South China Sea
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May- 2018 -23 May
US disinvites China from RIMPAC exercise over South China Sea ‘militarization’
China will not be participating in the biennial RIMPAC, or Rim of the Pacific Exercise, this year, after being disinvited, a Pentagon spokesperson said
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18 May
Chinese air force lands first bomber on disputed Woody Island in South China Sea
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China landed an H-6K bomber aircraft on the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea for the first time
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Apr- 2018 -19 April
Chinese combat helicopters hold live-fire drills off southeast coast
Chinese combat helicopters conducted live-fire drills with missiles off the country's southeast coast, state media said, without confirming whether the exercises took place in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
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Mar- 2018 -29 March
US gives patrol boats to Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions
The US delivered 6 patrol boats and equipment worth $20 million to Vietnam, the US embassy in Hanoi said, as the former foes boost ties amid continuing tensions in the South China Sea
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5 March
US carrier Carl Vinson on historic Vietnam visit amid sea rift with China
US aircraft Carl Vinson carrier arrived in Vietnam for the first time since the end of the war, as the former foes bolster military ties in the face of China's build-up in the disputed South China Sea
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Feb- 2018 -8 February
China dispatches Su-35s to patrol South China Sea
China deployed Su-35 advanced fighter jets to patrol the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army Air Force said.
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