They suggested that India, the US and Japan should invite Australia to participate in the currently trilateral maritime exercise
From the territory left by our ancestors, we won't give up even one inch
The US says that militarization of the South China Sea runs contrary to Chinese President Xi Jinping's assurances to Washington
Forty-eight warships, 76 aircraft and more than 10,000 sailors and soldiers took part in the drill which was hailed as "the biggest maritime military parade since the foundation of the new China"
This comes a day after the United States Navy's destroyer, USS Mustin came within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands archipelago, in the South China Sea
"Militarisation is the most destabilising factor in the region," Wang pointed out
Indian Navy sources say that a Chinese flotilla including a destroyer and a frigate had indeed crossed into the Indian Ocean through the Sunda Strait
China has been opposing India's ONGC exploring oil in wells claimed by Vietnam in the South China Sea for years
China has already firmed up its hold over the area by building military installations in the reclaimed islands
The two leaders called for the 'full and effective implementation' of the declaration on the conduct of parties in the South China Sea
US army official said India is its important partner in fighting terrorism
US wants China to do more to pressure Pyongyang to halt its research into missiles
US continues to insist that the sea remain under international control
The project, however, has not got official sanction yet
Indicates concern as Beijing bolstering its naval prowess in South China Sea
China's efforts to assert its dominance over the Sea have in past angered Southeast Asian nations
North Korea continues to disregard UN sanctions by developing intercontinental ballistic missiles
Beijing has created artificial islands in the area, outfitting some of them with military features
US Navy in the statement announced the Carrier Strike Group 1 began the routine patrols on Saturday
Flyers pass each other as US keeps watch over hotly contested region