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China and the US resumed the previously suspended defense policy coordination talks with a meeting this week, in which the Chinese side stressed its positions on the Taiwan question and the South China Sea issue, as well as maritime and air security issues.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) extended its two-day routine patrol in the South China Sea into a third day of joint exercises on Friday, in a move experts said displayed China’s determination and capability in safeguarding national sovereign security and maritime rights, as the US and the Philippines reportedly scaled down their joint patrol in the region.

The U.S. and Philippines are conducting their second joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea, and even without an invitation, two Chinese warships "shadowed" the allied countries patrolling

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) held a routine patrol in the South China Sea from Wednesday to Thursday in a move to safeguard national sovereign security and maritime rights and interests amid a concurrent US-Philippines joint patrol and Manilas repeated attempts to permanently occupy Chinese reefs in the region.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday launched a two-day routine patrol in the South China Sea, concurrently with a US-Philippines joint patrol in the region, with experts saying that the PLA patrol is pointed toward infringement and provocative actions by the Philippines and the US, and displays China’s determination and firm will in safeguarding territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.

China is building new settlements near the location where Chinese and Indian troops clashed late last year.

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Beijing says its forces ‘tracked, monitored and warned away US warship in accordance with law’ near Xisha Islands

The top U.S. general spoke to his Chinese counterpart Thursday morning, ending nearly 16 months of broken military-to-military engagement at the highest levels.

Surrounded by geopolitical security challenges from multiple facets amid a global deterioration in security environment, China in 2023 maintained vigilance, fended off foreign military provocations, and deterred