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A flotilla of Chinese naval vessels in a live combat drill in an undated photo. Photo: AFP/China Out

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Is Beijing using ‘law of the jungle’ in South China Sea?

by Xuan Loc Doan May 22, 2018

A Chinese Shaanxi Y-8 transport plane on display at a military theme park in Nanchang city in China's Jiangxi province on August 1, 2017. Photo: AFP

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Chinese military aircraft seen on Spratlys

by Bertil Lintner May 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Conflict between China and USA in Asia-Pacific region. Photo: iStock

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Why Beijing is militarizing the South China Sea

by Richard A. Bitzinger May 10, 2018May 11, 2018

Construction is shown on Fiery Cross Reef, in the Spratly Islands, the disputed South China Sea in this June 16 satellite image by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Photo: CSIS/AMTI DigitalGlobe/ via Reuters

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How to counter China’s fortified islands in South China Sea

by Stephen Bryen May 5, 2018February 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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China ‘crosses threshold’ with missiles at South China Sea outposts

by Asia Times staff May 4, 2018February 18, 2020

View of Spratly Islands. Photo: US Navy handout via Reuters

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Military jamming equipment deployed on Spratly islands: Pentagon

by Asia Times staff April 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A Chinese J-15 fighter jet lands on the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills. Photo: AFP

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How China, US are spawning a new great-power naval rivalry

by Alfred McCoy April 9, 2018

The destroyer USS Mustin transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Kirisame in the South China Sea. Photo: David Flewellyn/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

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US destroyer buzzes Chinese island in South China Sea

by Asia Times staff March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A U.S. sailor and a Vietnamese musician perform at a music performance at a public square as part of the visit to Vietnam of U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in Danang, Vietnam March 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters

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US warship wields soft power in Vietnam

by Xuan Loc Doan March 9, 2018March 9, 2018

Vice Admiral Phillip G Sawyer (R), Commander of the US Navy's 7th Fleet, greets Vietnamese officials after the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson pulled into port in Danang on March 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/Linh Pham

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Why Vietnam welcomes America’s return

by Pham Chi Dung March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

PLA troops stationed on islands in the South China Sea will now have access to ultrafast telecom networks. Photo: Xinhua

PLA troops on islets to have free access to 4.5G network

by Asia Times staff February 5, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the Fiery Cross Reef, now a 2.8 sq km artificial island. Photo: CCTV

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In pictures: The South China Sea reef that became an island

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Residents wade through the flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines. Photo: Reuters / Froilan Gallardo

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Tropical storm in Philippines kills at least 200 people

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) meets with China's President Xi Jinping (L) during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asian Africa Conference in Jakarta on April 22, 2015. Photo: AFP

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China drags Indonesia into South China Sea morass

by John McBeth September 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese tourists take a 'selfie' at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 14, 2016, as Sikh devotees mark the 547th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev. Photo: AFP / Narinder Nanu

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Who will stand up, against China, for rules-based order?

by Ana Palacio August 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Construction is shown on Mischief Reef in the disputed South China Sea in this June 19, 2017 satellite image released by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Photo: CSIS/AMTI Digital Globe/handout via Reuters

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US raising pressure in South China Sea

by Bill Gertz August 14, 2017August 14, 2017

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain, shown here in a file photo, was recently involved in a verbal confrontation with China in the Spratly Islands. Photo: Reuters/US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cheng S Yang/Handout

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What’s the point of ‘freedom of navigation’ operations?

by Ken Moak August 14, 2017

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is the site of a military standoff between its giant neighbors, India and China. Photo: iStock

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Calling the Chinese bully’s bluff

by Brahma Chellaney August 8, 2017

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) standing in front of Philippine (R) and Chinese national flags during a tour of the Chinese guided missile frigate Changchun berthed at the Davao international port on May 1, 2017. Photo: AFP / PPD/ Simeon Celi

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Has Duterte’s China engagement backfired?

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and is now a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

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Duterte to deploy troops to the South China Sea

by Asia Times and agencies April 6, 2017February 18, 2020