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A Discussion on the Philippines’ South China Sea Arbitration Case
Arbitration, Center for Strategic & International Studies, China, CSIS, Geopolitics, International Court of Justice, International Law, International Relations, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, law of the sea, maritime claims, Memorial, nine-dash line, Paul Reichler, Philippines, South China Sea, South China Sea Dispute, Spratly Islands, UNCLOSThis video from the Center for Strategic & International Studies features a discussion on the Philippines’ arbitration case against China regarding maritime claims in the South China Sea. An expert in international law provides an overview of the case and discusses the potential implications of the ruling.
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Chinese Territorial Strife Hits Archaeology
Underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio’s team was exploring the wreckage of a 13th-century Chinese junk off the coast of the Philippines when it made an unwelcome discovery about China’s maritime muscle in the 21st century. As a twin-prop plane swooped overhead, a Chinese marine-surveillance vessel approached the team’s Philippines-registered ship and began broadcasting instructions in English […]
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With Air Defense Zone, China is Waging Lawfare
The tension surrounding the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) is being covered in the kind of exhaustive detail that is rarely given to Asia’s maritime disputes. Many reports have surfaced claiming that the move might have been a strategic blunder for China. Yet, I’ve yet to see any reports explaining in precise […]
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China sends fighter jets to patrol new air defense zone
BEIJING — The Chinese air force sent its mainstay Su-30 and J-11 fighters and an early-warning aircraft to patrol its air defense identification zone on Thursday, an air force spokesman told China’s state-run Xinhua news agency. The spokesman said the air force “will make patrol flights within the zone standard practice,” but did not clarify whether […]
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Beijing’s grand vision of a blue-water Chinese lake
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Air Sweeps, China, East China Sea, Japan, Militarization, Naval Patrols, USATOKYO — China’s assertive demarcation of the airspace over the East China Sea hints at an ambitious yet risky long-term strategy of maritime control. “I thought this would happen one day, but never that they would go ahead so soon,” said a Japanese national security source after China declared its new air defense identification zone last Saturday. Chinese national […]
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China’s Claim in South China Sea Rubbish
9-dash line, Analysis, Arbitration, China, creeping invasion, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, historical claims, History, Indonesia, International Law, International Relations, Malaysia, Mischief Reef, Nine Dash Line, Philippines, PrOgReSziVe FiLiPiNaS, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, South China Sea Dispute, Southeast Asia, territorial dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamThis video explores 10 reasons why China’s 9-dash line claim in the South China Sea is illegal and unfounded. It examines historical evidence, international law, and China’s actions to demonstrate the illegality and unfounded nature of its claims.
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Putin vows to boost Russian military supplies to Vietnam amid South China Sea dispute
ussian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to expand military supplies to Vietnam, a move that looks set to raise concerns from Beijing as tensions over the South China Sea linger. In the latest sign of deepening military ties between the former allies, Putin made the announcement yesterday during a one-day state visit to Vietnam. While […]
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Why Is China Giving the Philippines the Cold Shoulder?
ASEAN, China, Haiyan, Philippines, Relief Goods, South China Sea Dispute, Super Typhoon Yolanda, UNCLOSIn the wake of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan, international aid is flowing to the Philippines. The United Nations released $25 million from an emergency fund and the United States pledged $20 million in immediate relief. But, for the moment at least, precious little assistance is coming from the region’s behemoth. The Chinese authorities announced a […]
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‘Yolanda’ kicks out Chinese from Ayungin Reef, Philippine Marines on grounded ship safe
Ayungin Shoal, China, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Philippines, South China Sea, Super Typhoon YolandaMANILA – Super typhoon Yolanda has sent home Chinese maritime and Navy vessels at the Ayungin Reef in Palawan, while the half a dozen Philippine Marines on board a rusting and grounded World War II-era ship are safe, a source told InterAksyon.com. This effectively ends the standoff between the two countries some 100 nautical miles […]
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How China can cement its territorial claims in the South China Sea
China has painted itself into a diplomatic and legal corner regarding its claims in the South China Sea. Its infamous and ambiguous “historic” nine-dash line has been variously interpreted by rival claimants as a national boundary; a sovereignty claim to all water and land within it; and, more optimistically, as an indicator of a sovereignty […]