Facts didn't seem to matter as Western media took the United States at its word when reporting on China's moves in the South China Sea, analysts have said.
Japan's ruling party urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government on Wednesday to consider seeking international arbitration over Beijing's drilling activities in the East China Sea, mirroring similar action by the Philippines.
In recent months, the South China Sea has become a hot issue as certain regional countries, under outside instigation, tried to create a stir in hopes of capitalizing on it.
In view of the disturbing development of events, countries around the South China Sea should maintain the dominant role in addressing issues in this region.
The tranquil waters of the South China Sea have been stirred up lately as some outsider countries have been busy expanding their presence and flexing military muscles in the region.
Although there are no problems with free navigation in the South China Sea, certain countries still insist on repeated testing of the waters.
Navigation freedom in the South China Sea does not imply wanton activities, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.
Former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has slammed suggestions that Australia should send warships to the South China Sea, labeling the federal Opposition's call as unnecessary and belligerent.
A foreign fishing boat stranded on a Chinese reef in the South China Sea for several months has been towed away, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
China on Friday slammed the remarks of a top U.S. admiral on the South China Sea and urged U.S. officials to stop playing up the situation.
Australia's Defence White Paper has shown that Australia will almost double its defence spending within the next 15 years in order to keep up with what it called the "unprecedented transformation" occurring in the Indo-Pacific region.
Freedom of navigation in the South China Sea has not been a problem and demilitarization in the region needs efforts of all parties related, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday.
China on Tuesday reaffirmed its right to self-defense and refuted U.S. accusation as "hyping with ulterior motives" after a U.S. think tank report said China might be installing radar on islands of the South China Sea.
In his visit to the United States, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to discuss with U.S. officials the hot-button issues of the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula, both with direct relevance to China's core interests.
The South China Sea issue is back in the headlines again, this time thanks to the reports from Western media that China has deployed a missile system on Woody (Yongxing) Island in the Paracels. The reaction from the United States has revealed a number of oddities and inconsistencies.
In disregard to China's call not to disturb peace in the South China Sea, the United States has carried out another "freedom of navigation" mission there, with a U.S. Navy destroyer sailing within 12 nautical miles off Zhongjian Dao, part of China-owned Xisha Islands.
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