China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, creating overlapping territorial claims with ASEAN member states the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei, as well as Taiwan

From the articleUS and Japan, Long Alarmed by China's Aggression, Agree to Establish Missile-Production FacilityAlso in US and Japan agree to establish missile-production facility, US and Japan agree to establish missile-production facility, US and Japan, long alarmed by China's aggression, agree to establish missile-production facility, US and Japan, long alarmed by China’s aggression, agree to establish missile-production facility