The current US administration's hostile containment policies toward China in the South China Sea have been to the detriment of not only the world's two largest economies, but also all other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cruise routes to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea will resume next month following an 11-month suspension due to the COVID-19 epidemic, according to the Hainan provincial department of transportation.
Now that the incumbent US president has nebulously conceded defeat in the US presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden seems set to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Jan 20.
In the latest of a series of weapons sales to Taiwan, the United States announced the sale of military drones and related equipment to the island just hours after Beijing announced sanctions on US defence contractors.
The naval aviation force under the People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command conducted a large-scale live-fire exercise over the South China Sea earlier this week, according to the PLA Navy.
The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and its strike group have entered the South China Sea to hold military drills.
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has concluded his visit to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines, as Chinese analysts said Sunday that paying visits to these Southeast Asian countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic proves the importance and solidity of China's ties with these nations.
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