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Beijing hits back at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s ‘irresponsible’ South China Sea energy claims
China’s foreign ministry has slammed as “irresponsible” claims by the US’ top diplomat that China is blocking access to energy beneath the South China Sea. Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in Beijing on Wednesday that Beijing had started consulting Southeast Asian nations about resolving disputes in the South China Sea, and called on non-claimant nations to keep out of the…
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US Air Force Flies Another B-52H Bomber Mission Over South China Sea
Two U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers flew a patrol over the South China Sea on March 13, according to U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). “Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted routine training in the vicinity of the South China Sea March 13, 2019 (HST), before returning to base,” PACAF…
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U.S. Sends Bombers Over S. China Sea
B-52s challenge Chinese claims to strategic waterway The Air Force sent two nuclear-capable bombers over the South China Sea on Wednesday in a show of force challenging China’s expansive maritime claims. “Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted routine training in the vicinity of the South China Sea March 13, before returning to…
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US Secretary of State Criticizes China’s South China Sea Practices
Mike Pompeo also criticized China’s “debt trap” diplomacy. China has pushed back on a speech made earlier this week by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the country’s international practices, including its behavior in the South China Sea and use of debt as a tool of statecraft. “By blocking development in the South China Sea through coercive means, China…
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US flies bombers near contested South China Sea islands
(CNN)Two US B-52 bombers flew near contested islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, according to US Pacific Air Forces, which oversees air operations in the region. “Two B-52H Stratofortress bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted routine training in the vicinity of the South China Sea March 13, 2019 (HST), before returning to base,”…
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There’s no going back. Beijing has won the South China Sea.
NEW photos and video have for the first time shown the illegal construction of artificial islands in the contested Spratly Islands is all but complete. Combined with recently released Chinese state media propaganda footage, what they show in close-up detail confirms the fears raised by analysis of commercial satellite photographs: these are massive, impecabbly constructed and impressively equipped military fortresses.…
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A Chinese navy fighter jet crashed on a Chinese island in the South China Sea, killing both pilots
An unspecified Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy fighter jet crashed on Tuesday in Hainan, a southern Chinese province in the South China Sea, The Associated Press reported, citing the Chinese military’s official news outlet. Both pilots were killed in the crash, but there were no injuries or fatalities on the ground, the report said. The crash is under investigation. A…
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Robredo touts South China Sea arbitral win in Otso Diretso HK rally
HONG KONG — Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday made use of the Philippines’ arbitration win in the West Philippine Sea against China to emphasize the courage and nationalism of 2 Otso Diretso candidates during a public campaign rally in this special administrative region controlled by Beijing. Some Filipino migrant workers who gathered along Chater Road cheered as Robredo described…
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China trying to influence US, Australia: Trump adviser Bolton
US national security adviser John Bolton says China’s efforts to influence opinion in the US and Australia is far greater than that of any other government. US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, says China’s attempts to use think tanks and non-profit organisations to influence opinion in the US and Australia “is far greater in magnitude than any…
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Beware the Chinese Trojan horse
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad warned the Philippines about the perils of allowing a large number of Chinese workers in the country. Here on an official visit, the 93-year-old Malaysian leader last year pulled a shocking election victory in his return to power. Known for his outspoken views, Mahathir took on global currency trader George Soros by proving him…
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Is Singapore’s purchase of F-35s targeted at China?
Trade and commercial disputes have consistently caused disruptions in China-U.S. relations in recent years, but geopolitical rivalry in the South China Sea is another bone of contention between the two big powers that’s never far from the surface. On March 1, the issue came to the fore after Singapore’s defense minister Dr Ng Eng Hen announced in Parliament that the…