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South China Sea

A man wearing a suit stands at a State Department podium between two flags
Global Politics
US toughens its stance against Chinese aggression in South China Sea
A man is shown looking down at this phone and wearing a face mask with a Huawei store in the background.
Top of The World
Britain bans Huawei from 5G network; US rejects China’s claims in most of the South China Sea; Judge to hear university case over ICE decision
South China sea military
Economics
No, Mr. Trump, China did not build a ‘massive fortress’ in the sea
President Obama, in Hanoi, meets with Vietnam's Communist Party chief under a statue of Ho Chi Minh
Global Politics
The US will arm a communist country for the first time since WWII
An aerial photo shows alleged land reclamation by China on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands, May 2015. China has reportedly deployed missiles on another disputed South China Sea territory, Woody Island in the Paracel chain.
Conflict
China just put very powerful missiles in the South China Sea
A Chinese J-11 fighter jet is seen flying near a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon about 215 km (135 miles) east of China's Hainan Island in this U.S. Department of Defense handout photo taken August 19, 2014.
Conflict
US and Chinese warplanes risk a mid-air collision — and an international incident