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The President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou visits Taiping Island, Taiwan's largest island in the South China Sea, despite the United States warning it could provoke diplomatic tensions with the People's Republic of China and other nations in the area.
2016-01-28

The United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warns that the People's Republic of China's island building in the South China Sea is undermining security in the Asia-Pacific region and has called for a diplomatic solution.
2015-05-30

The People's Republic of China rejects an attempt by the Philippines to seek international arbitration over conflicting claims to the South China Sea.
2013-02-19

International powers including the United States, Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to a transition plan for Syria.
2012-06-30

Chinese tour companies suspend tourist flights to the Philippines amid rising tensions between the two countries over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
2012-05-10

Vietnamese police shut down an anti-China rally in Hanoi over disputed territory in the South China Sea.
2011-08-21

Vietnamese protesters march in the capital Hanoi for the fourth successive week calling on the People's Republic of China to stop entering Vietnamese territorial waters on the South China Sea.
2011-06-26

Vietnam holds a live fire drill in the South China Sea amid a dispute with China.
2011-06-13

In response, China warns Vietnam to stop all activities in the disputed waters.
2011-06-10

A group of international diplomats begins a two-day tour given by Iran as a gesture of goodwill and transparency in response to foreign concerns over its nuclear program. The European Union, Russia, and the People's Republic of China refuses its invitation.
2011-01-15