Chinese ships patrol disputed islands
September 14th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Two Chinese surveillance ships arrived Friday in the waters around the Diaoyu Islands and began patrolling and law enforcement duties, Xinhua reported.
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Chinese cargo ships attacked on Mekong river
January 6th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) Four Chinese ships and a Myanmar patrol boat came under attack by an unidentified armed group on the Mekong river early Wednesday near a port in ... Read more...
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Chinese cargo ships attacked on the Mekong River, 11 killed
October 10th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- Eleven people were killed on Wednesday when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked in the Golden Triangle of the Mekong River, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed ... Read more...
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11 Chinese killed as two cargo ships attacked
October 9th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) Eleven Chinese were killed and two are missing after their boats were attacked in the Mekong River four days ago, the foreign ministry said Sunday.Two cargo ... Read more...
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China sends warship to escort cargo attacked by pirates
November 22nd, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 22 (ANI): China has reportedly sent three warships to escort a Chinese cargo ship, which was attacked earlier by pirates in the Arabian Sea near Oman, according to the China ... Read more...
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Kim Jong Il visits China
May 3rd, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing/Seoul, May 3 (DPA) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived in China on a rare trip abroad early Monday, Japanese and South Korean media reported.
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China urges US to end military surveillance near its shores
August 28th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 28(ANI): After a series of territorial disputes between China and US earlier this year, China has urged US to reduce, and eventually end the military surveillance, which it does by ... Read more...
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Growth of Chinese Navy not surprising: US Admiral
April 20th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): The growth of the Chinese Navy is in line with its economy and "it's no surprise to see it develop the way that it has," a top ... Read more...
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China developing ‘disruptive’ technologies for nuclear, space and cyber warfare: US
March 26th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 26 (ANI): A US Defence Department report has said that China is developing "disruptive" technologies for nuclear, space and cyber warfare, resulting in the shifting of military balance in Asia ... Read more...
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China speeding up military transformation, says Pentagon
March 26th, 2009 - 6:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 26 (DPA) China's military transformation has intensified in recent years as it acquires more advanced weaponry and technologies to conduct nuclear, space and cyber warfare, the Pentagon said.
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Obama calls for better military dialogue with China
March 13th, 2009 - 3:47 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, March 13 (DPA) US President Barack Obama told Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that the two countries need to increase military dialogue following the weekend naval confrontation in the South China ... Read more...
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China adopting a more aggressive military stance, say US officials
March 11th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.11 (ANI): Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Michael Maples and National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair have respectively told the US Congress that Somalia''s extremist al-Shabaab is poised to formally ... Read more...
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US ship violated law: China
March 10th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 10 (Xinhua) China Tuesday accused a US navy vessel of illegally entering its special economic zone in South China Sea.
"China has lodged a (complaint) to the US as the USNS ... Read more...
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Taiwan to start regular flights with China
February 6th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Feb 6 (DPA) Taiwan plans to launch regular flights to China in the first half of 2009, an official said Friday.Lee Wen-lung, director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), told Broadcasting ... Read more...
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Indian submarine, Chinese ship in standoff near Somalia: Chinese media
February 4th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore/New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) An Indian submarine and two Chinese warships on an anti-piracy mission were recently locked in a tense standoff in the waters off Somalia, Chinese media reports said ... Read more...
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China planning to build aircraft carriers to protect its maritime territory
December 24th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): In a statement, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense in the Chinese Government, has said that China will seriously consider building aircraft carriers to ... Read more...
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China joins fight against Somali pirates
December 19th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): China Foreign Ministry has said that they will send People Liberation Navy ships to Somali waters to combat pirates.It will be the first operation of its ... Read more...
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Maritime patrol near Diaoyu Islands irreproachable: China
December 9th, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 9 (DPA) China Tuesday rejected Japan's protests over its ships entering the waters near the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, saying maritime patrolling in its territorial waters ... Read more...
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