West Philippine Sea
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US and China risking a military mishap without ‘mature communications’, America’s former top East Asian diplomat warns
“We must be extra careful not to have a mishap like EP-3 in the current environment,” Susan Thornton, the former acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, told the South China Morning Post in an interview. “I’m not confident that we have adequate communication mechanisms in place to prevent escalation.” Thornton, […]
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China Should Stop Making Noise In The South China Sea
China should stop making noise in the South China Sea. It isn’t good for peace. It isn’t good for trade. And it isn’t good for financial markets of the region. China claims the South China Sea as its own sea. All of it, the sea surface, the resources beneath, and the airspace above. “From China’s […]
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Philippines must strike a balance when China’s Xi Jinping comes to visit, analysts say
The Philippines will court Beijing for further investment when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Manila next month, temporarily sidestepping issues in the South China Sea as it hedges its bets in the ongoing trade and strategic tussles between China and the United States, observers say. While the nation’s strongman President Rodrigo Duterte has made waves […]
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Top US Navy officer tells China to behave at sea
MELBOURNE, Australia — The U.S. Navy’s chief of naval operations has called on China to return to a previously agreed-upon code of conduct for at-sea encounters between the ships of their respective navies, stressing the need to avoid miscalculations. During a Nov. 1 teleconference with reporters based in the Asia-Pacific region, Adm. John Richardson said […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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, […]
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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 […]