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Compensation amount for breach of sea law as for Ukraine to be determined by Intl Tribunal, supposed to be significant
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin says that the amount of compensation from Russia for violations of Ukraine’s rights in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait will be considerable, but the amount of compensation will be determined by the International Tribunal. “We deliberately do not call the amount, because Russia continues to violate the rights…
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The Australian Navy may be preparing for a direct venture into the South China Sea
WHEN Malcolm Turnbull met Donald Trump, China was a big talking point. It’s what our Prime Minister didn’t say that may provoke the superpower. THE Australian Navy may be preparing for a direct independent venture into the South China Sea. Australia has traditionally avoided direct participation in freedom-of-navigation exercises so as not to affect diplomatic relations with China, our largest…
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Analyst: ‘Careless dalliance’ with China could make Philippines a regional security threat
MANILA, Philippines — A lack of a coherent Philippine policy on China and its usual accommodation of Beijing’s interests may have contributed to the consolidation of Chinese military presence in the West Philippine Sea, an analyst said. According to Jose Antonio Custodio, a non-resident fellow of think tank Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute, a careless “dalliance” with China might make…
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Can China defend South China Sea island bases?
CHINA has established military bases on islands built up in the South China Sea, including the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, but can Beijing defend them in an armed conflict? The question was posed by defense and security analyst Robert Farley in his article that appeared Feb. 19 in The National Interest, an American bimonthly international affairs publication. He recalled that…
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China trying to enforce claim to South China Sea: Trump advisor
China is turning its newly-built islands in the South China Sea into bases so it can enforce its claim to own the entire international waterway, according to a senior Pentagon official. “It’s not about finding 12 nautical miles more” territory for China around the edges of the controversial islands, “it’s really about enforcing a very expansive sovereignty claim”, said the…
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The Extraterrestrial Impact of the South China Sea Dispute
History offers lessons for the coming legal and geopolitical debates in space. On January 20, 1788, Captain Arthur Philip sailed into Botany Bay at the helm of the British flagship Sirius and a convoy of transports to realize the United Kingdom’s new claim to Terra Australis. After a 252-day journey to the farthest known edges of the Earth, the freshly…
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“Global Britain” on the line in the South China Sea
Mearsheimer’s Big Question: Can China Rise Peacefully? During a trip to Australia this month, UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced that HMS Sutherland, a British frigate currently deployed to Australia and the Western Pacific, would return from its tour via the South China Sea, “making it clear our navy has a right to do that”. Williamson is the third British…
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From Africa to South America, China’s fishing fleet outstrips the competition
Ships from mainland China amassed around 17 million hours of fishing in 2016, mostly off the southern coast of their home country, but also as far away as Africa and South America. The next-biggest operation is Taiwan’s, with 2.2 million hours of fishing. The data, collected and analysed over five years by Global Fishing Watch, a non-profit group that tracks…
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SC Justice: Assign NAMRIA to name Benham Rise features
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 22) — If the Philippines’ central mapping agency names Benham Rise features, China’s names will have no bearing, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday. Carpio suggested designating the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) to approve proposed names for features in the country’s extended continental shelf, of which it has sovereign…
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SC Justice counters Duterte: Militarization in South China Sea for PH, not U.S.
SC Justice counters Duterte: Militarization in South China Sea for PH, not U.S. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 22) — China’s continued militarization in disputed islands in the South China Sea is a national threat, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warned on Thursday. “Every military and security analyst I know here and abroad agree that those military structures…
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Duterte wants Filipino soldiers to train in China
MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte wants Filipino soldiers to conduct training in China as he continues to seek warmer ties with Beijing despite the longstanding dispute in the South China Sea. Duterte said there is a need for “balance” in terms of the training destination of soldiers because most of them prefer to pursue their studies in the United States,…
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Joint Freedom of Navigation Patrols in the South China Sea
During a trip to Australia this month, UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced that HMS Sutherland, a British frigate currently deployed to Australia and the Western Pacific, would return from its tour via the South China Sea, “making it clear our navy has a right to do that.” Williamson is the third British minister to commit the country’s naval forces…