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Is China taking advantage of COVID-19 to pursue South China Sea ambitions?
With much of the world preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic, China has continued to push its military objectives in the South China Sea. However, the US, Australia and Vietnam are not idly standing by. Over the past months, as countries in the Pacific region were focused on battling the coronavirus, multiple sources reported that […]
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Air Force sends pair of B-1B bombers on mission over South China Sea
Two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew over the South China Sea on Tuesday, the latest in an increasing number of U.S. military demonstrations in the region. Bombers deployed to Guam flew the mission to demonstrate the Air Force’s ability to operate anywhere international law allows, “at the time and tempo of our choosing,” Pacific […]
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China’s increasing belligerence in South China Sea threatens international peace and regional stability
NEW DELHI: Vietnam has taken an appropriate decision by asking its citizens to fish legally after China attempted to put fishing limits in South China Sea where Beijing has yet again displayed aggression in last few weeks while the world is busy fighting Covid. The unilateral action by China to ban fishing in SCS and […]
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US formally announces onset of Cold War with China
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: With its new vision document on China, the US has formally announced the onset of its Cold War with the Asian giant, accusing it of exploiting rule-based world order and re-shaping international system in favour of Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ideology and interests. Just short of calling it Cold War, the US […]
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US awakens to risk of China-Russia alliance in the Arctic
New navy secretary calls for a significant presence in the northern seas NEW YORK — When the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee convened a hearing to confirm the new Secretary of Navy Kenneth Braithwaite, the word “Arctic” was mentioned 35 times. It topped other hot topics such as “China” and “Russia,” which each received 22 […]
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Xi makes high-stakes power play in move to subdue Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – For Chinese leader Xi Jinping it is a high-stakes power play. His move to impose tough national security laws on Hong Kong risks reigniting pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into chaos last year, increasing tensions in an already fraught relationship with the United States and undermining Hong Kong’s status […]
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After The South China Sea, China Now Looks To Claim The Whole Of Antarctica
The inhabitable regions of the earth, the North and the South pole are now a point of contention among the global powers including the US, China and Russia. Amid the pandemic, when the US is cutting back and delaying its Antarctic activities, China and Russia are silently expanding its operations. “China’s interest in Antarctica […]
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Beijing continues South China Sea aggression during pandemic
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – As the world struggles to beat the coronavirus pandemic, China has remained as aggressive as ever in the South China Sea, including the part that Filipinos call the West Philippine Sea. Tailing other countries’ ships, ramming a fishing boat, and challenging a Philippine naval vessel patrolling its own territory are hardly […]
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Two US warships steam to the rescue of a drilling ship being harassed by Chinese Navy in disputed sea after Washington accuses Beijing of ‘bullying’
The Navy said it deployed USS Montgomery and USNS Cesar Chavez Ships were sent to patrol hotly disputed area in South China Sea China’s claims to maritime sovereignty over area disputed by Malaysia, others Malaysia has been exploring for oil in area while Chinese ships patrol nearby This is second time in last month that […]
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US Navy warns China to stop ‘bullying’ others in the South China Sea as its ships sail into a standoff
The US Navy sent two ships into the middle of a South China Sea dispute on Thursday as the commander of US Pacific Fleet warned China to stop “bullying” other countries in the region. A US Navy littoral combat ship and a cargo vessel conducted “presence operations” near the West Capella, a Malaysia-contracted drillship at […]
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Beijing’s South China Sea fishing ban threatens to raise tensions
U.S. Navy ships from Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group sailing in formation in the South China Sea in this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo. EPA U.S. Navy ships from Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group sailing in formation in the South China Sea in this Oct. […]
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE RECENT PHILIPPINES-CHINA NAVAL STAND-OFF
AMTI UPDATEOn April 22, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) filed two diplomatic protests against China, accusing it of violating international law and Philippine sovereignty. According to Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr., the notes sent to the Chinese Embassy in Manila were on two different issues. The first concerned a February 17 […]