China on Friday criticised the grouping, saying the formation of exclusive closed cliques runs against the trend of times, and it is doomed to fail
Anyone within range of China's expanding navy will have to build capabilities faster and/or work more closely with the US, as Australia has just announced, writes T N Ninan
China on Tuesday hit back at US Vice President Kamala Harris for accusing Beijing of coercion and intimidation to assert its claims over the disputed South China Sea
US vice president meets Singapore's PM and President during a trip aimed at bolstering ties with partners in the region.
India and Vietnam navies have carried out bilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea, the Indian navy said on Wednesday.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said it has seen progress in drawing up a "code of conduct" to avert clashes in the South China Sea between its members and China.
The Indian military has been traditionally wary of antagonising China but the mood has hardened following clashes between troops on the disputed land border last year
The Biden administration upheld a Trump-era rejection of nearly all of China's significant maritime claims in the South China Sea
China's designs to dominate the South China Sea might involve breaking international law of the seas in the region
Yantian Port says it will be back to normal by the end of June, but it may take months for the cargo backlog in southern China to clear while the fallout ripples worldwide.
Air force said that 16 Chinese military jets flew in a tactical formation over the South China Sea and nearly infringed on the country's airspace, calling it a threat to Malaysia's sovereignty
This will be the biggest British projection of naval force since the Falklands War of 1982
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday flagged China's assertive moves such as coercing neighbours in the region and hampering freedom of navigation in the South China Sea
The Philippines' defence chief Delfin Lorenzana said the presence of Chinese maritime militias around the Whitsun Reef reveals their intent to further occupy features
The US, Japan and Indonesia have escalated pressure on China over its activities in the South China Sea after an ongoing tussle between Beijing and the Philippines over a disputed reef came to light
The US, working with allies is going to hold China "accountable" in the region and also press Beijing to follow the rules on a range of issues, including the South China Sea, President Joe Biden said
The Philippine government expressed concern after spotting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels it believed were crewed by militias at a reef claimed by both countries in the South China Sea
In a united opposition against China's intimidation in the South China Sea, the UK, France and Germany are sending warships to the South China Sea to pushback Beijing's assertiveness in the region
Influential US Senators have introduced a slew of resolutions in the Senate, condemning China's rising actions to militarise the South China Sea
Chinese military recently conducted a live-fire drill to test its response to repeated missile attacks in a "far sea" and Washington also has been stepping up reconnaissance activities in the area