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History Tells Us This Is How a South China Sea War Could Start
The Black Sea bumping incident amounted to little as diplomatic fracases go. In part that’s because the setting differed markedly from the Western Pacific today. The U.S. task force cruised along mainland Soviet shores where no one disputed Moscow’s sovereignty. This was not contested turf like China’s South China islands—ground wrested from China’s neighbors […]
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China to increase overseas military bases: Pentagon report
Beijing will seek to add bases to provide security to One Belt, One Road infrastructure projects, Pentagon report says. The US Defense Department expects China to add military bases around the world to protect its investments in its ambitious One Belt, One Road global infrastructure programme, according to an official report released on Thursday. […]
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SC issues writ of kalikasan for protection of West PH Sea marine environment
MANILA (UPDATE) – The Supreme Court on Friday issued a writ of kalikasan in response to a petition seeking protection of the marine environment in the disputed West Philippine Sea, sources told ABS-CBN News. In an en banc ruling, the high court granted the plea filed by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and […]
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China stealing foreign military technology in race to become world power: Report
China continues building up its military to transform from regional power to “world-class,” investing heavily in modernization and expanding its global influence, according to a new Pentagon report that was released on Thursday. The report highlights how China is rushing towards that goal by using covert techniques to steal foreign military technologies and “leapfrogging” […]
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Biden says China is ‘not competition for us,’ prompting pushback from both parties
Former vice president Joe Biden on Wednesday dismissed the notion that the United States should be worried about China as a geopolitical competitor, prompting criticism from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as well as some Republicans who argued that Biden is underestimating the world’s second-largest economy. The argument is one Biden has frequently made in […]
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Annual fishing ban begins in South China Sea
The annual fishing ban in the South China Sea started Wednesday and will last until August 16, local agricultural authorities said Thursday. No fishing activities are allowed in parts of the sea under China’s jurisdiction except angling during the period, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of south China’s Hainan Province. […]
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China poised to deploy stealth fighters in South China Sea says US as tensions mount
CHINA will “keep pushing the envelope”, particularly in the South China Sea region, as it prepares to unveil its first stealth fighter before the end of the year, and is also developing long-range bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, a top US Air Force commander has warned. And General Charles Brown, the head of […]
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A “People’s War”: How China Plans to Dominate the South China Sea
By all means, let’s review China’s way of war, discerning what we can about Chinese warmaking habits and reflexes. But these are not automatons replaying the Maoist script from the 1930s and 1940s. How they might transpose Maoist doctrine to the offshore arena—and how an unruly coalition can surmount such a challenge—is the question […]
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Vodafone Found Hidden Backdoors in Huawei Equipment
For months, Huawei Technologies Co. has faced U.S. allegations that it flouted sanctions on Iran, attempted to steal trade secrets from a business partner and has threatened to enable Chinese spying through the telecom networks it’s built across the West. Now Vodafone Group Plc has acknowledged to Bloomberg that it found vulnerabilities going back years […]
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Vodafone Found Hidden Backdoors in Huawei Equipment
While the carrier says the issues found in 2011 and 2012 were resolved at the time, the revelation may further damage the reputation of a Chinese powerhouse. For months, Huawei Technologies Co. has faced U.S. allegations that it flouted sanctions on Iran, attempted to steal trade secrets from a business partner and has threatened to […]
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US Finally Stands Up to China’s ‘Cabbage Strategy’
The United States has finally put its foot down, facing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) use of open deception to seize control of the South China Sea. The head of the U.S. Navy has allegedly told the CCP that hostile actions from its coast guard and fishing boats will be seen as no different […]
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China’s South China Sea strategy takes a hit as the US Navy threatens to get tough on Beijing’s sea forces
The US Navy has reportedly warned China that it could treat the Chinese coast guard and the paramilitary fishing fleet known as the maritime militia the same as the Chinese navy — as combatants. Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, “made it very clear” to his Chinese counterpart in January that “that […]