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Duterte to seek China’s intentions on West PH Sea in bilateral talks, says spokesman
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will clarify China’s intentions on the West Philippine Sea, which within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, his spokesman said on Saturday. Secretary Harry Roque made the announcement ahead of President Duterte’s bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jin Ping at about 6 p.m. or after the conclusion of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting…
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China’s New Island-Building Ship Raises The Stakes in South China Sea
China recently launched Asia’s biggest dredging ship, raising fears in Southeast Asia that Beijing will use it to further its claims over disputed territory in the South China Sea. The Tiankun, dubbed by designers as “the magical island maker,” won’t enter service until June of next year, according to China’s official Xinhua news service. The 140-meter-long vessel…
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The US and China got down to business on the South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China had a frank exchange of views on the disputed South China Sea during a visit to Beijing by U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. China claims almost the entire strategic waterway through which about $3-trillion worth of goods pass every year, building and…
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PH should debunk myths denigrating Unclos arbitration award upholding its sovereign rights 0
THE Duterte administration has pursued a foreign policy strategy that has had the beneficial effects of reducing the tension in the South China Sea, restoring good relations between the Philippines and China, and gaining respect for the Philippines’ geopolitical strategic importance in the region. With the Philippines’ chairmanship of Asean coming to an end, it is still timely…
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Trump offers to mediate in South China Sea dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump said on a visit to Vietnam on Sunday he was prepared to mediate between claimants to the South China Sea, where five countries contest China’s sweeping claims to the busy waterway. Vietnam has become the most vocal opponent of China’s claims and its construction and militarisation of artificial islands in the sea, through which about…
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Trump offers to mediate on South China Sea
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was prepared to mediate between claimants to the South China Sea, where five countries contest China’s sweeping claims to the busy waterway. Trump was speaking in Vietnam, which has become the most vocal opponent of China’s claims and its construction and militarization of artificial islands in the sea.…
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Analysis: War with China? Trump, U.S. seek to avoid collision course
BEIJING – Forget, for a moment, the prospect of war with nuclear-armed North Korea. What about the prospects for war with nuclear-armed China? As far-fetched as it may sound now, some foreign policy observers fear that the economic rise of China could lead to eventual military conflict with the United States because of a historical phenomenon known…
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Trump rejects militarization of South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines – US President Donald Trump rejected the militarization of the disputed South China Sea as he makes a historic Asian trip, leading to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit hosted by the Philippines. In a telephonic press briefing on Friday afternoon, November 10, US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said that Trump and Chinese…
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US has ‘frank’ exchange on South China Sea during Trump visit
The United States and China had a frank exchange of views on the disputed South China Sea during a visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump on Thursday, US secretary of state Rex Tillerson said. China claims almost the entire strategic waterway through which about $3-trillion worth of goods pass every year, building and militarising artificial islands.…
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China to launch commercial rocket from South China Sea: Report
BEIJING – China has plans to test launch a Long March rocket in the South China Sea soon, for commercial purposes, reported Global Times on Wednesday (Nov 8). “If a rocket is launched closer to the equator, its carrying capacity can be higher with lower costs,” Mr Hu Haifeng, a rocket system designer from the China Aerospace Science…