October 2014
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‘Chinese Aegis’ Leads A2/AD Drill in South China Sea
China has deployed its most advanced guided-missile destroyer to the disputed South China Sea to participate in a large naval exercise, according to Taiwanese media. This week, the Want Daily and its English-language sister site, Want China Times, reported that China deployed the Kunming, the first of its new Type 052D guided-missile destroyers (DDG), to […]
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Joining the dashes
Banyan Joining the dashes The South China Sea’s littoral states will fight in the museums, in the archives and on the maps Oct 4th 2014 | From the print edition Timekeeper THE countries around the South China Sea have long engaged in competitive cartography. It is now becoming a spectator sport. In June, at an […]
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Philippines Halts Work in Disputed South China Sea
MANILA— The Philippines has stopped all development work in the disputed South China Sea because of the impact such activity might have on an arbitration complaint it has filed against China, a defense official said on Friday. The Philippines has called for all countries to stop construction work on small islands and reefs in the […]
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Philippines urged to survey Spratley Islands before its too late — China’s building and reclamation changing the South China Sea
China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea can ‘make it impossible’ to settle the Philippines’ historic case against the Asian giant, a US-based analyst says MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines should work with Vietnam in “accurately surveying” the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea before China completes its artificial islands in the […]
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Beijing may announce S China Sea ADIZ: Philippine official
A senior security official from the Philippines said on Monday that China’s development and reclamation of disputed reefs in the South China Sea is part of Beijing’s plan to set up an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the region, reports the website of the Manila-based Philippine Star. The official cited military research and sustained […]
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US slams Beijing’s wholesale reclamation
MANILA, Philippines – The United States has slammed the “wholesale reclamation” being undertaken by Beijing in the South China Sea, saying it is the “source of clear anxiety and instability” in the contested region. In a press conference at the New York Foreign Press Center on Sept. 26, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and […]
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Almost impossible for big countries to understand how small countries think
CHINA and South-east Asia are geographically contiguous. We have no choice but to live together. China and Asean have decided their relationship should be a “strategic partnership”, the 10th anniversary of which was celebrated last year. Today, Asean-China relations are indisputably one of the most crucial relationships in East Asia and an important pillar of […]
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Philippines takes ‘triple action plan’ on sea row to UN
MANILA — The Philippines has decided to take its triple action plan (TAP) for the resolution of the maritime dispute in the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to gain international support. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert del Rosario rallied member-states during the General Debate of […]