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Germany Joins the ‘Indo-Pacific’ Club
On Wednesday, Germany’s Federal Foreign Office announced a set of Indo-Pacific policy guidelines, becoming the second European nation after France to formally adopt a strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. According to a press release accompanying the announcement (the full 40-page guideline is yet to appear in English translation), the strategy is designed to allow Germany […]
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The China trap
THIS is not about the Chinese people, lest someone accuse me of being engaged in racist rhetoric and Sinophobia. This is about the Chinese state, the one headed by Xi Jinping and his Communist Party, the one that is taunting us like barbarians at the gate that we call the West Philippine Sea. This […]
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US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials for transgressions in South China Sea
“The United States hopes countries will examine their dealings with the China Communications and Construction Company (CCCC) which is specially targeted. Colombo, September 4 (US Embassy/newsin.asia): On August 26, the U.S. Department of State imposed visa restrictions on People’s Republic of China (PRC) individuals responsible for, or complicit in, either the large-scale reclamation, construction, […]
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Has Taiwan Shot-Down Chinese SU-35 Fighter Jet For Violating Its Airspace?
According to another unconfirmed and trending social media reports, the SU-35 jet crashed in Guangxi, an autonomous coastal region in southern China, bordering Vietnam, after intruding into the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. However, many users have flagged the report calling it false while some said that the fighter jet crashed due […]
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Deteriorating US-China relations
The deteriorating situation in the South China Sea (SCS) is in reaction to the increased US activities in the area. Specifically, there are two aspects that could serve as flashpoints in US-China relations. First, the seeming appropriation by the US of the whole of SCS to implement its hegemonistic policy of “Monroe Doctrine” to make […]
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China Rattled By News of Indian Warship Presence in South China Sea
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) mouthpiece Global Times recently raised the issue of Indian Navy warships operating in the South China Sea in an article titled ‘Is South China Sea card useful to New Delhi?’ This was in response to reports in the Indian media that India had ‘stealthily’ deployed a warship in the […]
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South China Sea: Beijing warns Asean members against backing ‘troublemaker’ US in region
Beijing has dialled up the pressure on its Southeast Asian neighbours ahead of key talks in the South China Sea dispute, with a senior diplomat warning them against backing US efforts in the region.Beijing has dialled up the pressure on its Southeast Asian neighbours ahead of key talks inthe South China Sea dispute Luo Zhaohui, […]
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US says China’s South China Sea missile launches threat to peace
The United States Department of Defense said on Thursday that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were a threat to peace and security in the region. Confirming reports that China had launched as many as four ballistic missiles during military exercises around the Paracel Islands, the Pentagon said the move […]
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China Fires Missiles Into South China Sea, Sending U.S. a Message
China has fired a barrage of medium-range missiles across considerable distances into the South China Sea, Beijing’s latest move to demonstrate its strategic dominance and sovereignty over the disputed waters. The missile launches on Wednesday punctuated a series of military exercises that China has conducted this month at a time of rising tensions with the […]
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South China Sea: how the US can head off an ugly showdown with China
With more tit-for-tat rhetoric and military posturing, China and the United States seem to be heading towards a showdown in the South China Sea. flew over Chinese naval exercises in the Bohai Sea in violation of a no-fly zone. The US followed up China’s missile test by deploying a ballistic missile-detection aircraft to spy on […]
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AFP chief asserts PH not ‘abandoning’ claims in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — The government’s “soft approach” in dealing with issues concerning the South China Sea does not mean the Philippines is “abandoning” its territorial claims in the area, the country’s top military official said. Facing a panel of the Commission on Appointment (CA) on Wednesday, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff […]
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Asia analyst says South China Sea is test case for kind of world we want for 21st century
U.S. sanctions 24 companies aiding China’s militarization in South China Sea; reaction from Greg Poling, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. https://news.yahoo.com/asia-analyst-says-south-china-181019314.html