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Aquino: PH to ‘pull weight’ in South China Sea
China, EDCA, Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, USAMANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday, June 3, said the Philippines will assert itself in the disputed South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) once it fully implements a new but legally questioned military agreement with the United States. “Once everything has been ironed out – there’s a challenge before the Supreme Court […]
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China behaving like Nazi Germany in South China Sea, says Benigno Aquino
The Philippine president has likened present-day China to Nazi Germany, hinting that the world cannot continue to appease Beijing as it claims ever more territory in the South China Sea. Benigno Aquino’s comments – made during a speech in Japan – came as disquiet grows over the quickening pace of China’s land reclamation programme in […]
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Enter Science & China’s Blue Economy in the South China Sea’s Policy Discussion
Artificial Islands, China, Ecocide, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Reclamation, South China Sea DisputeThe role of marine science and the emergence of China’s blue economy helped frame a new narrative on the South China Sea’s policy debate, as shown at a CSIS discussion on May 21 titled “The Convergence of Marine Science and Geopolitics in the South China Sea.” Two of the panelists John McManus from the University […]
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Chinese air zone is top PH concern
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAA Chinese air defense identification zone over artificial islands that Beijing is building in the South China Sea will be a “serious cause for concern” for the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday. China has not yet declared an air defense zone, but a declaration is seen as likely as Beijing […]
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A look at the US stance on the South China Sea dispute
Speaking to the BBC during a visit to Vietnam, Carter said the US would “continue to do what we have done for seven decades since World War II ended – by being the pivotal military power in the region, which we are and will continue to be,” adding that “nothing will stop US military operations […]
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South China Sea: Australia will ignore Chinese air defence zone, says Kevin Andrews
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USADefence Minister Kevin Andrews has said Australia will continue to fly military aircraft over disputed waters in the South China Sea even if Beijing imposes a unilateral restricted air zone. A day after demanding an end to Beijing’s island-building in the contested waters during a key Asian security conference, Mr Andrews indicated Australia would not heed any […]
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China’s military buildup in the South China Sea is ‘beyond anything previously seen’
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Diaoyu, Japan, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, Senkaku, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina’s rapid claim on contested islands in the South China Sea is beyond anything seen previously and raises legitimate questions about Beijing’s intentions in the region, the secretary of the Australian defence department, Dennis Richardson, said. Richardson told a Senate estimates committee on Monday that the military buildup on China’s reclamation program in the South […]
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Beijing’s response to territorial dispute could have negative effect
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAA Chinese representative’s strongly worded response to the South China Sea dispute at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore on Sunday could have a negative effect on the issue, a Taiwanese scholar said that day. China has tried to present itself as a peaceful country in previous talks, but its representative uttered some strong […]
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The Next Step Toward Possible Conflict in the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAU.S. warships likely to challenge expanded Chinese sovereignty When discussing the growing conflict over China’s dredging new islands to extend its sovereignty 1,000 miles into the resource-rich South China Sea, one phrase frequently pops up from U.S. military officers past and present. “China,” they say, “doesn’t do off-ramps well.” What they mean is that once […]