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China to hold naval parade on April 23 in Qingdao
China’s defense ministry announced Thursday that it will hold an international maritime parade on April 23 in waters off Qingdao city, east China’s Shandong Province, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy. This information was released by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense at a regular briefing in Beijing. Chinese People’s Liberation Army…
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‘PH open to Chinese money to finance growth, development’
MANILA – The Philippines is open to Chinese aid and investment to spur its economy despite limited public support for letting Beijing’s checkbook diplomacy dictate the future of the Southeast Asian country, a senior Filipino government official says. “China has promised more funding for more projects,” Socioeconomic Planning secretary Ernesto Pernia told NNA in Osaka during a recent visit to…
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What Happens if China Sinks Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers?
“What the United States fears the most is taking casualties,” said Lou. “We’ll see how frightened America is.” Sinking an American carrier would be an act of war, period. If Chinese like Admiral Lou are right, then America is finished as a major power. If 10,000 dead American sailors aren’t worth fighting over, then neither will the U.S. defend Taiwan,…
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China reacts with FURY after US sails warships through strategic Taiwan Strait
US NAVY chiefs sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait as the Pentagon stepped up the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China. The deployment risks stoking tensions in the volatile region but will be viewed by self-ruled Taiwan as a sign of support from the Trump administration amid growing friction between Taipei and Beijing. A…
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Duterte set to tackle economic, military partnership
MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte might discuss the country’s mutual defense cooperation with the United States as well as freedom of navigation issues with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tonight in Manila. This was according to National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon who expressed optimism that the brief meeting would boost further the long-time defense alliance between the Philippines and…
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What You Need to Know About the South China Sea, the World’s Next Hot Spot
China is equipping itself with several new “assassin’s maces” as two world powers brace for impact in the South China Sea. If you look at the South China Sea on a map, then it might seem inevitable that this 1.4 million square miles of water would become a territorial quagmire. Bordered by China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and other nations,…
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Palace hit for ‘mendicancy,’ Beijing for ‘bullying’
After Panelo bared China’s tit-for-tat deportation plan if undocumented Chinese workers are kicked out of PH Labor groups and a lawmaker on Wednesday lambasted the Duterte administration for “kowtowing” to China after its ambassador “bullied” the government into not taking action against Chinese illegally working in the Philippines. The Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (Sentro) said Ambassador Zhao…
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Why a U.S.-China trade deal is not enough
WASHINGTON – As Chinese and American trade negotiators met in Washington through the weekend, observers were largely focused on the countries’ economic disagreements, such as over China’s subsidies to its state-owned enterprises. But to think that an agreement on trade would protect the world from a Sino-American cold war would be as premature as it would be naive. Of course,…
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China, The US, And Realistic Expectations
Deng Xiaoping once said that “the China-U.S. relationship can never be too good or too bad” because it is too important. In other words, meaning the leaders and people of both countries should be realistic about how close their bilateral relationship can be at any given point in time, and they should never let their disagreements get so out of…
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US Navy dispatches destroyer, cargo ship through Taiwan Strait in message to China
The U.S. Navy dispatched a guided-missile destroyer and a cargo ship through the Taiwan Strait Monday, the latest in a series of American military maneuvers intended to send a message to Beijing that the United States will continue its support of Taiwan in the face of recent threats by the Chinese government. The passage through the strait — shadowed by…
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China’s military seeks new islands to conquer
A DEFENCE Department report warns that China’s military build-up is reaching the point where it can attempt to “impose its will on the region and beyond”. Visiting recently with senior officials from two US allies in the region, Japan and Singapore, gave me a visceral feeling of how things look on the ground (and at sea). “We are deeply concerned…
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Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: Indonesian reports say the country plans to develop fisheries surround the Natuna Islands it controls in…