South China Sea

Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton speaks during a news conference with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) at the State Department in Washington, US, September 16, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Australia says China's 'alarming' actions at odds with peaceful rhetoric

Defence Minister Peter Dutton listed China's militarisation of the South China Sea, recent aggression towards Taiwan and the introduction of a national security law in Hong Kong as examples of...

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during the virtual ASEAN Australia Summit, hosted by ASEAN Summit Brunei, in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei October 27, 2021. ASEAN SUMMIT 2021 HOST PHOTO/Handout via REUTERS
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In summit with SE Asia, Japan champions open seas, Australia defends AUKUS pact

US submarine collides with 'unknown object' in South China Sea
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US submarine collides with 'unknown object' in South China Sea

Indonesian Airforce's F-16 Jet Fighter flies over Indonesian navy warship during an operation in Natuna, near the South China Sea, Indonesia, January 10, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/via REUTERS
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Indonesia warns against arms race after Australian nuclear sub pact

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi listens during a meeting in Manila, Philippines January 16, 2021. Francis Malasig/Pool via REUTERS
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China, Vietnam should avoid magnifying S China Sea disputes: China's Wang Yi

US Vice President Kamala Harris and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) hold a joint news conference in Singapore, August 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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VP Harris says US will 'speak up' on South China Sea

US Vice President Kamala Harris meets Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a meeting at the Office of Government, in Hanoi, Vietnam, August, 25, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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US VP Harris offers Vietnam support to counter Beijing in the South China Sea

US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore before departing for Vietnam on the second leg of her Asia trip, August, 24, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Kamala Harris says Beijing continues to 'coerce' in South China Sea

Chinese navy personnel moor the Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata at Qingdao Port for the 70th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), in Qingdao, China, April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
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India deploys warships in South China Sea as part of 'Act East' policy

Filipino fishermen rest after arriving from a week-long trip to the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Infanta, Pangasinan province, Philippines, July 6, 2021. Picture taken July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
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Five years after South China Sea ruling, China's presence around Philippines growing

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/File Photo
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US Navy says carrier group operating in S.China Sea

Philippine Coast Guard personnel survey several ships believed to be Chinese militia vessels in Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, in a handout photo distributed by the Philippine Coast Guard on May 5 and taken according to source on April 27, 2021. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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Philippines protests China's 'illegal' South China Sea presence

Philippine Coast Guard personnel survey several ships believed to be Chinese militia vessels in Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, in a handout photo distributed by the Philippine Coast Guard on May 5 and taken according to source on April 27, 2021. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES./File Photo
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Philippines and China hold 'friendly and candid' talks on South China Sea