South China Sea
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Dec- 2019 -2 December
China suspends US warship visits to Hong Kong over support for protesters
China suspended visits to Hong Kong by US warships in response to Congressional support for protesters in Hong Kong
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Nov- 2019 -22 November
China slams ‘provocative’ US warship navigation operations in disputed waters
China accused the US of "provocative" conduct after warships USS Gabrielle Giffords and USS Wayne E. Meyer sailed near the Spratly islands in the South China Sea
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Aug- 2019 -24 August
US and ASEAN navies to hold first maritime exercises in September
The US and 10 Southeast Asian states will hold their first-ever joint maritime exercises in September, aimed at preventing "wrongdoing"
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Jun- 2019 -18 June
Japan looks to boost naval capabilities in face of emerging China submarine threat
With ships, drones and the F-35, Japan is expanding its anti-submarine warfare capabilities to counter China in the Indo-Pacific
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Mar- 2019 -12 March
China fighter jet crashes in Hainan during training, killing both pilots
A Chinese navy fighter jet crashed during training on the southern island province of Hainan, killing two pilots, the defence ministry said
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5 March
Philippines doesn’t want to be dragged into war in South China Sea, Lorenzana says
The decades-old US-Philippines defense treaty needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said
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Oct- 2018 -19 October
China and ASEAN members to hold first navy exercises in South China Sea
China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, a move aimed at easing tensions
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Sep- 2018 -17 September
Japan carries out first submarine exercise in disputed South China Sea
Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, with the Kuroshio joining three warships near China-controlled Scarborough Shoal
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Jun- 2018 -1 June
India’s Modi calls for ‘equal access’ to Asia-Pacific air and sea spaces
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for countries to have "equal access" to shared maritime and air spaces, and for regional disputes to be settled under international law.
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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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