Satellite Photos Show Island Building in Contested South China Sea
Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building out military-purposed ...
Exclusive: Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea
It's Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images ...
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‘Assigning sentinels’: Philippines eyes Subic Bay islands for South China Sea security
The Philippines is considering converting two strategically located islands in Subic Bay into military reservations – a step analysts say would fortify its position in the South China Sea amid ...
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Vietnam Island Building in South China Sea Continuing At ‘Breakneck Pace’
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly ...
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China reportedly conducts landing drills in South China Sea, preparations suggest potential island invasion
China has reportedly conducted amphibious landing drills in the South China Sea using specially designed vessels capable of ...
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Philippines eyes transforming islands of former U.S. base into military reservation
a move to bolster its presence in waters facing the South China Sea. Grande and Chiquita islands are located in Subic Bay, which was once a sprawling U.S. base until the Philippines rejected a ...
Philippine defense chief calls China’s claims in the South China Sea ‘the biggest fiction and lie’
The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that ...
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Crossroads of Competition: China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands
Since then, the state has grown steadily more risk-tolerant in efforts to “reclaim” the islands and waters of the South China Sea as a necessary part of the “Great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” ...