The involvement of an extra-regional great power in a small power’s territorial disputes with China may prove ...

The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.

China’s foreign ministry responded by accusing the Australian military aircraft of “deliberately” intruding into what it called Chinese airspace over the disputed Paracel Islands. The U.S. military ...

China and Vietnam have long had a maritime agreement governing the Gulf of Tonkin, but have been locked in competing claims in the nearby South China Sea over the Spratly and Paracel Islands and ...

Pledges on ‘guiding the settlement of sea-related issues’ follow high-profile visit to China by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

This includes the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (SCS). Possessing the SCS is a vital step toward being able to attack Taiwan. If the Chinese military can control the SCS, then they can ...

China has called on the United Kingdom to respect its interests in the South China Sea and avoid provoking tensions in the ...

Beijing has hit back at Canberra after Australia demanded answers as to why a Chinese warplane dropped flares on a Royal Australian Air Force surveillance aircraft.

Crewmembers of a Vietnamese coast guard patrol ship monitor an approaching China Maritime Safety Administration patrol ship near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, July 15, 2014 (Kyodo ...

China and Vietnam have long had a maritime agreement governing the Gulf of Tonkin but have been locked in competing claims in the nearby South China Sea over the Spratly and Paracel Islands and ...

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