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Understanding the arbitral award
The arbitral award or judgment, dated July 12, 2016, was issued unanimously by the five members of the Arbitral Tribunal Constituted Under Annex VII of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (that is how the tribunal called itself). Alleging the tribunal’s lack of jurisdiction, China refused to participate in […]
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo escalated his criticism of China during a visit to Australia on Sunday, drawing a direct link between what he called one-sided trade deals and China’s ability to strengthen its military. Mr. Pompeo, speaking in the commercial capital Sydney, said, “We were asleep at the switch” as China began to […]
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Prepare for a More Authoritarian China China may be getting richer, but that’s not making it freer.
With the onset of China’s economic reforms in the late 1970s, a widespread belief took hold in the United States and throughout the Western world that establishing robust economic relations with the “new China” would lead to gradual political liberalization. That belief persisted even after the communist government’s June 1989 bloody crackdown on pro-democracy […]
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BREAKING: Duterte to visit China in August for 5th time
President also plans to watch Gilas match for Fiba MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will once again visit China this August, his fifth trip to the Asian superpower since he assumed office in 2016. “Visit is confirmed [this August] but no exact dates yet,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo told INQUIRER.net in a text message […]
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Sight of warships in South China Sea ‘cause for alarm’
BANGKOK: Asean countries have expressed their concern on the rising tensions caused by the presence of warships in the South China Sea, says Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. “We should lessen the presence of warships in the disputed waters to ensure peace and stability, safety and freedom of navigation in the South China […]
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South China Sea: Worries about bloodbath intensifies as Malaysia confronts Beijing
FEARS tensions in the South China Sea could spill into open war surged after a coalition of Beijing was confronted by a coalition of its neighbours, with the Malaysian Foreign Minister admitting “we are worried”. The warning was delivered the 52nd Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which finished yesterday. Asean is an economic and security partnership […]
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South China sea news: Fears of total war ERUPT as Beijing increases water control
SOUTH CHINA SEA have erupted boosting fears of open conflict after Beijing cut a secret deal with Cambodia which could extend their control in the contentious waters. Reports that China cut a deal with Cambodia to use part of a naval base is raising concerns that Beijing could extend its territory in the South China […]
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Reports of a secret base deal are raising fears that Beijing is boxing in the South China Sea
Reports of a deal between China and Cambodia over a naval base have stoked concerns about Beijing’s ambitions in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean. China and Cambodia have denied the reports, but the news has the US and other countries reevaluating their relationships in the region. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more […]
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DND: China ‘squatting’ in West Philippine Sea
RUNWAY ON ZAMORA REEF Stepping up its militarization of the South China Sea, Beijing has built a 3.1-kilometer runway on Zamora Reef in the Spratly archipelago. Similar runways have also been constructed on two other artificial islands. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has “position” and “possession” of the West Philippine Sea, and China is merely […]
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Lorenzana blasts China’s ‘bullying’
Chinese warships were continuing to pass through the Sibutu Strait in Mindanao off the coast of Tawi-Tawi with inactive Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Tuesday, despite raising his objections to the move through Philippine territory with Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua. Earlier in the day, Lorenzana called Chinese actions in the West […]