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Beijing operates weather stations in South China Sea artificial islands
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 3) — China said on Thursday it has begun operating weather monitoring stations in the artificial islands in the South China Sea. “These projects are designed to observe the maritime, hydrological, meteorological conditions and air qualities, and provide such services as maritime warning and forecast, tsunami alert, weather forecast, air quality forecast, and disaster prevention…
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Should China fuss about Royal Navy in South China Sea?
Britain is a major naval player no longer. It can only offer a support presence for other western powers in the Indo-Pacific Chinese has long historical memories of British men-of-war in the South China Seas, dating back to the humiliations of the Opium Wars. But while Beijing warns London not to get engaged in the area’s complex maritime disputes, it…
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Chinese and American people will save relations despite trade war and South China Sea threats, says ambassador to US Cui Tiankai
‘Enough of trade war threats, strategic rivalry, sabre rattling in the South China Sea,’ says Cui Tiankai in speech in Washington Rivalry and confrontation are prevailing but ordinary people will turn the tide, he suggests. China’s ambassador to the US said on Tuesday that the “goodwill” and “wisdom” of the Chinese and American people would carry the countries through a…
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Greg Poling: Imagining an Effective South China Sea Code of Conduct
After more than a decade of stalled negotiations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China have, since 2016, made headway on a Code of Conduct to govern their interactions in the South China Sea, where four ASEAN members — the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei — have made explicit territorial claims along with China, which has sought to assert…
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Wang Yi: Shoulder Joint Responsibilities to Maintain Peace and Stability in the South China Sea
On October 29, 2018, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Foreign Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin of the Philippines jointly met the press after their talks in Davao. A journalist asked about the Chinese side’s expectations and opinions on the future situation in the South China Sea. Wang Yi expressed that in these years, every time I met with…
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China to speak up for Philippines’ rights record at UN, foreign minister says
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has vowed to defend the Philippines at the United Nations and in other international human rights forums. “China is continuing to provide support in terms of assistance in intelligence sharing and capacity building. We are going to speak up for the just causes of the Philippines in the United…
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China, Philippines pledge to maintain peace and stability in South China Sea
DAVAO, Oct 30: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Philippine counterpart, Teodoro Locsin, pledged joint efforts to advance consultation on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. Wang Yi, who is on a two day visit to the Philippines said, under the guidance of the leaders of China and the Philippines, and thanks to…
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Beijing-Manila energy search shows how to turn conflict into cooperation: analysts
China and the Philippines are poised to bring their economic cooperation into a new era, and they have a fair chance to achieve the first ground-level implementation of the joint development of oil and natural gas in the South China Sea, Chinese analysts said on Wednesday. The comments came after a two-day visit by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister…
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China sets up station to monitor South China Sea climate, pollution: ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has built a monitoring station in a disputed area of the South China Sea to track regional pollution and climate change, environment ministry spokesman Liu Youbin said on Wednesday. The station on the Nansha Islands, known outside China as the Spratlys, has been set up to detect major air pollutants like PM2.5, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides…
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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 Harbin guided missile destroyer, left, and the DDG-139 Ningbo Sovremenny-class Type-956EM destroyer, right. AP Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the Southern Theater Command to prepare for war during an inspection last Thursday. The command oversees the South China Sea, where tensions have been on the rise. A Chinese destroyer confronted a US Navy warship conducting a freedom-of-navigation operation near…
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Weeks after a showdown in the South China Sea, the Navy’s top officer says the US and China will ‘meet more and more on high seas’
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Chief of US Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said on Tuesday the US and China “will meet each other more and more on the high seas” after a Chinese warship came close to a US ship in the disputed South China Sea. The Chinese vessel came within 45 yards of the USS Decatur during a “freedom of…
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Is a US-China war in Asia inevitable?
Chinese and American officials increasingly talk about war over Taiwan and the South China Sea – could it really happen? New York City – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent talk of “preparing for war and combat” is just the latest example of tough language that has stoked fears of a military flare-up with the United States over two potential flashpoints:…