WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Chinese “militarization” of the South China Sea has prompted the United States to begin discussing the possibility of relocating US forces and opening bases in the region, US Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Philip Davidson said in congressional testimony on Tuesday. “We have to accept the fact that the environment is changing so […]

CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. will continue the recent pace of freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea and will include allies and partners in future missions, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told a Senate panel on Tuesday. Adm. Phil Davidson, appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, said North […]

Two US destroyers with guided missiles USS Spruance and USS Preble sailed near the South China Sea, CNN reported. Two US warships sailed near the disputed islands in the South China Sea on Monday (Sunday night, ET), an action that will surely provoke Beijing’s wrath, CNN reported. The USS Spruance and USS Preble guided missile […]

China is not being aggressive so much as protecting the territory it claimed as far back as 1947, then without objection from the US I refer to “US shift on South China Sea ‘grey zone’ aggression signals stronger response ahead” (February 9), on how the United States is expected to take more pre-emptive measures against […]

US Navy guided-missile destroyers and guided-missile cruisers. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Caleb Swigart Two US Navy destroyers conducted a freedom-of-navigation operation in the South China Sea on Monday, challenging China’s claims to the Spratly Islands. Beijing accused the US of entering Chinese waters without permission and engaging in provocations that threaten China’s sovereignty. It […]

Britain says it is deploying its flagship aircraft carrier to the South China Sea, with British and US F-35 fighter jets aboard, in the UK’s biggest mission yet to the region. It escalates a tense situation, as China fiercely asserts that the sea is its territory and frames other naval vessels’ sailing there as an […]

The US is “determined to stir up trouble in the South China Sea, create tension and undermine peace”, China said. BEIJING: China on Monday accused the United States of trying to “stir up trouble” by sending two US destroyers near disputed South China Sea islands. The guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance and USS Preble sailed near […]

Britain will send its flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth to the South China Sea. The United Kingdom will deploy its new aircraft carrier, loaded with two squadrons of F-35 aircraft into the politically-fraught South China Sea. British Defense Minister Gavin Williamson confirmed in a speech Monday morning that the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail […]

  China struck an upbeat note on Monday as trade talks resumed with the United States, but also expressed anger at a U.S. Navy mission through the disputed South China Sea, casting a shadow over the prospect for improved Beijing-Washington ties. BEIJING/WASHINGTON: U.S. and Chinese officials expressed hopes on Monday that a new round of […]

Observers fear the South China Sea could become a flashpoint for conflict — and the US just made another move likely to anger China. Australia pressured to increase South China Sea military presence Two United States warships have sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, a US official has told Reuters. […]