By Greg Torode and Brenda Goh HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Beijing's giant state-owned enterprises are playing an increasing role in China's build-up in the South China Sea and could seek to cement their dominant position in coming years, according to new research. The work by academic Xue Gong and published by Singapore's ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute this week … [Read more...]
China Fire Missiles In South China Sea As Tensions Heighten
by Christian Shepherd (Reuters) - China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as the country trades barbs with the United States over responsibility for heightened tension in the disputed waterway. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concern during a visit to Beijing on Thursday over … [Read more...]
China Sends Military Plane to Third South China Sea Airstrip
By David Tweed (Bloomberg) -- China has landed a military plane on the last of its three airstrips in the disputed South China Sea, a Washington-based research institution said, amid renewed complaints about the country expanding its military presence in the busy shipping lane. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said satellite images from April 28 showed the … [Read more...]
Xi Presides Over China’s Largest-Ever Naval Operation
by Philip Wen (Reuters) - In full military uniform President Xi Jinping presided over the Chinese Navy’s largest-ever military display on Thursday, state media reported, the country’s latest show of force in the disputed South China Sea. State broadcaster China Central Television showed footage of Xi boarding the destroyer Changsha before sailing to an unspecified location … [Read more...]
British Warship to Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea – Media
SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said in remarks published on Tuesday. British officials first flagged the voyage six months ago and the journey is likely to stoke tensions with China, who claim control of most of the area and have … [Read more...]