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France, Germany, and the United Kingdom issue a joint "note verbale" to the United Nations rejecting China's claims to the South China Sea, and supporting the ruling in "Philippines v. China" that said the historic rights per the nine-dash line ran counter to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. However the statement says that on "territorial sovereignty" they "take no position".
2020-09-17

Satellite images show anti-aircraft guns and missile defence systems being built on artificial islands in the South China Sea; China had previously committed to not militarising its controversial developments in the region.
2016-12-14

Filipino fishermen say China has deployed up to five ships around the disputed Quirino Atoll, also known as Jackson Atoll, in the South China Sea, preventing them from accessing traditional fishing grounds.
2016-03-1

China reportedly deploys several J-11 and Xian JH-7 fighter jets to the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea.
2016-02-23

The United States agrees with Singapore on a first deployment of the U.S. P8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft in Singapore this month, in a fresh response to China over its pursuit of territorial claims in the South China Sea.
2015-12-8

Indonesia announces that it is planning to take China to court over the Natuna Islands.
2015-11-14

Indonesia announces that it is planning to take China to court over the Natuna Islands. [https:--www.forbes.com-sites-timdaiss-2015-11-12-indonesia-ups-the-ante-in-disputed-south-china-sea-oil-and-gas-lurks-in-the-background- ("Forbes")]Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
2015-11-14

The Philippines asks the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague to invalidate China's claims to virtually all of the South China Sea. The hearing was attended by observers from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
2015-07-9

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III compares China's territory claims in the South China Sea to Nazi Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia.
2014-02-5

ASEAN foreign ministers get together for their annual summit on the island of Bali in Indonesia with concerns over territorial claims on the South China Sea.
2011-07-19