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Chinese navy conducts drills in disputed South China Sea
China, which claims sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, has stepped up aggressive patrols in the area. #NewsTracker #South China Sea #Chinese Navy
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China drives out Vietnam fishing vessels from South China sea
The Vietnamese vessels were spotted this morning in the South China Sea near the Xisha Islands, which Hanoi calls as Paracel islands. #China #NewsTracker #South China Sea #Vietnam #disputed waters
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China hikes defence budget to $115.7 billion while India allocates $37.4 billion
The ten percent hike this year comes when China is rapidly modernising its armed forces in the back drop of deepening stand off with Japan over the disputed islands as well as differences with several South Asian Countries over the South China Sea. #India #China #Japan #NewsTracker #South China Sea #Asia-Pacific
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China launches new stealth missile frigate amid ocean tensions
The People's Liberation Army Navy is building a total of 20 Type 056 Jiangdao class frigates to replace older models and bolster its ability to patrol and escort ships and submarines in waters it claims in the South China and East China seas. #China #NewsTracker #South China Sea #Stealth frigate #East China Sea #People's Liberation Army Navy
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Philippines asks bookstores not to sell China-made globes
After protesting over controversial maps in Chinese passports claiming sovereignty over disputed South China Sea, the Philippines has asked all book stores in the country not to sell globes made in China as they carried the same maps depicting "misinformation". #NewsTracker #South China Sea #Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs
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Philippines seeks international arbitration on South China Sea
The Philippines hopes that arbitration that operates under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea would lead to a decision that will direct China "to respect our sovereign rights and jurisdiction over" internationally-recognized territorial waters. #China #NewsTracker #South China Sea #Phillipines
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China says US has 'historical responsibility' in Japan island dispute
Beijing has repeatedly accused the U.S. of emboldening Tokyo by supporting its control over the islands and stating that any conflict over them would trigger the U.S.-Japan mutual defense pact. #China #Japan #NewsTracker #South China Sea #USA #Diaoyu Islands #Senkaku Islands
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Philippines asks China to explain ship deployment
Chinese officials established Sansha city last year on a remote island 350 kilometers from Hainan to administer hundreds of thousands of square miles of offshore territory that are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. #China #NewsTracker #South China Sea #Phillipines #Hainan
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Japan-China dispute: China submits oceanic claims to UN
The Foreign Ministry said it submitted documents claiming waters extending beyond its 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone. #China #Japan #United Nations #South China Sea #South China Sea dispute