China's Foreign Ministry has called in a senior U.S. diplomat to protest remarks by the U.S. State Department raising concerns over tensions in the disputed South China Sea, in the latest political sp

Beijing will establish a military garrison on a group of disputed islands in the South China Sea, China's defence ministry said on Monday, a move likely to provoke further tensions with its neighbours.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged rival claimants to the South China Sea not to resort to threats and intimidation in the potentially oil-rich waters, an indirect reference to

In the early years of China's rise to economic and military prowess, the guiding principle for its government was Deng Xiaoping's maxim: 'Hide Your Strength, Bide Your Time'.

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The US' rebalancing strategy and more focus on the Asia-Pacific region is not targeted against any country, the Pentagon said today, amidst concerns raised by China over the move.

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It was no time to 'make waves' in the disputed South China Sea and dance behind a 'Pied Piper', China's official news agency warned on Saturday, after US said it would shift the bulk of its naval flee

Alongside an armada of paramilitary patrol vessels and fishing boats, China has fired off a barrage of historical records to reinforce its claim over a disputed shoal near the Philippines in the South

China and Japan hold high-level maritime talks on Wednesday expected to focus on a group of uninhabited islands that are at the heart of an ongoing territorial row between the two countries.

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China on Saturday denied that it was preparing to go to war with the Philippines.

China's defence ministry denied reports that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) units had entered level-2 combat read

China told its citizens on Thursday they were not safe in the Philippines and its state media warned of war, as a month-long row over rival claims in the South China Sea threatened to spill out of con