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Taiwan says won't recognise any Chinese South China Sea ADIZ
Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's new defence minister said Monday his government would not recognise any air defence identification zone (ADIZ) which Beijing may proclaim in the disput...
South China Sea casts shadow over opening of key US-China talks
Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping said China and the US needed to trust each other more as both sides sought to minimise tensions over the South China Sea at the opening Mon...
China says it doesn't fear 'trouble' in S. China Sea
Jun 05, 2016 (AFP)
An Asian security summit ended in discord Sunday after China denounced US "provocations" in the South China Sea and declared it does not fear trouble in the con...
Maritime disputes loom large as US, China hold talks
Jun 05, 2016 (AFP)
Mounting tensions over South China Sea territorial rows could overshadow US-China talks in Beijing Monday, after the two global powers exchanged barbs over the ...
US vows 'action' if China builds new S. China Sea structures
Jun 04, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese construction on a South China Sea islet claimed by the Philippines would prompt "actions being taken" by the United States and other nations, US Defense...
Spooked by Russia, Poland boosts army by 50,000 men
Jun 03, 2016 (AFP)
Poland will expand its armed forces next year to 150,000 men from the current 100,000 because of security concerns, Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said Fri...
Thailand asks China, rivals to look beyond border rows
Jun 03, 2016 (AFP)
Thailand on Friday urged China and rival claimants to the South China Sea to look beyond border disputes and find ways of cooperating in order to ease tensions ...
China FM berates Canadian journalist over human rights
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
China's foreign minister berated a Canadian journalist on Wednesday for questioning Beijing's human rights record, saying she had "no right to speak" about the ...
Eyeing China, Obama demands Congress move on key UN maritime rules
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama asked Congress to ratify contentious UN maritime rules Thursday, hoping to strengthen his hand in a dangerous stand-off with Beijing o...
Chinese military moves key issue at Singapore forum
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
Asia's largest annual security forum opens Friday in Singapore with territorial disputes in the South China Sea, North Korea's military provocations and Islamis...
Poland enrols paramilitary to offset perceived Russia peril
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
Poland will shortly start enrolling the first volunteers in a 35,000-member paramilitary force aimed at parrying a perceived threat from Russia, Defence Ministe...
China FM welcomes dialogue with Philippines
Jun 01, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday he welcomes a possible warming of relations with the Philippines, currently strained over China's claims to most...
Philippines' Duterte calls China's Xi 'great president'
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
Incoming Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday described China's Xi Jinping "a great president", in another hint that frosty relations between the Asian ...
Pentagon chief heads to Asian summit as nations fret over S. China Sea
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter departed Tuesday for an Asian security summit in Singapore, where Beijing's military expansion across the South China Sea lik...
Kerry to head to China for talks
May 30, 2016 (AFP)
Top US diplomat John Kerry will travel to Beijing for talks on a range of issues as part of a trip that will also take him to Mongolia and France, the State Dep...
China angry after Indonesia detains fishing boat
May 30, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing insisted Monday a Chinese boat detained close to Indonesian islands had been fishing legally, in a fresh flare-up of tensions between the countries in t...
Court jails senior Polish officer as Russian spy
May 30, 2016 (AFP)
A Polish military court on Monday sentenced a high-ranking officer to six years behind bars after convicting him of spying for Russia. The former lieutenant-col...
NATO urged to ward off 'serious' Russian challenge
May 30, 2016 (AFP)
NATO's parliamentary assembly on Monday called on members of the Western military alliance to be ready to respond to the "potential threat" of Russian aggressio...
G7 says 'concerned' by situation in East, South China seas
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
Rising maritime tensions in Asia are a cause for concern and disputes should be resolved legally and peacefully, the leaders of the Group of Seven advanced demo...
EU to unveil miitary cooperation plan after Brexit vote
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
The European Union said Friday it will unveil plans for closer military cooperation after Britain's referendum on whether to the bloc, but denied they were secr...
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