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PLA expels US warship illegally trespassing into S.China Sea
The Chinese People‘s Liberation Army (PLA) on Thursday expelled a US warship that trespassed into Chinese territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, and the US operation amid the COVID-19 pandemic showed the US is the source that sabotages peace and stability in the South China Sea, a Chinese military spokesperson said on Thursday. US provocations…
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South China Sea Dispute: Indonesia Refuses Negotiations, Rejects China’s Nine-Dash Line Claims
China and Indonesia agree on at least one issue about the Natuna Islands, part of the larger Raiu archipelago, located in disputed waters that Indonesia has renamed the North Natuna Sea. On May 26, Indonesia said in a diplomatic note it is not a party to the territorial dispute in the South China Sea. Beijing responded by also sending a…
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Japan Has A Plan For Dismantling China’s Submarine Fleet
Japanese forces chased a Chinese submarine out of Japanese waters on Thursday. Officials in Tokyo characterized the sub’s infiltration as part of China’s escalating land-grab across the western Pacific. A Japanese “destroyer”—actually, the helicopter-carrier Kaga—along with a P-1 patrol plane reportedly detected the submarine within 24 miles of Amami-Oshima island, near Okinawa in southern Japan. For two days Kaga and…
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Duterte halted VFA termination due to South China Sea tensions
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Despite earlier asserting he wanted the military deal scrapped, President Rodrigo Duterte decided to suspend his earlier decision to terminate the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States due to rising tensions in the South China Sea during the pandemic. According to Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr, who along with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza…
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Pandemic-distracted world wakes to China’s maritime incursions
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/South-China-Sea/Pandemic-distracted-world-wakes-to-China-s-maritime-incursions
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Indonesia says completion of S. China Sea rules may be delayed
JAKARTA – Indonesia said Thursday that the completion of a so-called code of conduct being mapped out by Southeast Asian countries and China to avert clashes in the South China Sea may be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Negotiations on the code of conduct cannot be held virtually, so we will wait until conditions get better to resume them,”…
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South China Sea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Ladakh…Is the dragon stretching itself in too many directions?
The violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh has led to the death of 20 Indian troops and an unknown number of Chinese casualties. The deaths on both sides represent the most serious incident involving the two militaries since 1967, and the shockwaves from this will reverberate…
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South China Sea: Beijing has a major natural advantage in the geopolitical power game
Hundreds of miles away from the scene of the current Sino-Indian dispute lies another perpetual theatre of war where China is a permanent player — the South China Sea, where tiffs over competing claims frequently degenerate into maritime muscle-flexing. China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei all lay claims to these waters. Rival countries have wrangled over territory in…
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America Is Using Its Navy to Deter China Around Taiwan and the Spratly Islands
The U.S. Navy has conducted a Taiwan Strait transit to “demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a free and open IndoPacific,” according to a statement from Naval Sea Systems Command. Navy destroyer USS Russel conducted the transit in the area, which borders the areas just North of the much-disputed South China Sea. Recent Chinese maneuvers, such as moving aircraft carriers into…
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Duterte’s U-turn on defense pact with US shows China threat
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Duterte-s-U-turn-on-defense-pact-with-US-shows-China-threat