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DISPUTED ISLANDS

ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2015
China shows idyllic side to life on disputed reef
A Chinese website has published photographs from one of the reefs under China's control in the disputed South China Sea showing female sailors posing on ocean break walls, vegetable gardens being watered and even pigs in a pen.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2015
China OKs plan for civilian ships to be used by military
The Chinese government has approved a plan requiring civilian shipbuilders to ensure that new ships can be used by the military during an emergency, a state-run newspaper said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2015
Expanding global footprint forces China to rethink its policy of 'noninterference'
With 5 million citizens to protect and billions of investment dollars at stake, China is rethinking its policy of keeping out of other countries' affairs.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 10, 2015
Chinese-born Aussie senator defends Beijing over sea dispute, 1989 crackdown
A Chinese-born Australian senator on Wednesday defended Beijing's claims to a chain of disputed islands at the center of growing tensions in the South China Sea, saying the country with the most power "at the time" will emerge triumphant.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2015
Malaysia to lodge protest with Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard vessel 'intrudes'
Malaysia will protest against what it called the intrusion of a Chinese Coast Guard ship into its waters north of Borneo Island, the Wall Street Journal reported, in another departure from the country's previously soft approach to South China Sea disputes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2015
South China Sea disputes test China's peaceful rise
The South China Sea has become a critical testing ground for the changing economic, political and military relationship between China and the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2015
China not seeking conflict in South China Sea, admiral says
China will not subjugate its national interests, Adm. Sun Jianguo told a regional defense forum in Singapore, even as he painted a picture of a country willing to cooperate on matters including the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2015
McCain seeks funds to help nations tackle China challenge
A leading U.S. senator has proposed that the United States provide hundreds of millions of dollars to help train and equip the armed forces of Southeast Asian countries faced with Chinese territorial challenges.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2015
Japan defense chief on land reclamation: China, others must behave responsibly on South China Sea
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani warned on Saturday that land reclamation projects in the South China Sea risked plunging the region into disorder and urged nations, including China, to behave responsibly.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2015
Militaries play nice in the South China Sea
Southeast Asian militaries are talking and sharing more as they seek to prevent accidents in the South China Sea, despite inertia from governments over territorial disputes with China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2015
China breaks ground on lighthouse project in South China Sea
China hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the building of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, state media said Tuesday, a move that is likely to escalate tensions in a region already jittery about Beijing's maritime ambitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2015
Southeast Asia accelerates its maritime buildup amid tensions with China
Southeast Asian nations are prioritizing spending on their navies and coast guards amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, but as their capabilities grow, so does the risk that any confrontation in the contested waterway will be harder to contain.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2015
China state media warns of war over South China Sea unless U.S. backs down
A Chinese state-owned newspaper said Monday that "war is inevitable" between China and the United States over the South China Sea unless Washington stops demanding Beijing halt the building of artificial islands in the disputed waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2015
China calls U.S. actions in South China Sea 'irresponsible, dangerous'
China said on Friday it was "strongly dissatisfied" after a U.S. spy plane flew over part of the South China Sea this week near where China is building artificial islands, and called on the United States to stop such action or risk causing an accident.

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