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Carpio: World’s naval powers enforcing 2016 Hague ruling
President Rodrigo Duterte may have chosen to put aside the arbitral tribunal award that invalidated China’s massive claims in the South China Sea, but the world’s naval powers are doing their part to enforce it, Supreme Court acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday. “There is clearly enforcement of a core part of the Award by the world’s naval powers,…
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With eye on China, New Zealand buys US anti-submarine jets
$1.6 billion purchase of US military aircraft announced New Zealand seeking to help counter China’s buildup in South China Sea China hits back over ‘groundless accusations’ (CNN)New Zealand announced a $1.6 billion purchase of US military aircraft on Monday as it seeks to integrate its forces with US and Australian allies that are trying to counter a Chinese military buildup…
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Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras
A video showing facial recognition software in use at the headquarters of the artificial intelligence company Megvii in Beijing.CreditGilles Sabrie for The New York Times ZHENGZHOU, China — In the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, a police officer wearing facial recognition glasses spotted a heroin smuggler at a train station. In Qingdao, a city famous for its German colonial heritage, cameras…
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[OPINION] Time for a different narrative on maritime dispute with China
Since the stunning victory over China in 2016, the official story has been defeatist Soon, it will be two years since the Philippines overwhelmingly won in its maritime dispute against China. But during this time, the official narrative in the Philippines has been one with strong defeatist tones. From Day 1, July 12, 2016, when the international arbitral tribunal issued…
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‘Their hands are all over it’: China behind N. Korea’s condemnation of US talks, Sen. Graham says
‘Their hands are all over it’: China behind N. Korea’s condemnation of US talks, Sen. Graham says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen with North Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has accused Beijing of being behind Pyongyang’s condemnation of recent talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, while making bizarre threats to North Korea’s leadership. Speaking on…
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BY SNUBBING CHINA IN RIMPAC, US PLAYS A DANGEROUS WAR GAME
Observers speculate the US is fortifying a coalition with an aim to contain China’s rising clout. If they are right, Beijing’s increasingly assertive foreign policy could prove one of its greatest diplomatic failures China’s exclusion from – and Vietnam’s inclusion in – this summer’s Rim of the Pacific naval exercise (Rimpac) is not just a diplomatic snub – it’s the…
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The South China Sea’s history and role in international politics – a scholarly view
Edited by a Taiwanese law professor, this latest volume in a series on contemporary China examines the competing claims to the waterway and the geopolitics of one of the world’s major flashpoints This latest volume in a series on contemporary China published by World Scientific looks at the historical, geopolitical, and legal aspects of the disputes over the South China…
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China is quietly conducting electronic warfare tests in the South China Sea
China is quietly testing electronic warfare assets recently installed at fortified outposts in the South China Sea, sources tell CNBC. A Chinese Naval officer stands guard beside a submarine at the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base in Hong Kong. China is quietly testing electronic warfare assets recently installed at fortified outposts in the South China Sea, according to sources who…
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China’s Hainan invites ‘individuals’ to develop idle islands in South China Sea — report
MANILA, Philippines — China’s southern province of Hainan, which oversees the country’s territorial claims in South China Sea, has allowed “any entity or individual” to develop uninhabitated islands in the disputed waters in a bid to discourage rival claimants from occupying idle features, Chinese state media reported. Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times reported on July 5 that the unoccupied reefs…
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Does PH-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty cover the South China Sea?
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Is President Trump already winning the trade war with China?
After months of threats and gamesmanship, President Trump’s tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese industrial imports took effect a minute after midnight Friday. It’s the latest in a line of protectionism aimed at the U.S. trade deficit with China, which rose about 8% last year to a record $375.2 billion, and includes tariffs on imports of steel and…
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Oil dips in nervous trading as U.S.-China trade war looms
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Friday in a nervous market ahead of a raft of import tariffs expected to be imposed later in the day by the world’s two biggest economies, the United States and China. Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 25 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $77.14 per barrel by 0317 GMT from their last close. U.S.…