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Marine Corps conducts regular live-fire drills on western border islands in West Sea

Korea Times 26 Feb 2026
The Marine Corps said Thursday it staged live-fire drills on islands near the tensely guarded inter-Korean maritime border in the West Sea, in what marks the ...
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Korea, US give conflicting accounts of West Sea drill communication

Korea Times 25 Feb 2026
air exercise in the West Sea in which U.S. and Chinese jets experienced a brief standoff ... commander apologized over the issue ... fighter jets carried out more than 100 sorties over waters west of the Korean Peninsula.
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USFK notifies Korea of air drills over West Sea, voices regret drills not briefed in time

Korea Times 25 Feb 2026
The commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has said Korea had been notified of a recent U.S ... Gen ... "Gen ... "U.S ... We don't make apologies for maintaining readiness," it said. Brunson also spoke with JCS Chairman Gen.
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US commander reportedly apologizes over West Sea drill

Korea Times 24 Feb 2026
Forces Korea (USFK), reportedly apologized to Korean military officials for a recent West Sea air exercise that briefly brought U.S ... 18 and 19, during which Chinese aircraft also scrambled, creating a temporary standoff over the West Sea.
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USFK commander reportedly apologizes over West Sea drill

Korea Times 24 Feb 2026
Gen ... Forces Korea (USFK), apologized to Korean military officials for a recent West Sea air exercise that briefly brought U.S ... 18 and 19, during which Chinese aircraft also scrambled, creating a temporary standoff over the West Sea.
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West Sea collision: choices Korea can no longer avoid

Korea Times 23 Feb 2026
Recent reports of U.S. aircraft operating over the West Sea and Chinese fighters scrambling in response have generated political friction in Seoul ... Beyond territorial limits, the West Sea is international space.
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Rare US-China standoff in West Sea signals USFK shift to counter Beijing

Korea Times 20 Feb 2026
A rare aerial standoff in the West Sea between U.S ... USFK F-16 fighter jets took off from Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday and flew over international waters in the West Sea.
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China's top envoy says issue of disputed steel structures in West Sea making positive progress

Korea Times 04 Feb 2026
China's top envoy to South Korea said Wednesday the issue of removing disputed steel structures built in the overlapping waters of the West Sea is making progress in a positive direction.
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Cheong Wa Dae welcomes China's removal of steel tower in West Sea as 'meaningful progress'

Korea Times 28 Jan 2026
Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday welcomed China's decision to remove one of the three disputed steel structures from their overlapping waters in the West Sea, calling it "meaningful progress."
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China begins relocating some West Sea structures

Korea Times 27 Jan 2026
China said Tuesday it is relocating some of the structures it installed in the provisional waters of the West Sea shared by Korea and China.
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China to remove West Sea structures, Korean president says

Korea Times 07 Jan 2026
SHANGHAI — South Korea and China will seek to clearly divide maritime borders in disputed areas of the West Sea, as conflicts have emerged over large-scale installations there set up by China, President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday.
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Korea to seek progress on West Sea structure issue with China at summit

Korea Times 02 Jan 2026
“The West Sea issue was raised and discussed at the Korea-China summit held in Gyeongju last November, and working-level consultations have taken place since then ... The West Sea structures are large-sca .
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Creeping Sovereignty: What is China Building in the Yellow Sea (West Sea?) | Explainer Video (CSIS - Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc)

Public Technologies 12 Dec 2025
What is China building in the area in and around the Korea-China Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ) in the Yellow Sea (West Sea)? Is it really only for fishing, or are there dual-nature capabilities that ...
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Expert says US should flag China's steel structures in West Sea as example of 'grey ...

Korea Times 09 Dec 2025
expert called Tuesday for the United States to flag China's installation of maritime structures in and around a jointly managed zone between Korea and China in the West Sea as another example of ...
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Creeping Sovereignty? China’s Maritime Structures in the Yellow Sea (West Sea) (CSIS - Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc)

Public Technologies 09 Dec 2025
Under the 2001 Korea-China Fisheries Agreement, South Korea and China established a jointly managed maritime area called the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ) in the Yellow Sea (West Sea) ... Yellow Sea.

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