July 2018
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‘Their hands are all over it’: China behind N. Korea’s condemnation of US talks, Sen. Graham says
‘Their hands are all over it’: China behind N. Korea’s condemnation of US talks, Sen. Graham says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen with North Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has accused Beijing of being behind Pyongyang’s condemnation of recent talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, while making bizarre threats to […]
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BY SNUBBING CHINA IN RIMPAC, US PLAYS A DANGEROUS WAR GAME
Observers speculate the US is fortifying a coalition with an aim to contain China’s rising clout. If they are right, Beijing’s increasingly assertive foreign policy could prove one of its greatest diplomatic failures China’s exclusion from – and Vietnam’s inclusion in – this summer’s Rim of the Pacific naval exercise (Rimpac) is not just a […]
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The South China Sea’s history and role in international politics – a scholarly view
Edited by a Taiwanese law professor, this latest volume in a series on contemporary China examines the competing claims to the waterway and the geopolitics of one of the world’s major flashpoints This latest volume in a series on contemporary China published by World Scientific looks at the historical, geopolitical, and legal aspects of the […]
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China is quietly conducting electronic warfare tests in the South China Sea
China is quietly testing electronic warfare assets recently installed at fortified outposts in the South China Sea, sources tell CNBC. A Chinese Naval officer stands guard beside a submarine at the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base in Hong Kong. China is quietly testing electronic warfare assets recently installed at fortified outposts in the South China […]
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China’s Hainan invites ‘individuals’ to develop idle islands in South China Sea — report
MANILA, Philippines — China’s southern province of Hainan, which oversees the country’s territorial claims in South China Sea, has allowed “any entity or individual” to develop uninhabitated islands in the disputed waters in a bid to discourage rival claimants from occupying idle features, Chinese state media reported. Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times reported on July […]
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Does PH-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty cover the South China Sea?
http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/06/18/does-ph-us-mutual-defense-treaty-cover-the-south-china-sea
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Is President Trump already winning the trade war with China?
After months of threats and gamesmanship, President Trump’s tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese industrial imports took effect a minute after midnight Friday. It’s the latest in a line of protectionism aimed at the U.S. trade deficit with China, which rose about 8% last year to a record $375.2 billion, and includes tariffs […]
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Oil dips in nervous trading as U.S.-China trade war looms
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Friday in a nervous market ahead of a raft of import tariffs expected to be imposed later in the day by the world’s two biggest economies, the United States and China. Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 25 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $77.14 per barrel by 0317 GMT […]
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Trump’s Trade War Against China Is Officially Underway
WASHINGTON — A trade war between the world’s two largest economies officially began on Friday morning as the Trump administration followed through with its threat to impose tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese products, a significant escalation of a fight that could hurt companies and consumers in both the United States and China. The […]
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US started biggest trade war in history, China forced to retaliate
China’s commerce ministry says the country has no choice but to fight back after the US “launched the largest trade war in economic history,” as Washington’s 25 percent tariffs on various Chinese imports go into effect. “On July 6, the US began to impose 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports. The […]