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China objects to Vietnam's call for Indian investment in South China Sea
China has been opposing India's ONGC exploring oil in wells claimed by Vietnam in the South China Sea for years
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China plans remote sensing satellites over South China Sea
China has already firmed up its hold over the area by building military installations in the reclaimed islands
Trump, Vietnam's Prez underscore free and open access to South China Sea
The two leaders called for the 'full and effective implementation' of the declaration on the conduct of parties in the South China Sea
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US expresses concern over China militarizing artificial islands in SCS
US army official said India is its important partner in fighting terrorism
Two US bombers challenge China in South China Sea flyover
US wants China to do more to pressure Pyongyang to halt its research into missiles
South China sea: US & China return to 'business as usual' over war ship
US continues to insist that the sea remain under international control
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India considering to build Tsunami warning system in South China Sea
The project, however, has not got official sanction yet
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China's 'One Belt, One Road' project causing anxiety, says US Navy
Indicates concern as Beijing bolstering its naval prowess in South China Sea
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China scores tacit victory at Asean on South China Sea
China's efforts to assert its dominance over the Sea have in past angered Southeast Asian nations
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'China has fundamentally altered landscape in South China Sea'
North Korea continues to disregard UN sanctions by developing intercontinental ballistic missiles
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US Carrier Strike group starts patrolling in disputed South China Sea
Beijing has created artificial islands in the area, outfitting some of them with military features
US Navy begins patrol in South China Sea
US Navy in the statement announced the Carrier Strike Group 1 began the routine patrols on Saturday
US, Chinese military aircraft see close encounter over South China Sea
Flyers pass each other as US keeps watch over hotly contested region
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Tensions rise as China sends aircraft carrier into Taiwan Strait
Transit of the aircraft carrier, the Liaoning had been conducting exercises in the South China Sea
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After Trump's Taiwan call, China flexes muscles with its aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier Liaoning has conducted take-off and landing drills in the South China Sea
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Chinese aircraft carrier enters South China Sea
Aircraft carrier, Liaoning, accompanied by 5 naval vessels, entered the disputed South China Sea
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Pentagon asks China to release its naval vessel
The incident comes amid rising tensions in the South China Sea due to Beijing's military presence in the disputed area
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China seizes US naval underwater probe in South China Sea
The drone was deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea
Satellite images show China put up weapons on Artificial Islands: US think tank
China has said military construction on the islands will be limited to necessary defensive requirements
US to keep challenging Beijing's 'aggressive' behaviour in South China Sea
The United States will keep challenging Beijing's "assertive, aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea", the US Pacific commander said today as tensions between two powers rise over comments by Donald Trump. Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, warned Washington would not accept Chinese control of the region, despite Beijing's rapid development of artificial islands capable of hosting military planes. He remarks come as Beijing reacted angrily after Trump, the US President-elect, broke convention by speaking directly to Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen -- and suggested Washington could jettison Washington's decades-old "One China policy". The "One China policy" is a diplomatic compromise allowing the US to do business with both China and Taiwan while only recognising Beijing diplomatically. "We will not allow the shared domains to be closed down unilaterally, no matter how many bases are built on artificial features in the South China Sea," Harris said. "We will .
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