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Disputing China’s Spurious Territorial Claims in the South China Sea
On January 22, Chinese government media angrily accused the U.S. of “wantonly provoking trouble” in the South China Sea. The alleged American provocation? On January 17, the U.S. Navy’s USS Hopper, a guided missile destroyer, passed within 12 miles of Scarborough Shoal — a sea feature within Filipino territory that China now calls Huangyan Island. […]
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Chinese navy preparing for island dispute: expert
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is strengthening its combat capability by conducting drills in the South China Sea in an effort to deal with potential disputes and national reunification in the future, a military expert said on Wednesday, adding that other countries should familiarize themselves with the situation. Website navy.81.cn, affiliated to PLA Daily, […]
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China Wants Confrontation in the South China Sea
Last Wednesday, the USS Hopper, an Arleigh Burke–class missile destroyer, sailed within twelve nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, a few rocks in the northern portion of the South China Sea. We would not have known about the sail-by if we were relying on the Pentagon. Beijing announced the event and then made threats. The Chinese, […]
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China’s help not needed in PHL Rise resource exploration—group
Contrary to Palace claims, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the Philippines, despite its limited resources, can explore and exploit the still untapped resources of the Philippine Rise on its own, even without China’s help, with sufficient funding for research and development. As early as 2013, the Philippines, through the Department […]
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Pentagon: Chinese Warship Did Not Force US Destroyer from South China Sea
The Pentagon has denied that a U.S. destroyer was driven out of the South China Sea by Chinese forces, as the country’s defense ministry has claimed. “No one runs a navy ship out of anywhere,” an unnamed senior defense official told The Washington Free Beacon on Tuesday. “This whole notion that we got run off […]
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Filipinos exploring Benham Rise region for years
This government’s claim that the Philippines cannot explore Benham Rise without China is a total sham meant to disempower and demean Filipinos and their capacity and capability as a people I am outraged by the huge hollow block thrown against the entire Filipino nation by Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque when he claimed that Filipinos cannot […]
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CHINA WARNS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL ‘SUFFER COMPLETE HUMILIATION’ IF WASHINGTON CONTINUES TO PROVOKE BEIJING
Beijing has hit back at the U.S. after Washington sailed a guided-missile destroyer near the disputed Huangyan Island—otherwise known as Scarborough Shoal—last Wednesday without permission from the Chinese government. The USS Hooper warship was spotted within 12 nautical miles of the island and described as part of “routine” operations in international waters by the Pentagon. […]
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China will again triple dredging and will have over 50 fortified islands by 2030 in South China Sea
China has purchased 200 dredging ships over the last 11 years. Most of the technology was from Germany, Japan and other countries. China tripled its dredging capacity over the last 15 years. China can now build its own large and modern dredging ships. China has stated that a US ship passing within a dozen miles […]
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China vows “necessary measures” after U.S. warship nears Huangyan Island
BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saturday vowed “necessary measures” will be undertaken to safeguard the country’s sovereignty after a U.S. warship entered waters surrounding Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. When responding to a relevant question from the press, spokesperson Lu Kang confirmed that the USS Hopper, a guided […]
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China accuses US warship of violating its sovereignty in South China Sea
China’s foreign ministry has accused a US warship of entering its territorial waters without permission and said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure its sovereignty is protected. On the evening of Jan. 17, the missile destroyer USS Hopper came within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, the […]
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Carpio’s terms for PH Rise research
THE latest issue on Philippine Rise, formerly known as Benham Rise, focused on Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s statement that China should not be allowed to conduct marine scientific research in Philippine Rise which the United Nations Commission on the Law of the Sea has recognized as part of the Philippine extended continental […]
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China is a disruptive force, U.S. Pacific military chief says Sanjeev Miglani
The three countries – the United States, Japan and India – have grown increasingly concerned about China’s assertive military posture in the region and sought to draw closer, with Australia, in a “quad” of liberal democracies. “I believe the reality is that China is a disruptive transitional force in the Indo-Pacific, they are owner […]