3 h. ago China's newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait for the first time

China's newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait for the first time  Newsday

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3 h. ago Beijing’s nature reserve move in disputed South China Sea seen as bid for moral high ground

Beijing’s nature reserve move in disputed South China Sea seen as bid for moral high ground  The Straits Times

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3 h. ago Satellites Spot China's Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier at Sea

Satellites Spot China's Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier at Sea  Newsweek

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5 h. ago China’s newest aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait for final tests

China’s newest aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait for final tests  Al Jazeera

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5 h. ago Japan’s navy spots newest Chinese aircraft carrier sailing for first time in East China Sea

Japan’s navy spots newest Chinese aircraft carrier sailing for first time in East China Sea  Stars and Stripes

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6 h. ago New China Aircraft Carrier Fujian Passes Through Taiwan Strait

New China Aircraft Carrier Fujian Passes Through Taiwan Strait  JAPAN Forward

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7 h. ago China's newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait into South China Sea

China's newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait into South China Sea  Reuters

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8 h. ago Why China’s new plan to bolster its South China Sea claims has Manila worried

China’s designation of a national nature reserve in the contested Scarborough Shoal – and its punitive measures for unauthorised entry – have prompted strong pushback from the Philippines, with analysts warning the move could escalate tensions in the strategically important waterway. Beijing’s announcement of the decision on Wednesday marked its latest efforts to consolidate its claims in the contested area that is now a focal point of intense confrontations between the two countries and could...

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8 h. ago Why Beijing’s new plan to bolster its South China Sea claims has Manila worried

China’s designation of a national nature reserve in the contested Scarborough Shoal – and its punitive measures for unauthorised entry – have prompted strong pushback from the Philippines, with analysts warning the move could escalate tensions in the strategically important waterway. Beijing’s announcement of the decision on Wednesday marked its latest efforts to consolidate its claims in the contested area that is now a focal point of intense confrontations between the two countries and could...

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10 h. ago PLA aircraft carrier the Fujian heads to South China Sea via Taiwan Strait

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has passed through the Taiwan Strait to conduct scientific research tests and training exercises in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy said on Friday. “The cross-regional tests and training are a routine mission of the carrier’s construction process and do not target any specific objects,” said navy spokesman Senior Colonel Leng Guowei, according to state news agency Xinhua. Photos and videos posted on social media showed the Fujian...

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10 h. ago PLA warship the Fujian heads to South China Sea. Is it about to enter service?

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has passed through the Taiwan Strait to conduct scientific research tests and training exercises in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy said on Friday. “The cross-regional tests and training are a routine mission of the carrier’s construction process and do not target any specific objects,” said navy spokesman Senior Colonel Leng Guowei, according to state news agency Xinhua. Photos and videos posted on social media showed the Fujian...

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11 h. ago China's newest aircraft carrier sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait

China's newest aircraft carrier sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait  Reuters

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19 h. ago Beijing to create national nature reserve in disputed shoal in South China Sea

Beijing to create national nature reserve in disputed shoal in South China Sea  nhk.or.jp

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22 h. ago China’s Fujian carrier leaves port, adding to signs it will soon enter service

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has left its shipyard again, according to images from Chinese social media, adding to speculation that it will soon enter military service. On Wednesday afternoon, photos and videos posted on social media platforms showed the Fujian starting its engines and emitting thick smoke before slowly departing from the Changxing Island dock at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. Previously, the ship underwent three months of maintenance. State media reported...

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25 h. ago Philippines ‘strongly protests’ China nature preserve in South China Sea

Philippines ‘strongly protests’ China nature preserve in South China Sea  Al Jazeera

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29 h. ago China to set up nature reserve at a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea

China to set up nature reserve at a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea  CNN

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30 h. ago Growing instability in the South China Sea: security dilemma, natural resources and freedom of navigation

Growing instability in the South China Sea: security dilemma, natural resources and freedom of navigation  iari.site

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46 h. ago Chinese and US defence ministers discuss Taiwan, South China Sea in video call

Any attempts to contain deter or interfere with China will fail, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Tuesday night in his first video call with US counterpart Pete Hegseth. State news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday that the discussions included Taiwan and the South China Sea, two areas of friction between Beijing and Washington. “Any schemes and interference aimed at ‘using military force to assist independence’ or ‘using the Taiwan issue to contain China’ will be thwarted,” the...

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47 h. ago China approves nature reserve at disputed South China Sea shoal claimed by the Philippines

China approves nature reserve at disputed South China Sea shoal claimed by the Philippines  Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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47 h. ago China to establish nature reserve in disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

China to establish nature reserve in disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea  Reuters

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