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Is There an Arms Race Underway in Southeast Asia?
https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/is-there-an-arms-race-underway-in-southeast-asia/
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Vietnam opposes South China Sea claims inconsistent with international law, says govt spokesperson
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/01/15/vietnam-opposes-south-china-sea-claims-inconsistent-with-international-law-says-govt-spokesperson
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One of the US Navy’s most powerful weapons makes a rare appearance in Guam
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/16/asia/us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-guam-intl-hnk-mi/index.html
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Ayungin Shoal: Duterte’s scared statement
When I was growing up in Tondo, this was a common scene: A tough guy commits a crime and is brought to trial. In Tondo at that time, it was almost impossible to get witnesses to testify in a criminal trial, particularly if the accused was a tough guy. In the few times some witnesses came forward, the witness would…
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US military preparing for potential conflict with China over Taiwan
Pentagon strategists are preparing for a potential confrontation with China over the fate of Taiwan, senior administration officials told lawmakers. “The PRC is the Department of Defense’s pacing challenge and a Taiwan contingency is the pacing scenario,” Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner, the lead Pentagon official for the Indo-Pacific, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a Wednesday hearing.…
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Illegal Strategy: China Suspected Of Unauthorized Sea Floor Survey In Pacific
A Chinese government survey ship, Da Yang Hao, has been accused of illegal activities in Palau’s waters. Palau is a small island nation, strategically located between the Philippine Sea and the North Pacific. Using ship tracking data provided by MarineTraffic.com we can confirm that the Chinese vessel was operating in Palau’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Based on the vessel involved,…
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Chinese Hackers Targeted Southeast Asian Nations, Report Says
Chinese hackers this year targeted military and civilian organizations in several Southeast Asian nations, particularly those with similar territorial claims or strategic infrastructure projects, suggesting the involvement of the state, a U.S.-based cybersecurity firm said in new research released late Wednesday. Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam were the top three targeted countries over the past nine months, said the Insikt Group,…
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China not worried about any ‘domino effect’ of Olympic boycotts
BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) – China is not worried about a “domino effect” of diplomatic boycotts of the Beijing Winter Olympics, it said on Thursday, after Australia, Britain and Canada joined the United States in deciding not to send officials to the Games. The United States was the first to announce a boycott, saying on Monday its government officials would…
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U.S. orders arms embargo on Cambodia, cites Chinese influence
The U.S. has ordered an arms embargo on Cambodia, citing deepening Chinese military influence, corruption and human rights abuses by the government and armed forces in the Southeast Asian country. The added restrictions on defense-related goods and services, issued by the State and Commerce departments, are due to be published and take effect Thursday. A notice in the Federal Register…
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Opinion: China runs roughshod over international law to expand its territory and influence without firing a shot
Beijing redraws the map of Asia by unilaterally asserting dominion over disputed territories from Hong Kong and Taiwan to the Himalayas and the South China Sea. NEW DELHI, India (Project Syndicate)—As the world’s largest, strongest, and longest-surviving dictatorship, contemporary China lacks the rule of law. Yet it is increasingly using its rubber-stamp Parliament to enact domestic legislation asserting territorial claims…
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Hegemon and bully of South China Sea
Last Nov. 22, 2021, while marking the 30th year of the China-Asean dialogue relationship, China’s President Xi Jinping declared that China does not seek hegemony and will not bully its smaller neighbors. Chinese diplomats routinely assure the world that China does not seek to overturn the existing international system. This is all doublespeak. China is obviously the hegemon and bully…
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Next PH president shouldn’t be ‘defeatist’ in West PH Sea row
THE next president of the Republic should not have a “defeatist” attitude toward the territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea, political scientists said on Thursday. Dr. Renato de Castro, Stratbase ADR Institute trustee, and Dr. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the Philippines Institute of Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea shared this view during…