China’s official government reactions to the recent U.S. Navy “freedom of navigation” (FON) operation within 12 nautical miles (nm) of a Chinese-occupied constructed island in the South China Sea are a multilingual puzzle. A careful examination of Chinese-language versions of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministry statements, however, reveals extreme subtlety in wording and […]
Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in […]
The US chief of naval operations and his Chinese counterpart will hold an hour-long video teleconference on Thursday, days after Beijing was angered by a US warship’s patrol within a 12-nautical-mile (22km) limit around a man-made Chinese island in the South China Sea, a US official said. The meeting was initiated by Admiral John Richardson […]
In this April 8, 2008, file photo, guided missile destroyer USS Lassen arrives at the Shanghai International Passenger Quay in Shanghai, China, for a scheduled port visit. The USS Lassen has sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims […]
1 0 Google +0 1 AFTER MONTHS of internal debate, the White House permitted the Defense Department to sail one ship near a reef in the South China Sea that China claims. The Chinese reaction shows Beijing has no intention of backing down. Now the Obama administration is debating what to do next. The […]
US WARSHIP IN SHANGHAI American guided missile destroyer USS Lassen, which sailed past artificial islands built by China in the disputed Spratly archipelago, arrives in Shanghai for a scheduled port visit in this file photo taken on April 8, 2008. AP US WARSHIP IN SHANGHAI American guided missile destroyer USS Lassen, which […]
(CNN)Dotted with small islands, reefs and shoals, the South China Sea is home to a messy territorial dispute that pits multiple countries against each other. China’s “nine-dash line” — its claimed territorial waters that extend hundreds of miles to the south and east of its island province of Hainan — abut its neighbors’ claims and, […]
China on Wednesday sought talks to resolve issues after a U.S. warship patrolled near Beijing’s man-made islands in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “China has always upheld resolving relevant issues via talks, not just with the United States but with all other counties. As for China and U.S., leaders from two countries […]
The patrol by the USS Lassen (File photo) prompted an angry response by Beijing and came just weeks after Xi met with president Barack Obama in Washington. Photo: Reuters The patrol by the USS Lassen (File photo) prompted an angry response by Beijing and came just weeks after Xi met with president Barack Obama in […]
The US defied Beijing by sending a warship close to one of China’s man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, and announcing future patrols. DW examines Washington’s position in the dispute and the risks involved. “There have been naval operations in that region in recent days and there will be more in the weeks […]