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Building concrete structures with retractable roofs on Subi, Mischief and Fiery Cross reefs means they will house surface to air missile batteries says a US intelligence official. Photo: US Navy via Reuters

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New Spratly buildings to house long-range missiles: US officials

by Reuters February 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Screen grab of xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

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Chinese fans embrace Hollywood in month of romance

by Russell Edwards February 22, 2017February 18, 2020

PLA soldiers march near a sign on the Spratly Islands. China lays claim to almost all of the resource-rich South China Sea, through which about US$5 trillion worth of trade passes each year. Photo: Reuters

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US carrier group patrols in tense South China Sea

by Reuters February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

On parade with the Gurkhas. Photo: Tim I Gurung

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Why Hong Kong should not wash its hands of Gurkha history

by Tim I Gurung February 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith at the Asean Summit Retreat. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

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Little Laos tackles big corruption

by David Hutt February 16, 2017February 18, 2020

A file photo shows the Liaoning with vessels accompanying her in a drill. Photo: Reuters

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China’s second aircraft carrier ‘takes shape’

by Reuters February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

The TPP family. Reuters/USTR Press Office/Handout

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Asia looks at China as possible TPP partner after US exit

by Reuters and Asia Times January 24, 2017February 18, 2020

What would the Donald do to de-escalate an entanglement with, for example, the Russian Women's contingent seen here on parade in Red Square? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Escalation watch: four global hotspots for Trump

by Michael T. Klare January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

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Why is the South China Sea so important to the US?

by Leszek Buszynski January 18, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) talks with Vo Ban Tam, who was a member of the Viet Cong and took part in an attack on Kerry's Swift Boat in the Mekong River Delta on February 28, 1969. Photo: AFP / Alex Brandon

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Kerry’s bid to reassure Vietnam ahead of Trump takeover

by Ha Nguyen January 16, 2017February 18, 2020

J-15 fighters from China's Liaoning aircraft carrier conduct a drill in an area of South China Sea, January 2, 2017. Reuters/Mo Xiaoliang

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Global Times warns of ‘military clash’ if US blockades South China Sea

by Asia Times January 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin has many things to toast internationally, but domestic unrest is growing. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

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Russia eyes stronger ties with Asia in 2017

by Sergei Blagov January 5, 2017

Container boxes at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

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Asian regional trade deal may see more lawsuits: report

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2016February 18, 2020

US President-elect Donald Trump

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Trump taunts China after Taiwanese phone call

by Reuters December 5, 2016February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Thursday, 1 December 2016

by Admin December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

State-owned oil giant Pertamina's refinery unit IV in Cilacap, Central Java. Photo: Reuters/Darren Whiteside

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OPEC deal ‘positive for Asia’s oil and gas exporters’

by Johan Nylander December 1, 2016February 18, 2020

China lite: Taiwan drills in the South China Sea have drawn none of the protests from Beijing that activities in the area by other nations might provoke. Photo: Reuters

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Beijing silent as Taiwan adds to ‘one China’ Spratlys claim

by J.R. Wu November 29, 2016February 18, 2020

Money map: Singapore sits astride one of the world's busiest shipping routes. Keeping them open is not only vital for the world economy, but provides the lifeblood of the city-state, as can be seen by the vessels being tracked at the Port Operations Control Centre at Changi Naval Base. Photo: Reuters.

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Singapore plays down China fallout from troop carrier seizure

by Reuters November 29, 2016February 18, 2020

China's J-10 fighter jets perform during the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on November 1, 2016. Photo: China Daily/via Reuters

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Nordic arms make their way to Asia-Pacific

by Emanuele Scimia November 22, 2016November 22, 2016

Beautiful woman vaping with smoke. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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WHO accused of rushing to ban e-cigarettes: advocates

by Jackie Horne November 16, 2016February 18, 2020

Malaysia is expected to sign a deal for two Littoral class patrol ships when Prime Minister Najib Razak visits China next week. Photo: Reuters

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Malaysia to buy navy vessels from China in blow to US

by Reuters October 29, 2016February 18, 2020

A Chinese H-6K long range bomber flies over Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone after the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration trashed China’s 9-Dash Line claim.

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Duterte: Philippine fishermen may return to China-held shoal

by Reuters October 23, 2016February 18, 2020

Crew from HMS Vengeance stand on their vessel as they return along the Clyde river to the Faslane naval base near Glasgow. Photo: REUTERS/David Moir

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The myth of the submarine “arms race” in Southeast Asia

by Richard A. Bitzinger October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

Various activist groups clash with anti-riot policemen in front of the US Embassy in Manila during a protest against the continuing presence of US troops in the Philippines. Photo: REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

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Anti-US protests dispersed in Manila; Duterte in China

by Reuters October 19, 2016February 18, 2020

Vessels from the China Maritime Surveillance and the Japan Coast Guard are seen near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Photo: Reuters / Kyodo

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Japan protests over signs of renewed Chinese gas exploration

by Reuters October 13, 2016February 18, 2020

Fu Ying (L), chairwoman of China's foreign affairs committee pictured with Premier Li Keqiang at the National People's Congress in March this year. AFP, Greg Baker

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NZ defense minister rebuked for South China Sea stance

by Reuters October 11, 2016February 18, 2020

US guided-missile destroyers during bilateral training with Japan in the South China Sea on April 21, 2015. Courtesy David Flewellyn/US Navy Handout via Reuters

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China says Japan trying to ‘confuse’ South China Sea situation

by Admin September 19, 2016September 19, 2016

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

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China says should maintain South China Sea peace with Vietnam

by Admin September 13, 2016

Still image from United States Navy video purportedly shows Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands

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China, Russia naval drill in South China Sea to begin Monday

by Admin September 11, 2016

Phase Zero? Chinese dredging vessels at Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Photo: US Navy handout via Reuters

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Chinese coast guard involved in most South China Sea clashes: Study

by Admin September 7, 2016