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Philippines eyeing retired gas platforms near Recto Bank as Navy observation posts
MANILA (UPDATE) – The Philippine Navy chief on Saturday inspected two retired gas platforms being considered for conversion into military observation posts for Recto Bank and the Malampaya gas field in the West Philippine Sea. The visit of Flag Officer In Command Navy Vice Admiral Giovanni Bacordo to Nido and Matinloc gas platforms came as […]
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China is doubling down on its territorial claims and that’s causing conflict across Asia
(CNN) — Since taking power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has helped cement China’s position as a global superpower — and pushed forward an aggressive foreign policy, making bolder moves in several key flashpoints across Asia. From the South China Sea to the Himalayan Sino-Indian border, and even in one of its own cities, […]
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China’s refusal to honor PCA ruling may stall code of conduct — Carpio
MANILA, Philippines — With China’s possible resistance to the inclusion of the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC), retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio is not optimistic that the said accord will be completed before President Rodrigo Dutere leaves office. “I’m […]
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South China Sea threat: Beijing issued warning on disputed claim to waters amid WW3 fears
China claims it has historic right of ownership to almost the entire South China Sea, despite a 2016 international arbitration ruling saying Beijing’s claim had no legal basis under international law. But the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei also have overlapping claims to parts of it. DWF’s Head of Transport, Jonathan Moss, has explained […]
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Boris Johnson launches new drive against Beijing’s ‘expansionism’ among poorer countries
Boris Johnson has ordered diplomats to launch a new drive against Chinese ‘expansionism’ after Beijing was accused of placing pressure on Barbados to remove the Queen as its head of state. The island is one of dozens of countries which form part of China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, under which Beijing lends money to poorer […]
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Appeasing China Won’t Cool the Earth
As policy makers in Beijing weigh their options in the event of a Biden victory, one of the subjects that will most engage their attention is climate change. Joe Biden has repeatedly stated that he will put the goal of slowing climate change at the heart of U.S. foreign policy. Washington would rejoin the Paris […]
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Diplomatic protest not needed vs. countries with no active conflict with PH — Locsin
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 21) — There is no need to file diplomatic protests against countries with no active conflict with the Philippines over the South China Sea, the Foreign Affairs secretary said. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr. told lawmakers in a House budget hearing on Monday that he sees no […]
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Philippines Won’t Follow China on Excluding West in Disputed Sea
The Philippines’ top diplomat said the country would not follow China’s stance of keeping Western powers — including the U.S. — out of the disputed South China Sea. The South China Sea Code of Conduct that Southeast Asian nations are crafting with Beijing won’t lead to western countries’ exclusion from the waters, Philippine Foreign Secretary […]
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Global Impact newsletter: escalating conflict in the South China Sea
If you want to start a world war, a good way to do it is to mix the escalating conflict between two of the world’s greatest military powers with the grievances of a half-dozen smaller countries over territorial claims. That’s the current situation in the South China Sea, the massive body of water that stretches […]
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Germany wades into the Indo-Pacific fray
In a move that promises to rile China, Germany has officially joined the “Indo-Pacific” geopolitical club as outlined in a new 40-page policy guideline. The document makes Germany the second European nation, along with France, to adopt a formal strategy for the region. Though falling short of taking sides in Donald Trump’s new Cold War […]
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[ANALYSIS] Where China’s aggressive action is taking the world
‘It is vitally important for world peace that the South China Sea dispute be resolved in accordance with international law’ These are the remarks of retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio T. Carpio at the ADR Institute webinar on Wednesday, September 16. Let me give an overview of the South China Sea (SCS) dispute. […]
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China can safely drop nine-dash line in South China Sea and win friends in Asean: China expert
SINGAPORE – China could abandon the nine-dash line – which underpins its claim of up to 90 per cent of the disputed waters in the South China Sea – without hurting its long-term interests, a China military expert said on Friday (Sept 18). In fact, abandoning the line would boost its soft power and help […]