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China has warned Britain and the US against sending their warships through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Both the American ...
HMS Richmond and the USS Higgins passed between Taiwan and mainland China on Friday, prompting fury in Beijing.
The Royal Navy sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait, prompting the fury of China, which sees the waters as its own.
The US destroyer USS Higgins and British frigate HMS Richmond were engaged in "trouble-making and provocation", Beijing said.
The Chinese government approved a proposal on Wednesday to create a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal.
The U.S. and other Western navies have periodically sent warships to the strait in shows of force to preserve the status quo, and to openly reject the Chinese government's recent assertions that ...
Britain’s defence ministry and the US Navy each said it was a routine passage. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
The Philippines, Japan and the US deployed vessels and aircraft during a joint exercise in the South China Sea, the Philippine military said.
Both the U.S. and Britain said the sailing was a routine passage. The Chinese navy said earlier in the day that its newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, had also passed through the strait.
Scarborough Shoal lies inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone but has been under China’s control since 2012.
"The actions of the United States and Britain send the wrong signals and undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan ...
China sent its navy and air forces to monitor a US destroyer and a British frigate that sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday. The US and UK said the movements were "routine," while Beijing ...