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US, Japan, Australia team up for naval exercises in South China Sea
The guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain linked up with the Royal Australian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force in the South China Sea to conduct naval exercises on Monday. The exercises, which signify the fifth time this year that the U.S. has conducted exercises in the 7th Fleet’s area of operations with Australia […]
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Fishers slam lifting of exploration ban in WPS
A group of fishers lambasted President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent move to lift the exploration ban in the disputed West Philippine Sea. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said on Sunday that pursuing the joint exploration with China “abandons” the 2016 ruling of an international tribunal in The Hague invalidating China’s claim on […]
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China places new missiles on the border as fears Beijing is ‘stepping up war preparations’
CHINA is building its military forces on its southeast coast in preparations for a possible invasion of Taiwan, military analysts have said. The People’s Liberation Army has been upgrading its missile bases on the coast that faces the island nation of Taiwan. A China-based military source said the country had deployed its advanced hypersonic […]
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Philippines’ PXP Energy in talks with CNOOC on S.China Sea development
MANILA, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ PXP Energy Corp said it was in ongoing negotiations with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) relating to a memorandum of understanding between Manila and Beijing on joint oil and gas development in the South China Sea. In a market disclosure, PXP said on Monday the talks were […]
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Why is the U.S. roiling the South China Sea?
The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and its strike group have entered the South China Sea to hold military drills. The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet says the strike group is “conducting maritime security operations, which include flight operations with fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, maritime strike exercises, and coordinated tactical training between surface and air units.” […]
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China’s Disinformation Campaign in the Philippines
In U.S.-China relations, “coordinated inauthentic behavior” is no longer just a polite description for bilateral summits, but the latest tactic in the ongoing competition for power and influence in the Indo-Pacific. On September 22, Facebook announced that it had dismantled a Chinese disinformation campaign that used false accounts and profiles to dupe unwitting individuals into […]
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China’s hegemony and expansion in SCS
Last Sept. 22, 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping spoke before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) via video broadcast and declared, “We will never seek hegemony, expansion, or sphere of influence.” Forty-six years earlier on April 10, 1974, China’s paramount leader Deng Xiaoping declared before the UNGA, “If one day China should change her color […]
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China claims it opposes bullying, upholds justice
MANILA, Philippines — China has always been a “staunch guardian” of international fairness and justice, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, belying accusations by many of its neighbors and the US of bullying and intimidation in disputed waters. The US, however, said the threat posed by China needs to be taken seriously. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson […]
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Stand up to China, but don’t be a pawn of America
WHAT should we do about the flotillas of maritime militia sent by China to disputed areas in the South China Sea (SCS), including waters near Pag-asa Island, Ayungin Shoal, and other spots occupied by our forces? How about training, arming and sending 200 militia of our own? That’s the plan of the Philippine Navy, deploying […]
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Dangers of Military Confrontation Between the United States and China Around Taiwan and in the South China Sea
In 2020, The Trump administration has dramatically increased the number of Freedom of Navigation missions. Over the past two years, the United States has dramatically increased the number of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and destroyers sent into the South China Sea as a freedom of navigation show of force missions to remind the Chinese government […]
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South China Sea: Chief warns against Beijing’s ‘aggressive’ actions as tensions ERUPT
SOUTH CHINA SEA tensions have erupted, with an army chief warning Beijing is creating a “potential flash point” with its military force. A Philippine armed forces chief said military posturing in the disputed waters has created a “very tense” situation. Beijing has claimed nearly all of the South China Sea as its own. Philippine Army […]
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Philippines to deploy maritime militia in South China Sea
The Philippine Navy is hiring maritime militia forces to patrol and protect fishermen in the South China Sea from intruding Chinese forces. Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo told reporters on Tuesday that it is preparing to send over 200 militiamen to the disputed South China Sea. One company is to watch the islands […]