South China Sea

SCS tensions: A revisit to China’s old tactics

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina5 July 20245 July 2024

Experts suggest that China’s provocative actions in the South China Sea are not only acts of aggression but also attempts to drag the US to the brink of war….reports Asian…

India urges peace in South China Sea

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina12 August 202312 August 2023

Australian, Japanese, and German officials referred to China’s moves in South China as “dangerous” and “destabilising.”…reports Asian Lite News Referring to the recent incident of water cannon being used at…

China quietly flexing muscle in SCS

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina29 January 202329 January 2023

China and Indonesia are at loggerheads over latest incursions in the South China Sea, writes Baladas Ghoshal China’s greed for territories and resources, be it in the land or sea…

Tension mounts in South China Sea

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsUSA13 July 202213 July 2022

US destroyer sails near disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, China says the ship was “driven away” …reports Asian Lite News A US destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel…

Will ASEAN line up with Indonesia against China?

by Newsdesk-Top NewsASEAN NewsAsia News16 January 202216 January 2022

The most recent subtle initiative Indonesia has taken is to invite officials in charge of maritime security from five other countries in ASEAN to meet to discuss how to respond…

Beijing has grand plans for South China Sea

by Newsdesk-Top NewsChina18 October 202118 October 2021

China’s claim to sovereignty over the South China Sea and its willingness and ability to pursue it has long been creating friction with countries in the area, which stake their…

US biggest threat to peace, stability in South China Sea: China

by Newsdesk-Top NewsChina10 August 202110 August 2021

The United States has been stirring up trouble out of nothing, arbitrarily sending advanced military vessels and aircraft into their South China Sea as provocations ,said China’s deputy permanent representative…

Maritime Militia leads Chinese expansion in South China sea

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsDefence2 June 20212 June 2021

The People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM) of China owes its origin to the Communist Party’s 1950 consolidation of people’s militia groups comprising mainly fishermen and coastal workers of China,…

Philippine ships ‘won’t move an inch backward’: Duterte

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsAsia NewsChina16 May 202116 May 2021

Maritime authorities on Wednesday reported that there were 287 Chinese maritime militia vessels scattered in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea….reports Asian Lite News President Rodrigo…

Japan concerned over Beijing’s moves in South China Sea

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina6 May 20216 May 2021

Motegi stressed on China’s attempts to change the status quo in the East China and South China seas, the situation around Taiwan and Hong Kong…reports Asian Lite News On the…