SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on countries today (May 29) to break the “vicious cycle” of the South China Sea row, as the United States and China exchanged increasingly angry barbs over reclaimed islands in the disputed waterway. Inaugurating Asia’s biggest security forum, the Shangri-La Dialogue, Mr Lee also warned of the threat of Islamic […]
s the 14th annual Asia Security Summit — or the Shangri-la Dialogue, as it has come to be known — gets underway in Singapore, FP partner ChinaFile asked contributors to comment on what appears to be a recent escalation in tensions between the U.S. and China over the two countries’ presence in the South China […]
The United States has good reason to push back more forcefully against China’s grab for power in the South China Sea, as Defense Secretary Ashton Carter did on a trip to Asia this week. Beijing has repeatedly ignored earlier warnings to moderate the aggressive behavior that is unsettling its regional neighbors and further undermining its […]
MANILA, Philippines – US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Wednesday, May 27, called for a halt on all land reclamation in the South China Sea. “We want a peaceful resolution of all disputes, and an immediate and lasting halt to land reclamation by any claimant. We also oppose any further militarization of disputed features,” Carter […]
WASHINGTON: By releasing video of Beijing’s island reclamation work and considering more assertive maritime actions, the United States is signaling a tougher stance over the South China Sea and trying to spur Asian partners to more action. The release last week of the surveillance plane footage — showing dredgers and other ships busily turning remote […]
SINGAPORE—China’s island-building program in the South China Sea is expected to come under attack from defense ministers and military commanders at a high-level security summit in Singapore this weekend, amid concerns that Beijing is jeopardizing regional stability. Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/south-china-sea-tensions-simmer-ahead-of-security-summit-1432870446
China has moved weaponry onto artificial islands that it is building in contested areas of the South China Sea, adding to the risks of a confrontation with the United States and its regional security partners including Australia. Australian officials are concerned that China could also introduce long-range radars, anti-aircraft guns and regular surveillance flights that […]
BEIJING: Defending its action in directing a US surveillance plane out of a disputed area in the South China Sea, China today invoked the UN’s maritime law while asserting that freedom of navigation does not allow foreign military vessels to violate sovereignty of coastal states. “Recently some people are hyping up freedom of navigation in […]
U.S. surveillance imagery shows China has positioned weaponry on one of the artificial islands it is developing in the South China Sea, American officials said, supporting their suspicions that Beijing has been building up reefs for military purposes. Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-surveillance-on-island-reveals-chinese-arms-1432864632
MANILA – China gave the Philippines a ”gentle reminder” last Tuesday that Beijing will not bully small countries but warned these nations not to make trouble willfully and endlessly. “Here is a gentle reminder to the Philippines: China will not bully small countries, meanwhile, small countries shall not make trouble willfully and endlessly. We hope […]