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Vietnam says all will lose in any South China Sea war
Vietnamese leader Tran Dai Quang did not mention any country but there is growing unease over China's actions
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India can decide stand on South China Sea: Wang Yi
The Chinese minister is in Goa to review logistics and security arrangements ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to the state
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Philippines, Japan to China: Respect law in sea row
Japan and China are locked in a long-running dispute over uninhabited islets in the East China Sea
Vietnam fortifies its islands with rocket launchers in South China Sea
China reacted angrily to an international legal case that favoured Philippines over contested reefs and atolls last month
Chinese military buildup in SCS challenges Xi's statement: US
Besides the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have counter claims over the area
China installs radar in disputed waters: Japanese media
The Japanese foreign ministry said China had placed a surface search radar and surveillance camera on one of its structures in a gasfield
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Premvir Das: India and the South China Sea
Since half of India's overseas trade passes through the South China Sea, freedom of navigation in these waters, and peace and tranquility in the region is important to us
China, Philippines agree South China Sea issue does not determine all relations
Will not affect bilateral cooperation in economic, trade and investment fields
China opens South China Sea website
The Chinese language site has 10 sections that cover basic information, news, historical archives
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India, Vietnam hold strategic dialogue; talk South China Sea
The two countries also discussed issues including security cooperation during their 5th Strategic Dialogue
Japan warns China over territorial aggression
In June Japan accused China of sending a spy ship into its territorial waters as Tokyo conducted a joint exercise with the US and India
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China top court warns of criminal liability for SCS violators
Supreme People's Court issued a regulation of judicial interpretation to clarify China's jurisdiction over its territorial seas
Chinese military vows to protect its maritime rights
Last month, the PLA conducted two military drills in the South China Sea ahead of the tribunal verdict on July 21
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Amid heightened tension, China, Russia to hold joint naval exercises in South China Sea
An arbitration court in the Hague ruled recently that China does not have historic rights to the SCS
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John Kerry calls for restraint over South China Sea
The Beijing-Manila conflict culminated on July 12 when the PCA verdict came out in favour of the latter
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Vietnam warns South China Sea is a 'test' of ASEAN
Most members of the bloc want to keep pressure on China over its campaign of island building in the strategic waters
China tells Japan not to intervene in South China Sea
South China Sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states within the region
No ASEAN consensus on South China Sea row
A diplomat said United States also did not push China during the discussion, leaving ASEAN countries with little firepower
Cambodia blocking ASEAN consensus on SCS: Diplomat
Communist-ruled Laos also has close links with Beijing and has been accused of preventing a united front on the South China Sea issue
South China Sea: Philippines says will talk with China only on basis of court ruling
Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favour of the Philippines over China's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea