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Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major shipping route for global commerce and are rich in fish and possible oil and gas reserves. CHINA ISSUES WARNING TO […]
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Clarifying provisions of PH-US Defense Pact
United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper met with Philippine Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana at Camp Aguinaldo last Tuesday. After their meeting, they both said there may be a need to revise the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951. American forces came to the Philippines in 1898 when, in the course of the global […]
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Self-proclaimed Chinese spy William Wang who defected to Australia is a fraud and wanted criminal, China says
A Chinese man claiming to be a Beijing-sponsored secret agent who defected to Australia is really a convicted fraudster and wanted criminal suspect, Shanghai police have claimed. The police statement was issued late on Saturday, hours after Australian media reported that William Wang Liqiang gave a sworn statement to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation […]
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US committed to securing trade deal with China by year’s end but can’t turn blind eye to Hong Kong violence, top official says
The US wants to ink a trade deal with China by the end of 2019, but can’t overlook violence in Hong Kong, the head of the National Security Agency has said. “We were hoping to have deal done by the end of the year. I still think that’s possible,” Robert O’Brien said during a […]
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US to rev up sea, air operations in SCS
MANILA, Philippines — The United States military intends to further increase sea and air activities over the disputed South China Sea in keeping with its resolve to keep the vital sea lane free and open to maritime and air navigation. Admiral Philip Davidson, commander of the Hawaii-based US Indo-Pacific Command, declared this before the […]
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A ‘friend of China’ no more: Why a longtime Canadian ally has become one of Beijing’s fierce critics
VANCOUVER—It was 1979 and Beijing was in the midst of its first democracy movement, opening up after decades of isolation from the outside world. Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, then a civil servant in the Ontario government, took notice. The Xidan democracy wall, part of a peaceful public outburst against the Communist Party of China, was in full […]
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Chinese spy who ‘infiltrated’ Hong Kong, Taiwan, defects to Australia, report says
A Chinese spy has defected to Australia with a trove of intelligence on China’s political interference operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and elsewhere, according to media reports. The Nine network newspapers said the defector, named as Wang “William” Liqiang, had given Australia’s counter-espionage agency the identities of China’s senior military intelligence officers in Hong […]
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US wants China trade deal but won’t turn blind eye to Hong Kong, Trump national security advisor says
Hong Kong has been crippled by widespread anti-government demonstrations since June. Both chambers of Congress recently passed a pro-Hong Kong rights bill amid crackdowns on the protests. President Trump said on Friday that the long-negotiated trade deal is potentially very close, despite reports that an agreement may not be reached until next year. Trump […]
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US far-right blogger’s South China Sea ‘explosion’ claims dismissed
A United States defence official has rebuffed online reports by a far-right American radio host and blogger of an explosion involving a US submarine in the South China Sea. “We have seen no indication that the reports were credible,” the official told the South China Morning Post in response to claims by the Hal […]
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Inside China’s “People’s War” Plan for the South China Sea
Key point: China is rushing ahead with preparations to ensure it would gain the upper hand in any armed conflict over its territorial claims. Last year China’s defense minister, General Chang Wanquan, implored the nation to ready itself for a “people’s war at sea.” The purpose of such a campaign? To “safeguard sovereignty” after […]