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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A man walks in a residential area on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon (3rd from R) and other residents disembark from a Filipino navy transport ship (back) on a beach on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A man maintains a boat on a beach on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon speaks to a reporter on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Photo shows a family living on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A female resident carries goods brought by a Filipino navy transport ship on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Japan, E. Timor indirectly criticize China over S. China Sea rows

East Timorese President Taur Matan Ruak (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their talks on March 15, 2016, in Tokyo. They expressed "serious concern over the recent situation in the South China Sea," a veiled criticism against Beijing's aggressive assertion of territorial claims including its construction of islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, E. Timor indirectly criticize China over S. China Sea rows

East Timorese President Taur Matan Ruak (4th from front on L side) meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front on R side) on March 15, 2016, in Tokyo. They expressed "serious concern over the recent situation in the South China Sea," a veiled criticism against Beijing's aggressive assertion of territorial claims including its construction of islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. secretary of defense visits aircraft carrier in South China Sea

Cmdr. Robert C. Francis Jr., skipper of the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen, speaks to the press aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt sailing in the South China Sea near Malaysia on Nov. 5, 2015. Washington recently sent the USS Lassen to sail by one of China's man-made islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago to protest China's ongoing massive reclamation projects in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. and Chinese military officials meet amidst heightened tensions

Adm. Harry Harris (L), commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and Gen. Fang Fenghui (C), chief of general staff for China's military, make their way to a meeting in Beijing on Nov. 3, 2015. Tensions between the U.S. and China have increased recently after the U.S. Navy sent a warship to sail by one of Beijing's man-made islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago to protest China's ongoing massive reclamation projects in the area. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Chinese military officials meet amid heightened tensions

Adm. Harry Harris (L), commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, holds talks with Gen. Fang Fenghui (R), chief of general staff for China's military, in Beijing on Nov. 3, 2015. Tensions between the U.S. and China have increased recently after the U.S. Navy sent a warship to sail by one of Beijing's man-made islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago to protest China's ongoing massive reclamation projects in the area. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo