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Abe working to forge united front on South China Sea at G-7 talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will try and convince Group of Seven leaders at the summit in Mie Prefecture later this month to form a united front in countering China’s aggressive moves in the South China Sea, sources have said. “The point is whether the G-7 can reach a consensus (on the issue) and how many […]
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See for yourselves, Taiwan tells panel over disputed South China Sea island
TAIPEI, May 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan on Friday called on an international tribunal not to make a ruling on a disputed South China Sea island if the judges don’t visit first to see for themselves it can sustain life. Taiwan wants to prove Itu Aba is not just a rock, but a real island that […]
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China has reclaimed 3,200 acres in South China Sea
In its most detailed assessment to date of China’s island-building program, the Defense Department said three of the land features in the Spratly Islands now have nearly 10,000-foot runways and large ports in various stages of construction. Philstar.com/File WASHINGTON — A new Pentagon report says China has reclaimed more than 3,200 acres of land in […]
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China using ‘coercive tactics’ in maritime claims: Pentagon
China is using “coercive tactics” and fostering regional tensions as it expands its maritime presence in the South China Sea and elsewhere, but is avoiding triggering an armed conflict, the Pentagon said Friday. In an annual report to Congress, the Defense Department outlined China’s rapid military growth and described how it is assertively defending sovereignty […]
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Hague-rs Gonna Hague: Beijing Amps Up Opposition to South China Sea Tribunal
Beijing is rallying the court of public opinion ahead of an international arbitration ruling on the Philippines’ legal challenge against Chinese maritime claims. A senior Chinese diplomat on Thursday amplified Beijing’s grounds for rejecting the tribunal’s authority over the dispute and sought to cast the Philippines as irresponsibly pursuing a frivolous lawsuit. “Any ruling issued […]
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Hang together or hang separately?
With the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) expected to deliver its ruling on the Philippines-China dispute over maritime jurisdiction in the South China Sea (SCS) as early as next month, China has embarked on a diplomatic offensive to rally international support to downplay the court’s decision. To this end, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently […]
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South China Sea Dispute: Rodrigo Duterte To Share Gas, Oil With China
Partial and unofficial results put Rodrigo Duterte as the presumptive winner of the Philippine elections and that’s why his opinions and possible strategies now matter for the country. Now, according to the soon-to-be president, there is a solution to the South China Sea spat that has been keeping countries on their toes. Duterte is the […]
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U.S. Tanks in Putin’s Backyard; Stealth Planes to South China Sea
Tanks on the Black Sea. For the first time ever, the U.S. Army has sent Abrams tanks to take part in an exercise in Georgia, on the Black Sea coast. The tanks will take part in an annual exercise on Russia’s southern flank, where Moscow fought a war in 2008. About 1,300 troops from Georgia, […]
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UN ruling on South China Sea ‘may impact other countries’
China said yesterday that more than 30 other countries might find themselves unwittingly embroiled in legal battles similar to the case brought by Manila against Beijing over disputed claims to the South China Sea. The comments by senior Chinese diplomat Ouyang Yujing takes Beijing’s argument that the UN tribunal hearing the case has no jurisdiction […]
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Beijing’s agents of disinformation now operating in PH
THIS HAS reference to Salvador France’s letter titled “Indeed, US bases removal in 1992, a magnificent decision” (Opinion, 4/26/16). I had the privilege of serving in Moscow on the eve of the demise of the Soviet Union. One notable event with this demise was the defection of many KGB agents to Boris Yeltsin. Some of […]
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Palace hits out at China over maritime disputes
Malacañang on Sunday denounced China’s refusal to take part in a proceeding to resolve the disputes in the South China Sea, filed before the Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international organization based in the Peace Palace, The Hague. “The participation of the Philippines in international arbitration proceedings of the arbitration court is a strong adherence […]
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Taiwan Asserts Island Claim in Philippines’s South China Sea Hague Case
A private group in Taiwan has filed to intervene in a case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, asserting that at least one territory in the South China Sea belongs to neither the Philippines nor China, but to the “Republic of China,” Taiwan. The Chinese (Taiwan) Society of International Law has filed […]