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Beijing sends fighter jets to disputed island chain in South China Sea
Beijing has stationed eight warplanes on a strategic disputed island in the South China Sea, escalating tensions over territorial claims. Satellite images from July 15 showed at least four aircraft on Woody Island in the Paracels chain, believed to be J-11B air superiority fighters. More pictures the following day showed them in a different area […]
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South China Sea: Australian warships encounter Chinese navy in disputed waters
On July 13, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a statement contending that China’s claims in the South China Sea are “completely unlawful” and that there is “no coherent legal basis” for its nine-dash line map. This announcement was, of course, strongly opposed by China, which described it as completely unjustified.On July 13, US […]
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South China Sea: Australian warships encounter Chinese navy in disputed waters
Australian warships have encountered China’s navy in the disputed South China Sea at a time of heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The Australian government has played down the encounter – believed to have occurred last week – saying on Thursday that “all interactions with foreign warships throughout the deployment were conducted in a […]
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Brunei, the quiet claimant, breaks its silence on the South China Sea
SUMMARY Brunei, long considered to be a “silent claimant” state in the South China Sea dispute, broke its silence recently as it released a rare statement urging parties to negotiate issues based on the rule of law. While reaffirming Brunei’s commitment to maintain stability in the region, Brunei’s foreign ministry urged countries to discuss issues […]
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Brunei, the quiet claimant, breaks its silence on the South China Sea
Source: https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/brunei-breaks-silence-south-china-sea/
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Brunei, the quiet claimant, breaks its silence on the South China Sea
SUMMARY Brunei, long considered to be a “silent claimant” state in the South China Sea dispute, broke its silence recently as it released a rare statement urging parties to negotiate issues based on the rule of law. While reaffirming Brunei’s commitment to maintain stability in the region, Brunei’s foreign ministry urged countries to discuss issues […]
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‘Major power’ building maritime empire in South China Sea not us: China
In the latest salvo of words fired over the South China Sea, the Chinese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of deliberately distorting facts on the issue. https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/535428
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China Using Covid Crisis To Bullying Its Neighbours, Militarise South China Sea: Pompeo In London
London [UK], July 22 (ANI): US State Secretary Mike Pompeo once again blasted at Beijing on Tuesday (local time) and urged nations to push back against the Asian giant, disgruntled on the fact that rather than helping the world during this Covid crisis, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is bullying its neighbours and militarise features […]
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South China Sea: Chinese air force ‘sends warning’ to US Navy with live-fire drills
last week, as the US Navy steps up drills and freedom of navigation operations in the region.China’s air force held live-fire drills and sent more fighter jets to its base on disputed Woody Island inthe South China Sea The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command conducted the drills on Wednesday and Thursday last week, with […]
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MSDF joins exercises with U.S. and Australia on doorstep of South China Sea
The Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted trilateral military exercises with the Australian Defence Force and the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group on the doorstep of the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday. The move, the latest show of naval might in the waters, was sure to anger China. The exercises in the Philippine Sea by […]
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China’s Self-Inflicted Wounds in the South China Sea
Increased aggression from Beijing has sparked more robust responses from Washington and the regional claimant states. China’s South China Sea gambit is heading toward a rocky phase, the warning signs of which were witnessed on July 13 when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally rejected China’s “historical rights” claims in the South China Sea. […]
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U.S. warns China of ‘severe consequences’ if it reclaims Scarborough Shoal
US East Asia and Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary David Stillwell says any attempt by Beijing to do so would be a ‘dangerous move’ A day after the United States branded China’s expansive maritime claims across most of the South China Sea as “completely unlawful,” it renewed a warning that any action on Beijing’s part to […]