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China on the Defensive?
It has not been a good month for China. On July 12, an international court of arbitration at The Hague handed the Philippines a huge victory over China in the struggle over the South China Sea. A few days before that, South Korea decided to go forward with the deployment of the US Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System…
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South China Sea ad displayed on billboard at New York’s Times Square
NEW YORK: China’s state news agency Xinhua has said that a video for the disputed South China Sea is being shown on a billboard in New York’s Times Square. Launched last Saturday (Jul 23), the promotional video will continue to be screened on the billboard until Aug 3, according to Xinhua. Xinhua has leased the advertising space, which is occupied…
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How to avoid war in the South China Sea
BOSTON – President Xi Jinping seems to agree with the Athenian general who, more than 2,000 years ago, warned the people of Melos that the strong do what they wish and the weak do as they are compelled. His government insists that nearly all the South China Sea belongs to China — even islets and reefs close to the Philippines…
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This country could be the next winner in the South China Sea
China’s lion-share claims to the resource-rich waters in the South China Sea took a huge blow earlier this month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a landmark ruling dismissing China’s “nine-dash line” territorial claim. The court found that Beijing had violated the Philippines’ economic and sovereign rights and concluded there was no legal basis for China’s nine-dash line, which…
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Aust to continue South China Sea patrols
Australia has no plans to back off sea and air patrols in the South China Sea where an increasingly bellicose China is standing firm on its territorial claims, the head of defence joint operations says. Vice Admiral David Johnston says Australia has long conducted patrols in the North Indian Ocean and South China Sea in what’s called Operation Gateway and…
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Tribunal ruling: Blunting China’s realpolitik approach in the South China Sea dispute
MANILA, Philippines — On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) under the United Nations Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ruled in favor of the Philippines in its 14 claims against China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea that it is a violation of international law. The court declared that China’s claims—defined by the nine-dash line—to…
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The most ignored aspect of the South China Sea brawl might be the key to solving it
Tensions are high on the seas of Southeast Asia, but it is the war beneath the sea that matters more in the long run. Amidst the fracas between China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei over claims in the South China Sea, it’s the fish and coral that are the silent victims. With every move made to bolster their…
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China Talks about Harmony, But Feeds Global Disorder
Anyone familiar with the foreign policy rhetoric emanating from Beijing for the past three decades or more has heard talk of China’s “good neighbor policy,” its “peaceful rise” and its aspirations to contribute to a “harmonious world,” by way of “a new type of great power relations.” China pledged under Deng Xiaoping to pursue a “good neighbor policy,” and China…
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US Encouraged to See Direct Dialogue on Maritime Disputes
MANILA— The U.S. says it is encouraged by the willingness of China and the Philippines to engage in direct dialogue over the South China Sea following a tribunal ruling against Beijing earlier this month. In Manila Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with senior Philippine officials, including new Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. It was the first meeting between…
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Int’l experts weigh in on East Sea issue Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/300082/intl-experts-weigh-in-on-east-sea-issue.html#67oedPtrlxXClrEy.99
Donald Rothwell, vice dean of Law Department of Australian National University delivers speech at Saturday’s conference Legal issues relating to Awards of the Arbitral tribunal established under annex VII of UNCLOS 1982. — Photo daidoanket.vn HCM CITY — International experts encouraged Việt Nam to keep close watch on the upcoming developments of the Philippines’ lawsuit against China in order to…