25K views · 618 reactions | A Chinese warship has come within metres of a US destroyer during a US-Canada naval exercise in the South China Sea. The Chinese defence minister has defended the close manoeuvre in the Taiwan Strait. | ABC News | Facebook

483K views · 1.2K reactions | Chinese scientists have found over 30 kinds of new deep sea species in the last two years, according to the chief scientist from China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRA). The COMRA also released a series of videos showing activities of rarely-seen deep sea creatures in the seamounts. Full story: https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414f31637a4e77457a6333566d54/share_p.html | CGTN | Facebook

805K views · 4K shares | "Leave immediately and keep far off." Flying over the disputed South China Sea islands in a US military plane. bbc.in/2KMvyVp | BBC News | Facebook

947 reactions · 510 shares | China has been creating artificial islands in the South China Sea since 2013 and turning them into military bases. It is attempting to solidify its claims to the strategically vital waters of the South China Sea inside the so-called nine-dash line. China’s actions have been met with little international resistance, endangering an important trade route that sees $5 trillion worth of goods flow through it each year. | PolicyEd | Facebook