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China removed missiles from South China Sea islands ahead of UN verdict: Report

China seems to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on the seven artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a US think tank reported Wednesday, quoting new images Satellites.

China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) Limited said its parent company CNOOC signed production sharing contracts with Kuwaiti company KUFPEC for three blocks in the South China Sea on Wednesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold his first summit with US counterpart Donald Trump in Florida next week during which the two leaders are expected to set the tone for bilateral ties amid tensions over various issues like trade and the South China Sea dispute.

The speech made by Indian Prime Minister Modi on the evening of June 1st at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore (hereinafter referred to as the Sweet Club) attracted wide attention and expounded India's views on Indian Ocean-Pacific affairs while striving to demonstrate the global vision

The Liaoning aircraft carrier has reached Hainan military base and we will continue to monitor its progress," a senior Taiwanese military official told Reuters on condition of anonymity

Malikai oilfield is located approximately 100km off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, in water depths of up to 500m within Block G of the South China Sea. It is Malaysia's third deepwater project after the Kikeh and Gumusut Kakap projects. Shell (the operator) and ConocoPhillips hold 35% interest each in the development, while Petronas Carigali owns the remaining 30% interest.

With dwindling oil and gas reserves growing more valuable every year, blurred boundaries are ripe for dispute. We profile territorial tensions over oil hot spots, from open aggression emerging in the South China Sea to long-simmering tensions in the Falklands and the Arctic.