The move comes in the wake of incidents that raised concerns about the safety of shipping and trade routes in the region
Read MoreHe also emphasised that in the fields of defence, space and nuclear energy, countries only cooperate with those with whom they have a "high degree" of trust
Read MoreChina views democratically-governed Taiwan as its territory, despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei and has ramped up military and political pressure to assert its sovereignty claims
Read MoreThe navy was investigating the nature of the attack on the vessel, MV Chem Pluto, which docked in Mumbai on Monday and initial reports pointed to a drone attack, a navy statement said
Read MoreThe shipping giant paused sending vessels through the Bab el-Mandeb strait earlier in December due to attacks against its ships
Read MoreThe National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a statement on Saturday it had identified 9,600 projects with planned investments of more than 560 billion yuan
Read MoreTaiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has repeatedly complained of Chinese military activity around the island over the past four years
Read MoreThe Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Netherlands-operated Chem Pluto ship was targeted 200 nautical miles off the coast of India, according to the Pentagon
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