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Why a German Warship Would Head To the Taiwan Strait
A naval mission to the region would be a low-risk way for Germany to show that it’s committed to alliances – and that it still has a navy. Politico has reported that high-level discussions are underway in Berlin about sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, following similar U.S. and French excursions that challenged China’s […]
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Russia Accuses US Destroyer of Creating Dangerous Situation For Its Ship in East China Sea
Several parts of the South China Sea are contested by six regional states, while in fact, China controls the vast majority of the territory. The US is actively trying to contest Beijing’s dominance in the region by sending military ships there. The US Seventh Fleet, which is headquartered in Japan, refuted on Friday the accusations […]
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South China Sea FURY as Beijing sends WARSHIPS into Australia
CHINESE warships were forced to leave Sydney after a “surprise” visit to the Australian city raised tensions in the region. Three warships sailed through the Sydney Heads and passed by various coastal landmarks in what experts are labelling a show of force. The Chinese fleet – made up of a frigate, a supply ship, and […]
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South China Sea fisheries collapse to hurt entire Southeast Asia — expert
MANILA, Philippines — The collapse of fish stocks in the South China Sea, part of which is the West Philippine Sea, would not only affect the Philippines but the entire region. Gregory Poling, director of Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, warned that the South China Sea dispute may affect marine biology in […]
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The West has badly underestimated China
Did you know China already has the largest navy in the Pacific? The most active submarines? And that often published images of its old Cold War weaponry are way out of date? Miscalculating China’s capabilities may well be the West’s greatest mistake. And strategic analysts are beginning to warn that a whole raft of generally […]
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Today’s U.S.-China clash began at Tiananmen Square
WASHINGTON – This week marked the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, in which hundreds or perhaps thousands of students and prodemocracy dissidents were killed by the Chinese military. It was an event that profoundly shaped not only modern China but also the U.S.-China relationship. It is the odd anniversary that will pass virtually […]
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Pentagon eyes rare earth supplies in Africa in push away from China
The US Department of Defence has held talks with Malawi’s Mkango Resources and other rare earth miners across the globe about their supplies of strategic minerals, part of a plan to find diversified reserves outside China, a department official said on Wednesday. The push comes as China threatens to curb exports to the United States […]
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U.S.-China Trade War Raises Risks of a Real One
In 1910, British writer Norman Angell published a book titled “The Great Illusion,” which was destined to go down as one of the most mocked volumes in history. The book’s thesis was that countries had grown so economically interdependent that they could no longer afford to engage in long, destructive wars. Angell’s timing was […]
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Chinese militia vessels start pull out near Pag-asa Island – Mon Tulfo
MANILA, Philippines — China has started to pull out its militia vessels near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, Philippine special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo said. “Some 100 Chinese fishing boats have been withdrawn from the waters off the Philippine-administered Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea, an emissary from the Chinese government […]
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China launches satellites from barge in Yellow Sea
A powerful blast-off in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday afternoon has shot China into the same elite league as the US and Russia – countries capable of catapulting rockets and payloads offshore into space. A Long March 11 rocket lifted off from a mobile launch pad floating in the Yellow Sea off eastern Shandong […]
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Overconfident? China Thinks Its Military Can Win in Almost Any Scenario
The vast majority of Chinese citizens believe the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could seize islands in the East and South China Seas, even if the U.S. military were to intervene in the conflicts. No less than 87 percent of respondents said that the Chinese military already possessed the capability to take back the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands […]
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Westphalia and the South China Sea
In the 1990s, political theorists, historians and more than a few political leaders debated this question: Had “transnational forces” associated with globalization made the sovereign nation-state a dysfunctional and potentially dangerous political structure? The 21st-century’s revival of Great Power competition — competition between powerful states that value their sovereignty — indicates borders still matter. The […]