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Chinese navy sailors stand in formation as they attend a send-off ceremony before departing for the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC), at a military port in Sanya, Hainan province, China, on June 9, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)

China to extend military reach, build lighthouses in disputed waters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2015 | World

Beijing, Reuters—China outlined a strategy to boost its naval reach on Tuesday and held a groundbreaking ceremony for two lighthouses in disputed waters, developments likely to escalate tensions in a region already jittery about Beijing’s maritime ambitions. In...

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This picture taken from a Vietnam Coast Guard ship on May 14, 2014 shows a Vietnam Coast Guard ship (2nd R, dark blue) trying to make way amongst several China Coast Guard ships near to the site of a Chinese drilling oil rig (R, background) being installed at the disputed water in the South China Sea off Vietnam’s central coast. Vietnam National Assembly’s deputies gathered for their summer session are discussing the escalating tension with China over the South China Sea’s contested water. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH Nam

Vietnam PM says considering legal action against China over disputed waters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2014 | World

Manila, Reuters—Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said his government was considering various “defence options” against China, including legal action, following the deployment of a Chinese oil rig to waters in the South China Sea that Hanoi also...

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Accompanied by Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, reviews the honor guard at the Japanese Ministry of Defense headquarters April 6, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Wong)

US to send more ships to Japan, prods China

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2014 | World

Tokyo, Reuters—The United States moved on Sunday to reassure Tokyo over its mounting security concerns, saying it would send more missile defense ships to Japan following North Korean launches and use a high level trip to warn China against abusing its “great...

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) greets visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, 14 February 2014. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Beijing as part of his four-nation Asia trip hoping to ease tensions in the region. (Photo: Diego Azubel / EPA POOL)

US, China see eye-to-eye on N. Korea, not on maritime disputes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 15, 2014 | World

Beijing, AP—US Secretary of State John Kerry ended meetings with Chinese leadership Friday with a “profound sense of optimism,” saying the two countries see eye-to-eye on need for further pressure on North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. The Chinese...

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A fishing boat sails in front of residential blocks along the coast of Hong Kong island on December 22, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ANTHONY WALLACE)

China hits back at US for criticism on fishing curbs

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 10, 2014 | World

Beijing, Reuters—China defended its new fishing restrictions in disputed waters in the South China Sea against criticism from the United States on Friday, saying the rules were in accordance with international law. The rules, approved by China’s southern Hainan...