ‘will consider Huawei as 5G supplier despite security questions’
Bloc of Southeast Asian countries have not felt pressure from US to prevent Chinese firm’s involvement, deputy secretary general Aladdin Rillo says.
Top US Navy official expresses concerns about growing threat from China
‘They would not do well against us right now. But I’m less concerned about right now than I am 10 years from now,’ acting US Navy secretary says.
China threatens stability in the Pacific, US commander warns
Admiral Philip Davidson said Communist Party ‘seeks to control the flow of trade, finance, communications, politics and the way of life in the Indo-Pacific’.
US sends surveillance planes over Taiwan Strait after Chinese war games
Flyover of two special mission aircraft from Okinawa base towards the South China Sea was a message of support for Taipei and a warning to Beijing, according to analyst.
Opinion | China and America Can Compete and Coexist (Published 2020)
Even strategic enemies can build trust when they measure the stakes of a full-on clash.
US warship ‘sailed close to’ Chinese-occupied reefs in South China Sea
USS Montgomery was 8.5 nautical miles from Fiery Cross Reef and activities near Johnson South Reef ‘could possibly be more provocative’, think tank says.
US Navy footage of near collision in South China Sea
New footage of a 2018 encounter between an American and a Chinese warship appears to show the Chinese PLA crew preparing for a collision.
Fishers who exposed Chinese hunt for Scarborough clams go missing
Authorities on Tuesday flew over the West Philippine Sea in search of 7 missing fishermen, 2 of whom were among those who raised the alarm on China's alleged mass pillaging of giant clams in the resource-rich waterway last year.
Militia ships ‘not on agenda’ as Chinese coastguard visits Philippines
A visit by the Chinese coastguard to Manila is touted as an opportunity to talk. But there’ll be no discussion of Beijing’s alleged ‘fishing militia’ in the South China Sea.
China’s leading nuclear submarine designer wins top science prize
President Xi Jinping presents 93-year-old with his second major honour in just over three months.
Vietnam verifying information on Chinese vessel approaching its waters - VnExpress International
Vietnam is following up on information regarding a Chinese coast guard ship approaching Vietnamese waters following South China Sea tensions involving Indonesia.
Friends again? Chinese vessels in spat with Indonesia leave Natunas
Jakarta and Beijing say escalating maritime tensions will not affect Chinese investment in the Southeast Asian nation.
