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US, China to hold delayed diplomatic, security dialogue
High-level talks now set for Friday as world’s two largest economies look for ways to resolve damaging trade war. The United States and China will hold top-level diplomatic and security talks in Washington, DC, on Friday, amid moves to try and resolve a damaging trade war. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary James Mattis, Chinese politburo member Yang Jiechi…
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US, China set for high-level talks to avert South China Sea clashes
The US and China will hold a second round of high-level diplomatic and security talks in Washington on Friday in a show of willingness for the two sides to continue communications amid rising tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James Mattis will host Yang Jiechi, China’s director…
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WW3: China fires furious ‘CONSEQUENCES’ warning to US in South China Sea warship FACE-OFF
A CHINESE naval commander warned a US warship those on board would “suffer consequences” if it did not change course in the run-up to a near-miss in the South China Sea, according to military documents obtained by the MoD. The Luyang destroyer issued the verbal warning to the USS Decatur seconds before the Chinese ship passed 45 yards from the…
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Chinese warship crew says ‘good morning’ to Japanese helicopter carrier sailors in South China Sea
The crew of a Chinese warship sent a friendly greeting to Japanese sailors aboard a helicopter carrier they encountered in the South China Sea recently in what analysts said was a further sign, albeit superficial, of the warming ties between the two Asian giants. The incident happened late last month when China’s Luyang-II class guided-missile destroyer Lanzhou spotted the Japanese…
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Philippines to take action if Chinese weather stations in South China Sea are verified — Palace
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 6) — Malacañang said it will await confirmation on reports that China has set up weather stations on areas in the South China Sea and assured that the government will take action if this is proven true. “The government will undertake appropriate actions once these reports are properly validated,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Tuesday.…
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Palace: Never too late to assert arbitral award in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — It would never be too late to assert the Philippines’ claims in the West Philippine Sea because an international arbitral court had ruled in favor of Manila on the maritime row, Malacañang said Monday. The Philippines calls the portion of the South China Sea within its exclusive economic zone the West Philippine Sea. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo…
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China’s commander-in-chief has ordered the military command overseeing the South China Sea to prepare for war
China’s commander-in-chief has ordered the military command overseeing the contested South China Sea to “concentrate preparations for fighting a war,” according to the South China Morning Post. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the Southern Theater Command Thursday, again stressing the need build a force that can “fight and win wars” in the modern age. “We have to step up combat…
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US Navy chief visits Philippines, receives updates on South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — Adm. John Richardson, United States chief of naval operations, received an update on the situation in the South China Sea during his recent visit to the Philippines. Richardson went to Palawan to get an update on the disputed waterway from Lt. Gen. Rozzano Briguez, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command. The US Navy…
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US and China risking a military mishap without ‘mature communications’, America’s former top East Asian diplomat warns
“We must be extra careful not to have a mishap like EP-3 in the current environment,” Susan Thornton, the former acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, told the South China Morning Post in an interview. “I’m not confident that we have adequate communication mechanisms in place to prevent escalation.” Thornton, who retired from the State…
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China Should Stop Making Noise In The South China Sea
China should stop making noise in the South China Sea. It isn’t good for peace. It isn’t good for trade. And it isn’t good for financial markets of the region. China claims the South China Sea as its own sea. All of it, the sea surface, the resources beneath, and the airspace above. “From China’s perspective, the South China Sea…
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Philippines must strike a balance when China’s Xi Jinping comes to visit, analysts say
The Philippines will court Beijing for further investment when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Manila next month, temporarily sidestepping issues in the South China Sea as it hedges its bets in the ongoing trade and strategic tussles between China and the United States, observers say. While the nation’s strongman President Rodrigo Duterte has made waves with his pivot towards Beijing…
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Top US Navy officer tells China to behave at sea
MELBOURNE, Australia — The U.S. Navy’s chief of naval operations has called on China to return to a previously agreed-upon code of conduct for at-sea encounters between the ships of their respective navies, stressing the need to avoid miscalculations. During a Nov. 1 teleconference with reporters based in the Asia-Pacific region, Adm. John Richardson said he wants the People’s Liberation…