Taiwan Risks Beijing Backlash Over South China Sea Patrols Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is risking a new showdown with Beijing by stepping up military capabilities to protect holdings in… 03/06/2017 Aimeast
US-China Military-to-military Engagements Stall Amid Questions U.S.-China military-to-military relations for 2017 are off to a slow start, and questions are being raised about whether the program… 03/02/2017 Aimeast
China May Offer Aid, Investment, in Talks on South China Sea Countries in Southeast Asia are talking one-on-one with China about shared rights to fish and fossil fuels in the contested… 02/24/2017 Aimeast
US Calls on Beijing to Change South China Sea Approach The U.S. State Department is calling for China to alter its approach toward the South China Sea, a strategically important… 02/23/2017 Aimeast
China Aware US Navy in South China Sea, Respects Freedom of Navigation The U.S. navy said the strike group, including the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson, began “routine operations” in… 02/23/2017 Aimeast
US Navy Strike Group Begins Patrol in South China Sea A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea, despite a warning from China… 02/19/2017 Aimeast
Chinese Warships End Week of South China Sea Exercises Three Chinese warships Friday wrapped up a week of scheduled training exercises in the South China Sea, state media said,… 02/17/2017 Aimeast
Analysts: China Misses Facts in Chiding US Over Contested Sea As China’s foreign minister seeks to correct U.S. government ideas about Asia’s major maritime dispute, specialists say the Beijing official… 02/13/2017 Aimeast
Pentagon Downplays ‘Close Encounter’ Between US, Chinese Planes Over S. China Sea The United States is downplaying the severity of what is being described as a “close encounter” between U.S. and Chinese… 02/10/2017 Aimeast
US, China Military Planes Come Inadvertently Close Over S. China Sea A U.S. Navy P-3 plane and a Chinese military aircraft came close to each other over the South China Sea… 02/10/2017 Aimeast
Super Bowl Ads Go Political in Big Way Messages about America, inclusiveness — and, yes, even “four years of awful hair” — kept bubbling up in Super Bowl… 02/06/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
Mattis: ‘Exhaust All … Diplomatic Efforts’ in South China Sea The U.S. defense secretary says the United States recognizes Japan’s administration of the Senkaku Islands; a comment quickly criticized by… 02/04/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
US to Send Admiral to Thailand for Military Exercises The highest ranking U.S. officer to visit Thailand since a 2014 coup will attend a military exercise next month in… 01/26/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
South China Sea, Not Trade First Point of Friction for Trump, China Many thought trade would be the first area in which the administration of President Donald Trump could see tensions rising… 01/24/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
China Warns US It Has Sovereignty Over South China Sea China has warned the United States it would not retreat from claims that it controls the South China Sea. "China… 01/24/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
China, Philippines Face a Re-test of Recently Improved Relations Fledgling relations between maritime sovereignty rivals China and the Philippines face another test this year with new friction over Beijing's… 01/24/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
US Vows to Prevent China Taking over Territory in International Waters The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump vowed Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over… 01/24/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
China Slams Abe for Dividing ASEAN China is not happy with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's high-profile visits to the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam over… 01/23/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
China Names New Navy Chief China has appointed a new naval chief, state media said on Friday, citing as confirmation his comments at an official… 01/20/201702/06/2017 Aimeast
Vietnam Police Halt Anti-China Protest Over Islands Police in Vietnam's capital stopped an anti-China protest within minutes on Thursday at a ceremony to commemorate a clash between… 01/19/201702/06/2017 Aimeast