Paracel islands

US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Islands

An American warship sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the United States (US) Navy has said, challenging Beijing's claims on the resource-rich waterway and prompting a warning from the Chinese military.The Thursday operation came a day after China fired ballistic missiles into the sea as part of ongoing live-fire exercises, inflaming already high tensions between Washington and Beijing.The US regularly conducts "freedom of navigation operations" in

29 August 2020
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Tension in the South China Sea rises

Vietnam has delivered a sharp rebuke to China over military drills in the South China Sea, the second such warning in a week as tensions rise between the countries over the disputed waterway.China and Vietnam have long traded barbs over the strategic and resource-rich South China Sea, which Beijing claims most of.Tensions have flared in recent months, with Vietnam suspending an oil exploration project operated by Spain's Repsol in an area off its coast claimed by Beijing.In June, a meeti

6 September 2017
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