South China Sea

Bloomberg Philippines Protests New ‘Intrusion’ of Chinese Vessels in South China Sea

1/8/2012 4:01:00 PM GMT
The Philippines protested a new “intrusion” by China in waters it claims to be Philippine territory, a move that threatens to revive tensions over areas of the South China Sea that may contain energy reserves.

Washington Post Philippines launches its biggest warship amid South China Sea territorial dispute

12/14/2011 3:49:05 PM GMT
President Benigno Aquino III witnessed the commissioning of the 3,390-ton Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregorio del Pilar in an austere Manila pier ceremony that he said symbolized his country’s struggle to modernize its underfunded military despite many obstacles.

Washington Post SKorean freighter sinks in South China Sea; 7 SKorean, Myanmar seamen missing

11/21/2011 8:38:01 PM GMT
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said that 14 other crew members have been rescued from the 15,000-ton ship, “Bright Ruby,” which sank Monday afternoon south of Hong Kong amid bad weather. The ship is owned by a South Korean company.

WSJ China's Wen Discusses South China Sea Issue

11/20/2011 11:21:00 AM GMT
The U.S. appears to have scored a diplomatic victory over China by forcing the contentious issue of the South China Sea onto the agenda of a regional summit despite Beijing's public objections.

WSJ Philippines Press for Action on South China Sea Claim

11/20/2011 8:58:00 AM GMT
The Philippines called for a faster, bolder response to China's increasingly aggressive territorial claims in the resource-rich South China Sea.

Washington Post Obama, Wen Jiabao talk economics, South China Sea

11/19/2011 3:25:00 AM GMT
SHANGHAI — President Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held an unscheduled meeting Saturday morning on the sidelines of a summit of Asian leaders on the Indonesian island of Bali, and the two briefly discussed the territorial dispute in the South China Sea that has unnerved some of China’s neighbors.

Telegraph China warns Barack Obama over South China Sea 'interference'

11/18/2011 6:28:01 AM GMT
China has warned Barack Obama about "interference" in east Asia after the US president said that the region's seething row over the South China Sea should be discussed at a major summit.

AP China warns against South China Sea meddling

11/18/2011 3:57:00 AM GMT
China's premier has warned against outside interference in the South China Sea in an apparent challenge to the United States.

BBC Wen warns US on South China Sea

11/18/2011 3:09:05 AM GMT
China has warned "external forces" not to get involved in its maritime disputes with neighbouring countries over the South China Sea.

AFP China warns against South China Sea interference

11/18/2011 2:52:00 AM GMT
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned Friday against outside interference over the South China Sea dispute, in a challenge to Washington which wants to broach the issue at an Asian summit.

Guardian Obama's Pacific tour: South China Sea change

11/17/2011 1:52:02 PM GMT
He began as a president who put his first visit to China ahead of meeting the Dalai Lama, who delayed military sales to Taiwan, and who soft-pedalled on human rights. This week a sea change occurred in Barack's Obama's rhetoric on China. Each stopover on a nine-day tour through the Pacific ended with a fresh dig at China. In Honolulu, Mr Obama demanded that China "play by the rules" in international trade and "act like a grownup". In Canberra, he said the US was "here to stay as a Pacific power", a day after announcing he would send military aircraft and 2,500 marines to train at Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territory. While each statement was tempered with caveats – he praised China's role in reining in North Korea and preventing proliferation – the message was clear: don't write us off after Iraq and Afghanistan; the US is pushing back as a Pacific power.

Washington Post US refocuses Philippine aid from battling terrorists to bolstering muscle in South China Sea

11/16/2011 10:50:01 AM GMT
MANILA, Philippines — In a highly symbolic ceremony aboard a guided-missile destroyer Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton underscored America’s military and diplomatic backing for the Philippines as it engages in an increasingly tense territorial dispute with China in the resource-rich South China Sea.

Reuters China unlikely to budge on thorny South China Sea dispute

11/12/2011 5:12:02 PM GMT
Pressured at home and increasingly sensing a concerted regional effort to contain its territorial claims, China will be in no mood to make concessions on vast areas of the disputed South China Sea at two key east Asian summits in Indonesia this week.

BBC South China Sea tensions rattle China's neighbours

11/3/2011 6:02:04 PM GMT
South China Sea tensions alarm China's neighbours

AFP China, Vietnam eye joint development of South China Sea

10/15/2011 4:34:02 AM GMT
China and Vietnam want to discuss joint development of the South China Sea, state media reported on Saturday as Vietnamese communist party head Nguyen Phu Trong wrapped up a visit.