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China Shocked (Aug 29,2020): US deployed 100 B-52 Bomber and Navy in SCS to Fight China
Shortly after deploying two of its military aircraft carriers in the South China sea, the US has now sent its B-52 bomber to join the military dr1lls in what is being seen as a strong message to China. https://youtu.be/hpVOXK1AluA
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Fuga Island: Between Chinese money and national security
MANILA, PHILIPPINES An economic slump is making government eager for new investments. But the risk is real. Critics of a Chinese company’s proposed investment on Fuga Island renewed warnings against the project amid an economic slump that has made the government eager for new investments. Fuga is a 10,00-hectare private island with pristine white beaches […]
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Philippine town gives official names to 4 sandbars, 2 coral reefs around Pag-asa Island
The local government of Kalayaan in Palawan has named 4 sandbars and 2 coral reefs in Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, whose surrounding waters are continuously being claimed by China despite a 2016 arbitration award invalidating Beijing’s sweeping claims over almost the entire South China Sea. Pag-asa Island, located some 285 miles west of mainland Palawan, hosts […]
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To The Brink Of War With China?
Observers of United States (US)-China relations increasingly talk of a new cold war. On top of a long-running trade war, the two countries now find themselves in a destructive cycle of mutual sanctions, consulate closings, and increasingly bellicose official speeches. Efforts to decouple the US economy from China’s are underway as tensions mount in both, […]
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US deploys B-2 stealth bombers to base in Indian Ocean: Why it’s the most advanced bomber in US airforce
Yesterday, the US military’s Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) confirmed that three B-2 stealth bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri had been deployed to the Naval Support Facility on the remote island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The aircraft departed the Missouri base on Tuesday and arrived on Diego […]
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South China Sea: China activated ‘ship killer’ missiles amid threat to sink two US ships
SOUTH CHINA SEA tensions have pushed the US and China into a dangerously hostile dispute, with some experts warning the risk of conflict is real. This wasn’t helped by Beijing’s deployment of “ship killer” missiles. China’s military had already threatened to “sink two aircraft carriers” of the US’ when it activated the ballistic missiles. Rear […]
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South China Sea: the dispute that could start a military conflict
is one of the world’s busiest waterways and rich in natural resources. It is also one of the most contested maritime areas, with various countries, including China, Vietnam and the Philippines claiming sovereignty. TheSouth China Sea The United States is not a claimant but it does have strategic interests in the area and its […]
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Malaysia Issues Rare Rebuke Against China Over South China Sea
Malaysia has rejected China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea in a rare public rebuke of its largest trading partner. The government made a submission to the United Nations two weeks ago on its rights over the remaining portion of a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the country’s baselines, Foreign Minister […]
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KL rejects Beijing’s claims in South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia has rejected China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea in a rare public rebuke of its largest trading partner. The government made a submission to the United Nations two weeks ago on its rights over the remaining portion of a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the country’s […]
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Don’t cry Unclos! South China Sea dispute legalese likely to focus at delayed Asean meeting
If this was any other ordinary, pandemic-free year, August would have heralded a blitz of parachute diplomacy inSoutheast Asia Regional Forum (ARF), which convenes foreign ministers of the 10-nation bloc and key global partners, is considered so important that it is highly irregular for a major power’s top diplomat to skip the security meeting, no […]
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Why the President is inutile on the WPS
In his State of the Nation Address last July 27, President Duterte admitted to the nation that he is “inutile” in defending Philippine sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Duterte declared: “[China is] in possession. So what can we do? We have to go to war and I can’t afford it. xxx I’m […]
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Duterte orders part of Fuga Island allotted for PH Navy base
MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza) to set aside a portion of Fuga Island in Cagayan province for use as a base by the Philippine Navy. On Monday (Aug. 10), Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, Navy chief, told INQUIRER.net that Duterte gave the order last Aug. 6 to allocate […]