West Philippine Sea
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Japanese carrier drills with British warship heading to contested South China Sea
ABOARD THE KAGA, INDIAN OCEAN: Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan and close ally the United States have found common cause in countering growing Chinese influence […]
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China opposes provocative actions in South China Sea
BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — China opposes interference in the South China Sea situation from countries outside the region, China’s Ministry of National Defense said Thursday. At a regular press conference, Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for the ministry, made the remarks in response to questions on the presence of British naval ships in the South China […]
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The US Sent B-52 Bombers Tearing Through The South China Sea Twice This Week
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Foreign warships in South China Sea ‘causing trouble’, Beijing’s ambassador to Britain says
Speaking in London on Wednesday at the annual Induction Programme for Commonwealth Diplomats organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Liu Xiaoming said that the progress made by China and Asean (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in formulating a code of conduct in the South China Sea showed that countries in the region had the confidence […]
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Showing the Dragon’s Teeth: China’s Warnings over the South China Sea
On August 31, the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship Albion exercised its freedom of navigation rights by sailing past the Chinese-occupied Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. As has been its practice, Beijing directed the British warship to leave and its foreign ministry issued a statement that demanded the United Kingdom end such “provocative […]
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China’s Sea Control Is a Done Deal, ‘Short of War With the U.S.’
NEAR MISCHIEF REEF, South China Sea — As the United States Navy reconnaissance plane banked low near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea early this month, a Chinese warning crackled on the radio. “U.S. military aircraft,” came the challenge, delivered in English in a harsh staccato. “You have violated our China sovereignty and infringed […]
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Only WAR can stop China in the South China Sea – US Admiral delivers TERRIFYING warning
ONLY war can stop China controlling the South China Sea, where it is currently building up bases on artificial reefs, according to a shocking warning from a top US Admiral. China warn US Navy for flying past South China Sea islands Play Video The assessment was made by Admiral Davidson who currently leads the US […]
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South China Sea safety depends on naval codes of conduct, not on America giving way or any China-US grand bargain
A long-time sceptic on US presence in the Asia-Pacific, Mark Valencia dismisses efforts by countries in the region to manage maritime safety, including adoption of the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (“Naval code of conduct won’t make US-China encounters in South China Sea safer”, September 6). He concludes that any optimism about this initiative […]
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Commentary: Is there crisis in Duterte admin’s appeasement policy on China?
The Duterte administration’s appeasement policy is based on a quid pro quo with China and would result in the unraveling of his predecessor’s balancing policy on China’s maritime expansion in the South China Sea. Last month, President Rodrigo Duterte conveyed to his countrymen that he expected China to be fair on the South China Sea […]
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Major hurdles – and rewards – as China and Philippines try to forge deal to share South China Sea resources
If the two sides manage to reach an agreement, an outcome that is far assured given the myriad political and legal complexities, it could radically alter the dynamics of a vexing geopolitical dispute. Ahead of President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to Manila in November, the Philippines and China have taken a major step towards resolving […]