South China Sea

A top Chinese official delivered concerns to US National Security Advisor Susan Rice on Monday

Says disputes over South China Sea should be peacefully resolved

China dismisses the case as ‘farce’, reaffirms sovereignty

Chinese ambassador to the United States gave a blunt assessment of what the ruling 'could mean'

Beijing insists that it has sovereignty over the South China Sea, defying an international tribunal ruling

China has repeatedly denied tribunal's authority to rule on dispute with Philippines over strategically vital region

Lawsuit lodged against China in 2013 after exhausting 17 years of negotiations, political and diplomatic avenues

Commentators say the 3 million square kilometres of water are a potential flashpoint for regional conflict

The first conference on the Law of the Sea was held in New York in 1973

Philippines filed in 2013 a legal challenge contesting China's claims to nearly all of the strategically vital sea

China has been angered by US patrols in the South China Sea, will be holding military drills in the waters there

China carries out exercises in South China Sea, where its territorial claims overlap with other Asian countries

Competing claims to the South China Sea have for decades been a source of tension in the region

'No other Navy can concentrate this much combat power on one sea...It was truly impressive' US Navy Rear Admiral

China, with its Nine Dash line on the South China Sea, stretches deep into the maritime heart of Southeast Asia

'China and the US need to increase mutual trust' Premier Xi said at the opening of the annual strategic dialogue

'Countries outside should play a constructive role in this regard, not the other way around' admiral Sun

Carter declined to elaborate when later pressed on what "actions" Washington might take

The Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam have competing claims in the area

China is using dredgers and other tools to convert low-lying ocean features and sandy blips into military bases

Niger, Togo, Afghanistan and Burundi among the latest foot soldiers in 'a public relations war' by China

His remarks won loud applause from more than 2,000 delegates including top Vietnamese leaders

The arms sales decision 'was not based on China', Obama says, but part of normalising ties with the ex-enemy

The incident took place as the US maritime patrol aircraft carried out 'a routine US patrol,' statement says

China deploys coast guard and PLA Navy ships in the South China Sea to maintain a "near-continuous" presence there

The latest drill comes as the country more aggressively asserts its maritime claims in Asia

Response comes amid growing tension between the two countries over claims to much of the South China Sea

Japan has its own dispute with China in the East China Sea over uninhabited islands that it administers

Ties between China and Japan, world's second- and third-largest economies, have been plagued by territorial disputes

Beijing will start construction on a South China Sea islet as it seeks to project its power in the disputed waters

China has rattled nerves with its military and construction activities on islands it occupies in South China Sea

The runways are long enough to handle long-range bombers and transport aircrafts as well as China's best jet fighters

Training drills with upgraded methods that resemble actual combat conditions to increase combat effectiveness

Carter emphasised the US would support Philippines and other allies as they faced 'coercion and intimidation'

One of China's top military officers has visited some islands and reefs in the disputed South China Sea

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System was the star of a simulated assault exercise

US defence secretary is to fly to Philippines to observe live-firing of artillery and visit US Navy ships taking part

China disputes group of uninhabited islets with Japan in East China Sea, and also claims most of South China Sea

China has come under fire from the US and its allies over its land reclamation activities in the South China Sea

China and the US have sparred repeatedly over the past week following reports China is deploying advanced missiles

Satellite imagery of Cuarteron reef released by CSIS shows what appear to be a high-frequency radar installation

State Department spokesperson says satellite imagery suggested very recent placement of missiles on Woody Island

China ratchets up tensions even as US President Barack Obama urged restraint in the region

US Senate backed a plan to name the plaza after Liu Xiaobo, jailed for 11 years in 2009 on subversion charges

China lays claim to most of South China Sea, while Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam have rival claims

Rebuke comes after Obama met with Philippine president in Manila during annual APEC gathering

The visit comes just over a week after a US guided-missile destroyer challenged the territorial limits