US defence secretary Ashton Carter to visit carrier in South China Sea
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. (Source: AP photo) U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he will visit a U.S. aircraft carrier transiting the disputed...
View ArticleAshton Carter visits aircraft carrier in South China Sea
For the second time in five months, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter landed aboard a US aircraft carrier in the bitterly contested South China Sea, sending a deliberate message to China on US...
View ArticleTaiwan leader visits island, urges peace in contested waters
PENGJIA ISLET, Taiwan (AP) Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou called for peace in Asia's contested waters on Saturday as he visited a small island in the East China Sea, one of his last symbolic...
View ArticleUS defence secretary Ash Carter to visit carrier in disputed South China Sea
--> China claims almost the entire South China Sea, through which about $5 trillion in trade is shipped every year. US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said he will visit a US aircraft carrier...
View ArticleFTA upgrade on agenda in New Zealand PM's visit to China (Beijing Municipal...
(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Monday he will lead a high-level business delegation to China next week and look to upgrade the bilateral free trade...
View ArticleU.S. Defense Secretary To Visit Carrier In South China Sea As Beijing Seethes
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will visit an American aircraft carrier in the disputed South China Sea on April 15, a move almost certain to further anger China, which denounced...
View ArticleBeijing summons G7 envoys over South China Sea statement
BEIJING: Beijing has summoned top diplomatic representatives from the Group of Seven nations to express anger at their statement on the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said today. "China summoned...
View ArticleChinese experts warn against Japan's unilateral agenda for G7 on South China Sea
BEIJING -- Japan's attempt to stir up tension on the South China Sea during the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers' meeting starting on Sunday bears ulterior motives, according to Chinese experts...
View ArticleCommentary: G7 should not complicate South China Sea issue
By Xinhua Writers Wang Xiaopeng and Liu Fei BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- A statement on the South China Sea issued after the Hiroshima G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Monday appears to be yet another...
View ArticleSouth China Sea: Beijing tells G7 foreign ministers to keep out of...
China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ after G7 raises concerns over militarisation of East and South China Seas...
View ArticleUS defence secretary Ash Carter to visit warship in South China Sea, bound to...
MANILA: US defence secretary Ash Carter will visit a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea on Friday, a move...
View ArticleCarter to visit aircraft carrier in South China Sea
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will be visiting an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the visit coming a day after he announced new military aid to the Philippines that spurred...
View ArticleFiji supports China's proposition on South China Sea issue: ministers
BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Fiji supported China's proposition on the issue of the South China Sea, said a joint press release by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Fijian counterpart Inoke...
View ArticleAsh Carter's latest move in the South China Sea is really going to make China...
MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he will visit a U.S. aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea on Friday, a move bound to anger China, which has been...
View ArticleFTA upgrade on agenda in New Zealand PM's visit to China
WELLINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Monday he will lead a high-level business delegation to China next week and look to upgrade the bilateral free trade agreement....
View ArticleHello Gambia! Beijing is searching far and wide for allies to back its grab...
China has a habit of making improbably grouped friends. When it held a World War 2 victory parade last year, key attendees included officials from East Timor, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and North Korea. Today...
View ArticleSOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH: Tussle over plane; Russia backs China
Tensions in the South China Sea are rising, pitting China against smaller and weaker neighbors that all lay claim to islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters rich in fish and potential gas and oil...
View ArticleNew Zealand PM heading to China for six-day visit
New Zealand?s Prime Minister John Key is today scheduled to kick off his 6-day trip in China, with some of his cabinet colleagues as well as business leaders. Key, accompanied by his Trade Minister and...
View ArticleCarter visits US aircraft carrier in South China Sea amid tensions
ABOARD THE USS JOHN C. STENNIS (AP) — For the second time in five months, Defense Secretary Ash Carter landed aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the bitterly contested South China Sea, sending a...
View ArticleChina’s new plan on maritime cooperation in disputed South China Sea
China is currently entangled in a simmering maritime dispute over the South China Sea with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan who counter its claim over almost the whole of the...
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