e.VnExpress   February 17, 2017 | 09:19 pm GMT+7

Foreign submarines passing through these waters would be required to surface and fly national flags.

Japan Times

A Chinese H-6K bomber patrols islands and reefs in the South China Sea in this undated photo. | XINHUA NEWS AGENCY / VIA AP

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday in Tokyo. “We stand firmly, 100 percent, shoulder to shoulder with you and the Japanese people,” he told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan. CreditPool photo by David Mareuil

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and MOTOKO RICH FEB. 4, 2017

TOKYO — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis described Iran as the world’s greatest sponsor of terrorism on Saturday, but he emphasized that there was no pressing need for the United States to beef up its military presence in the Persian Gulf region.

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• Posted 23 Jan 2017 23:34
• Updated 23 Jan 2017 23:40

Philippine Defence Minister Delfin Lorenzana addresses the Fullerton Forum at the Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in Singapore on January 23, 2017. (Photo: AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN)

Source: Xinhua | 2017-01-11 16:29:58 | Editor: Lu Hui

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — China’s State Council Information Office on Wednesday issued a white paper on China’s policies on Asia-Pacific security cooperation.

Following is the full text:

China’s Policies on Asia-Pacific Security Cooperation

The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China January 2017

First Edition 2017

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ChannelNewsAsia Posted 24 Jan 2017 04:49

A Chinese navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning (C), during military drills in the South China Sea on Jan 2, 2017. (AFP Photo)

WASHINGTON: The White House warned China on Monday (Jan 23) that the United States will defend “international interests” in the South China Sea and that trade must be a “two-way street.”

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SPUTNIK NEWS ASIA 09.01.2017

India is an old friend of Vietnam and both don’t subscribe to China’s claim in the South China Sea. That is the reason for raised eyebrows over India’s offer to supply missiles to Vietnam. 

(Sputnik) — India has offered to supply indigenously developed Akash missile to Vietnam at a time when both countries are talking of China’s growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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