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US report flags China’s fishing ban in disputed sea
CHINA’S ANNUAL moratorium on commercial fishing in waters it claims, including the disputed South China Sea where the Philippines has sovereign rights, “bear(s) watching closely,” considering the “sometimes-violent” incidents in the course of that ban’s enforcement, a US think tank said. In a report dated July 7, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) of Washington’s Center for Strategic and International…
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Beijing now calls the shots in the South China Sea, and the US and Asean must accept this for lasting peace
The contest for the perceptual domination of the South China Sea, for the Asean claimants and thereby Southeast Asia, is over. China has won. There is little its regional opponents can do now. How did this come about and what are the options for dealing with it? [urlpreviewbox url=”http://app.scmp.com/scmp/mobile/index.html#/article/2101696/desktop”/]
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Vietnam And India To Spoil China’s South China Sea Ambitions
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Vietnam and India are teaming up to tame China’s ambitions to control the South China Sea and the riches that are hidden beneath. Early this week, Vietnam granted Indian oil firm ONGC Videsh a two-year extension to explore oil block 128, according to a Reuters report. China considers the…
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US bombers challenge China in South China Sea flyover
TOKYO – Two U.S bombers flew over the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement on Friday, asserting the right to treat the region as international territory, despite China’s territorial claims in the busy waterway. Before their flight on Thursday, the two B-1Bs trained with Japanese jet fighters in the neighboring East China Sea, the…
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Vietnam renews India oil deal in tense South China Sea
HANOI/NEW DELHI: Vietnam has extended an Indian oil concession in the South China Sea and begun drilling in another area it disputes with China in moves that could heighten tensions over who owns what in the vital maritime region. The moves come at a delicate time in Beijing’s relations with Vietnam, which claims parts of the sea, and India, which…
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China’s activities in SCS ‘clear and present danger’ to PH security: Golez
MANILA – China’s island-building and military activities in the South China Sea are a “clear and present danger” to the Philippines’ national security, warned former National Security Adviser Roilo Golez. In an interview on ANC’s Early Edition on Thursday, Golez said China can, at any time, deploy combat aircraft that can easily reach the Philippines and Vietnam. Golez said a…
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US, Vietnamese navies kick off joint exercises in S. China Sea amid tensions with China
The Vietnamese and American navies have begun their eighth annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) in the coastal Khanh Hoa Province, days after a US vessel sailed past a disputed island in the South China Sea. The NEA officially began on Wednesday when the USS Coronado and USNS Salvor ships docked at Cam Ranh International Port. Over the course of five…
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Vietnam drills for oil in South China Sea
Vietnam has begun drilling for oil in an area of the resource-rich South China Sea also claimed by China. An oil industry consultant told the BBC that a drilling ship on contract to international firm Talisman-Vietnam was working off Vietnam’s south-east coast. This appears to be why a senior Chinese general cut short an official visit to Vietnam last month.…
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China’s Xi raises ‘negative factors’ in call with Trump
Relations between the US and China have been warmer since Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in April Chinese President Xi Jinping told US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday that Sino-US relations have been hit by “negative factors” in a phone call following days of US actions that have vexed Beijing. Trump held separate calls with Xi and Japanese Prime…
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Lorenzana: PHL should protest Chinese structures in Spratlys
DEFENSE SECRETARY Delfin N. Lorenzana said on Monday, July 3, the Philippines will likely “protest” China’s reported militarization of the disputed South China Sea, following an update by a US think tank on Chinese military facilities there. In a report dated June 29, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) of Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said China…
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The false choice of war or accommodation in the South China Sea
Why Australia must send its navy to assert the freedom to operate in the South China Sea I appreciate Hugh White taking the time to critique my essay in the current edition of Foreign Affairs, which recommends a course correction in US strategy to deter and, if necessary, deny Chinese control of the South China Sea. In fact, I agree…
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EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon sails destroyer near disputed island in South China Sea, officials say
Tensions in the South China Sea are growing as China rapidly develops man-made islands in the critical waterway. Fox News explains the conflict in the region and why the U.S. is paying close attention For the second time since President Trump took office, the Pentagon dispatched a U.S. Navy warship to sail near a disputed island claimed by China in…