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US, Philippines launch largest-ever joint military drills across disputed waters

The United States and the Philippines on Tuesday launch their largest combat exercises in decades that will involve live-fire drills, including a boat-sinking rocket assault in waters across the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait that will likely inflame China.

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US, Philippines hold largest war drills near disputed waters

The United States and the Philippines are launching their largest combat exercises in decades that will involve live-fire drills, including a boat-sinking rocket assault in waters across the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait that will likely inflame China

The Independent UK

Malaysia vows to protect sea rights

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Saturday it was firmly committed to protecting its sovereign rights and interests in the South China Sea after China expressed concern about Malaysian energy projects in a part of the sea that Beijing also claims.

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Malaysia says it will protect its rights in South China Sea

Malaysia said on Saturday it was firmly committed to protecting its sovereign rights and interests in the South China Sea after China expressed concern about Malaysian energy projects in a part of the sea that China also claims.

Reuters

China decries Philippine-US base deal

BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday that Washington was “endangering regional peace” in a new deal with the Philippines that will result in four additional bases being used by US troops, including one near the disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan.

Bangkok Post

Malaysia says Beijing concerned about its energy projects in South China Sea

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday said Beijing has expressed concerns about energy activities by Malaysian state firm Petronas in the South China Sea, even though Kuala Lumpur believes the projects are in its territory.

Reuters

Philippines announces 4 more military bases US troops can use

The Philippines announced Monday the location of four additional military bases to be used by US troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan.

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Malaysia open to talks with Beijing over dispute in South China Sea - PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday said he was prepared to negotiate with China over a maritime dispute between the two countries, days after a think tank reported Chinese patrolling close to a Malaysian offshore gas project.

Reuters

China ready to speed up talks with Asean over South China Sea

China is ready to work with Malaysia and other Southeast Asian nations to speed up consultation for a South China Sea code of conduct, Xinhua reported, citing Premier Li Qiang.

Bangkok Post

Asia’s arms race: potential flashpoints from Taiwan to the South China Sea

Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific islands

The Guardian - AU

Vietnam sends ship to track Chinese vessel patrolling Russian gas field in EEZ

HANOI: A Vietnamese ship monitored a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on Saturday in a Russian-operated gas field in Vietnam's South China Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ), data show - the latest Chinese patrol in a pattern stretching more than a year.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam sends ship to track Chinese vessel patrolling Russian gas field in EEZ -data

A Vietnamese ship monitored a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on Saturday in a Russian-operated gas field in Vietnam's South China Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ), data show - the latest Chinese patrol in a pattern stretching more than a year.

Reuters

Second confrontation in two days between US and Chinese ships in South China Sea

China claims US actions violate its sovereignty and security in the strategic waterway

The Independent UK

China, US in war of words over South China Sea navigation

China says US destroyer warned off for second day, US Navy said its ship successfully challenged China maritime claims.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

China Says again Drove Away US Warship in South China Sea; US Says Asserting Navigational Rights

China’s defense ministry said on Friday that it yet again had to monitor and drive away the US Navy destroyer USS Milius that entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands. “We sternly demand the US to immediately stop such provocative acts, otherwise it will…

The Independent UK

China threatens consequences over US warship's actions

China is threatening “serious consequences” after the U.S. Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claims was a violation of its sovereignty and security

Reuters

China, U.S. Navy in row over guided-missile destroyer in South China Sea

China's defence ministry said on Friday that it yet again had to monitor and drive away the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Milius that entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands.

Al Jazeera

Chinese military says US ship ‘warned’ away in South China Sea

PLA says the USS Milius’s intrusion into its territorial waters undermined regional peace and stability.

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China, Philippines Assess Ties amid Escalating Sea Disputes

Senior Chinese and Filipino diplomats were meeting in Manila on Thursday to review their relations amid thorny issues, including Beijing's alarm over a Philippine decision to allow the US military to expand its presence to a northern region facing the Taiwan Strait and escalating spats in the disputed South China…

Al Jazeera

US gets new Philippine bases with South China Sea, Taiwan in mind

President Marcos Jr says US military base locations include northern Philippine province which faces South China Sea.

Al Jazeera

China and Cambodia hold first naval drills in Cambodian waters

Exercises underline close relationship between Phnom Penh and Beijing, which has expansive claims in South China Sea.

The Independent UK

EU eyes more naval visits in disputed South China Sea

A European Union official says the 27-member bloc wants to step up its naval visits and possibly engage in joint military training exercises to promote freedom of navigation and respect for international law in the disputed South China Sea

Daily Mirror

Doomed Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 may have 'crashed down in different ocean'

Cyndi Hendry was scouring the South China Sea when she discovered a piece of wreckage that looked eerily similar to a part of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which vanished without a trace in March 2014

The Independent UK

Philippines launches strategy of publicizing Chinese actions

A Philippine official says the country's coast guard has launched a strategy of publicizing aggressive actions by China in the disputed South China Sea, which has countered Chinese propaganda and sparked international condemnations that have put Beijing under the spotlight

Al Jazeera

At least 15 killed in Indonesia landslide, dozens missing

Landslide swept through homes in remote Serasan island on the edge of the South China Sea.

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