South China Sea
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Apr- 2021 -29 AprilAsia Pacific
Taiwan Unveils First Coast Guard Vessel That ‘Converts’ Into Warship
Taiwan commissioned its first coast guard vessel that can be converted into a warship to counter the growing threat from China.
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29 AprilAsia Pacific
Philippines’ Duterte Refuses to Stop South China Sea Patrols
Philippine President Duterte has said he will not withdraw navy and coast guard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea, insisting the country's sovereignty over the waters is not negotiable.
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23 AprilAsia Pacific
Japan to Host First Joint Military Drill With US, France
Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country's southwest next month, the defense minister said Friday, as China's actions in regional waters raise concern.
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20 AprilAsia Pacific
Philippines’ Duterte Prepared to Deploy Navy Over South China Sea Claim
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the country's claim over oil deposits in a contested part of the waterway.
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16 AprilAsia Pacific
Taiwan Launches First Locally-Built Amphibious Assault Vessel
Taiwan launched the first of a planned four domestically-produced landing platform docks this week.
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12 AprilAsia Pacific
Philippines, US to Hold Joint War Games as Tensions Grow in South China Sea
The Philippine armed forces will hold joint exercises with hundreds of US soldiers over the next two weeks, its military chief said Sunday, amid growing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.
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8 AprilSea
Philippines Keeping ‘Options Open’ on South China Sea: Govt
The Philippine defense department said it was keeping "all our options open" as a diplomatic row with Beijing grows over hundreds of Chinese vessels in the contested South China Sea.
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7 AprilSea
US Navy Strike Group Enters South China Sea Amid Growing Tension
The US Navy has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.
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Mar- 2021 -31 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines Says Chinese Ships ‘Swarming’ Area Around Disputed Spratly Islands
A fleet of Chinese ships that sparked a diplomatic row after parking at a reef off the Philippines for weeks are now scattered across the contested Spratly Islands, a government agency said.
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29 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines Deploys Air Force Jet Over Chinese Ships
A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defense chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area.
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