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South China Sea: Vietnam begs for international help as Beijing continues island grab
CHINA is driving Vietnam into America’s arms by ignoring Hanoi’s concerns that “serious developments” in the South China Sea have increased tensions between the two nations. The build-up of militarised islands by Beijing is triggering concern among the international community. Many countries and organisations are expressing their stance, which indicates they are worried about […]
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‘Ball is in Beijing’s court’ on South China Sea after Rodrigo Duterte puts focus on international law
When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met his Chinese counterpart last week he put the emphasis on international law, but Xi Jinping was unmoved – there would be no change to Beijing’s position on the South China Sea. Duterte raised the contentious issue with Xi during a five-day visit to Beijing, as he faces mounting […]
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Beijing hits out as US sends warship past two disputed reefs in South China Sea for the first time
China condemned a US naval patrol near disputed reefs in the South China Sea and called on Washington to stop infringing upon its sovereignty. On Wednesday, the guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E Meyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Fiery Cross and Mischief reefs, China’s two biggest artificial islands in the disputed Spratlys. […]
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China rejects UK, France, Germany call to respect SCS ruling
MANILA, Philippines — China has rejected as “unwelcome” the call of the United Kingdom, France and Germany on the South China Sea claimants to respect the arbitration ruling of 2016 and the rules-based framework laid out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the […]
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E-3 expresses concern on SCS
MANILA, Philippines — Three European countries have collectively expressed their concern over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. “We are concerned about the situation in the South China Sea which could lead to insecurity and instability in the region,” the United Kingdom, France and Germany said in a statement yesterday. They called on […]
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Foreign scholars condemn China’s bullying behaviour in East Sea
WASHINGTON China is engaged in a long-term and consistent campaign of coercing Southeast Asian countries to abandon their legitimate rights in the East Sea, according to an American scholar. Tension escalated since the Chinese survey ship Haiyang Dizhi 8 and its escort vessels returned to Việt Nam’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) earlier this month. […]
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Escalating trade war continues to hit China’s manufacturing, with slump continuing into August
As the trade war with the United States continues to gather pace, manufacturers in China remain gloomy about their prospects, with the sector activity contracting for the fourth successive month in August. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI), released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Saturday, stood at 49.5 in August, down […]
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Trump Has China Policy About Right
Time to draw a line in the sand against Xi Jinping’s overreach. For President Xi Jinping of China, Deng Xiaoping’s advice on how China should rise — “keeping a low profile” — was yesterday’s story. Discretion is not his thing. Since Xi became president in 2013, he has made China’s ambitions abundantly clear, upping the […]
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Xi tells Duterte he won’t budge on South China Sea
Beijing told visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that its position on the South China Sea was not up for negotiation, a spokesman for the leader said Friday. China claims most of the contested sea, including waters close to Philippine shores, and has rejected a United Nations (UN)-backed international tribunal ruling that said its assertion […]
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Duterte tells China’s Li: South China Sea code is ‘least concern of America’
BEIJING–Member-states of the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) and western countries have been nagging the Philippines to come up with the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea to ease tensions in the disputed sea region, President Duterte disclosed on Friday night. “I have been the recipient of so many requests regarding the […]
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U.S. warship sails near South China Sea islands claimed by China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, a move that Beijing condemned as an illegal attempt by Washington at “maritime hegemony”. The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-Chinese relationship, which […]
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Chinese fishers’ group incorrectly claims Recto Bank is part of Spratly Islands
MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese fisheries association had apologized for the allision between a Chinese vessel and a Philippine fishing boat near Recto or Reed Bank in the West Philippine Sea in June. Chen Shiqin, president of the Guangdong Fishery Mutual Insurance Association, sent the apology letter to the Philippine Embassy in Beijing. The […]