2 h. ago China deploys new floating barrier at Scarborough Shoal, satellite image shows

China has installed a new floating barrier at Scarborough Shoal, according to satellite imagery, as tensions rise between Beijing and Manila over the disputed atoll in the South China Sea. The barrier was seen blocking the entrance to the lagoon at the shoal in the image obtained by Satellogic, a geospatial company headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay. “New satellite imagery shows an illegal floating barrier installed by the People’s Republic of China at the mouth of Scarborough Shoal,” Luke...

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10 h. ago China accuses Australia of covering up South China Sea airspace incursion

China accuses Australia of covering up South China Sea airspace incursion  Al Jazeera

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13 h. ago China accuses Australia of covering up airspace intrusion in South China Sea

China accuses Australia of covering up airspace intrusion in South China Sea  Reuters

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34 h. ago Russia, China Finalize Deal to Jointly Develop Arctic Shipping Along the Northern Sea Route

Russia, China Finalize Deal to Jointly Develop Arctic Shipping Along the Northern Sea Route  gCaptain

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36 h. ago Chinese coastguard patrols reefs controlled by Vietnam in South China Sea

The Chinese coastguard patrolled around disputed sites controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea last week, vessel tracking information shows. Three patrol ships left a Chinese base on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands on Thursday and circled around a series of land features – some of which Vietnam has built facilities on – before returning to the reef on Saturday, according to Automatic Identification System data. The purpose of the patrol by the coastguard vessels – identified by the...

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48 h. ago Beijing contradicts Australia's claims on 'unsafe' aerial interaction over South China Sea

Beijing contradicts Australia's claims on 'unsafe' aerial interaction over South China Sea  Anadolu Ajansı

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48 h. ago South China Sea: Australia accuses China of dropping flares near its jet; Beijing claims intrusion

South China Sea: Australia accuses China of dropping flares near its jet; Beijing claims intrusion  Times of India

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51 h. ago China, Australia trade blame after PLA jet releases flares in mid

China and Australia exchanged accusations on Monday after an encounter over the disputed South China Sea, with the PLA’s Southern Theatre Command Air Force saying that it drove away a P-8A military aircraft that illegally intruded into Chinese airspace. “The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command organised naval and air forces to track and monitor the intruder in accordance with regulations, implement effective countermeasures, and issue warnings to drive it away,” Senior Colonel Li...

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58 h. ago China's economic growth slows as trade tensions with US flare up

China's economic growth slows as trade tensions with US flare up  BBC

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58 h. ago China’s naval ‘genius’; 2 million Filipinos’ jobs on the line: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US call centre bill threatens Philippines’ US$30 billion outsourcing boom 2. Chinachem Tower blaze in Hong Kong’s Central put out after 4-hour battle, 4 hurt 3. The aircraft carrier champion and naval genius behind China’s blue sea strategy 4. Man accused of running Cambodian scam farm empire...

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61 h. ago PLA tanker ‘spotted resupplying coastguard vessel’ near Scarborough Shoal

The PLA Navy replenishment ship Qinghaihu was reportedly seen resupplying a China Coast Guard vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal last week. The manoeuvre highlights growing coordination between China’s naval and coastguard forces amid heightened tensions with the Philippines in the contested South China Sea. According to a report by Manila-based ABS-CBN news, two Chinese navy warships and four coastguard vessels, as well as several Chinese maritime militia vessels, were monitored by the...

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64 h. ago Developing | 1 dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea

Developing | 1 dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago The aircraft carrier champion and naval genius behind China’s blue sea strategy

The commissioning of the Fujian, China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, will mark yet another milestone in the country’s naval ambition. Behind this gigantic symbol of China’s maritime power lies the vision of one man: Admiral Liu Huaqing, who famously said that he would not die peacefully until his country had an aircraft carrier. The former commander of the Chinese navy was also a revered strategist and a visionary technocrat who directed the comprehensive modernisation of China’s...

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5 d. ago Sinking Shanghai, iPhone Air sells out in China: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Double whammy: Shanghai is sinking while sea level rises fast Shanghai is sinking while the sea level along China’s coastline is rising fast – its fastest in 4,000 years – possibly threatening China’s financial hub and the global supply chain, scientists warn in a new study. 2. Ships divert, directors resign as US-China port fees rock shipping...

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5 d. ago Transforming campus life: How Beijing Yucai School is ramping up sports

Transforming campus life: How Beijing Yucai School is ramping up sports  Xinhua

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5 d. ago Double whammy: Shanghai is sinking while sea level rises fast

Shanghai is sinking while the sea level along China’s coastline is rising fast – its fastest in 4,000 years, possibly threatening China’s financial hub and the global supply chain, scientists warn in a new study. China faces a double threat from rising seas, as many of its largest and most economically important cities are concentrated in delta regions, which are flat lands close to water. They were ideal for urban development but extremely vulnerable to flooding, the team said. Shanghai,...

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5 d. ago China’s double threat: Shanghai sinks as sea level rises fastest in 4,000 years

Shanghai is sinking while the world’s sea levels are rising fast – the fastest in 4,000 years – possibly threatening the Chinese financial hub and the global supply chain, scientists warn in a new study. China faces a double threat from rising seas, according to the multinational team, as many of its largest and most economically important cities are concentrated in delta regions – flat lands close to water that were ideal for urban development but remain extremely vulnerable to...

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5 d. ago Chinese Surface Groups Sail Near Japan, Amphibious Groups Drill in South China Sea

Chinese Surface Groups Sail Near Japan, Amphibious Groups Drill in South China Sea  USNI News

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6 d. ago China says it expelled Philippine planes from disputed South China Sea reef

China said it had expelled two Philippine aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Thursday in the second confrontation between the two rival South China Sea claimants in as many days. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the Chinese coastguard, said two Philippine reconnaissance aircraft had “illegally entered Chinese air space above Huangyan Island” (the Chinese name for Scarborough Shoal). He added that the planes had been expelled in “accordance with laws and regulations”. The previous day the...

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6 d. ago Cambodia deploys South Korean’s ‘peaceful’ video to ease kidnapping fears

Amid growing concern over a series of kidnapping and confinement cases involving South Koreans in Cambodia, the country’s interior ministry has released a social media video featuring a South Korean woman praising Cambodia as a “peaceful and warm country”. The post on Tuesday, which included a message stating that a South Korean resident “wished to share her 13 years of life in Cambodia with Koreans and the world”, is seen as an attempt to ease rising fears among foreign residents following...

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