US Navy helicopter, fighter jet crash in South China Sea in separate incidents
- 27-Oct-2025
BEIJING: A U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed separately into the South China Sea within the space of an hour during routine operations conducted from the same aircraft carrier on Sunday, the U.S. Navy said, adding all personnel were safe. The incidents came while President Donald Trump was on a visit to Asia. […]
China to ‘crush’ foreign encroachment in South China Sea: official
- 12-Sep-2024
BEIJING: China will “crush” any foreign incursion into its sovereign territory including in the South China Sea, a senior Beijing military official said Thursday on the sidelines of a defence forum. Washington and Beijing have verbally sparred over China’s increasingly assertive approach in disputed maritime regions, including the South China Sea. In recent months, Chinese […]
China conducts military drills in South China Sea
- 07-Apr-2024
BEIJING: China conducted military “combat patrols” Sunday in the disputed South China Sea, its army said, the same day as joint drills by the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia. The announcement comes one day after defence chiefs from four countries including the Philippines — which has been engaged in several contentious maritime disputes […]
China says US has ‘no right’ to interfere in South China Sea
- 19-Mar-2024
BEIJING: China said Tuesday the United States had “no right” to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington stood by its commitments to defend the Philippines against armed attack in the disputed waterway. “The United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has […]
China, US warships in South China Sea, hold rival exercises
- 04-Jan-2024
BEIJING: Chinese and US warships were in the South China Sea on Thursday, conducting rival exercises in the disputed waters amid heightened tensions involving US ally the Philippines. Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command a day before said a two-day deployment of its navy and air force, scheduled to end today, was carrying […]
Chinese jet came within 10 feet of US military aircraft, claims US
- 30-Dec-2022
A Chinese military plane came within 10 feet (3 metres) of a U.S. air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea last week and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace, the U.S. military said on Thursday. The close encounter followed what the United States has called a […]
Video, images of US Navy stealth fighter jet crashing into sea surface
- 29-Jan-2022
The video and images of US Navy F-35 stealth fighter jet have surfaced on social media that crashed into the South China Sea on Monday. The video and images of crashed US Navy F-35 stealth fight jet went viral on social media. The $100 million F35C Lightning II fighter jet had crashed while trying to […]
China says US military in South China Sea not good for peace
- 25-Jan-2021
The strategic South China Sea, through which trillions of dollars in trade flows each year, has long been a focus of contention between Beijing and Washington
China says U.S. actions on Taiwan, South China Sea threaten stability
- 01-Jun-2019
The United States’ actions on Taiwan and the South China Sea are hardly conducive to maintaining stability in the region, a senior Chinese military official said on Saturday, responding to comments by acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan.
US presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea
- 10-Nov-2018
WASHINGTON: Standing side by side, top US officials urged their Chinese counterparts on Friday to halt militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from the Chinese for sending US warships close to islands claimed by Beijing. During a round of high-level talks in Washington, the two sides aired in sometimes blunt terms […]