West Philippine Sea
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South China Sea Dramas Distract from Bigger Problems Between America and China
Just when the South China Sea seemed to have quietened down, two key players, China and the United States, have embarked on a series of provocative gestures. But the distrust between these major powers in the South China Sea inhibits their ability to deal with more serious issues in the region and the world at […]
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Duterte foreign policy ‘directionless’: ex-envoy
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy remains “directionless” six months into his administration, as the Philippines is left with few options to assert its claim in the South China Sea, a former diplomat said. It was “naive” of Duterte to warm up to China while “taking for granted” traditional Western allies, said retired Ambassador […]
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IT IS HIGH TIME TO OUTMANEUVER BEIJING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Editor’s Note: This article is based in part on the author’s recent report for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Countering China’s Adventurism in the South China Sea: Strategy Options for the Trump Administration. The policy of the United States and its close allies in the South China Sea has failed. Repeated statements of […]
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Duterte draws the line on West Philippine Sea
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he might be forced to confront China if the latter eventually extracts valuable resources from the disputed West Philippine Sea without the Philippines’ knowledge. Duterte has chosen to set aside an arbitral tribunal’s decision declaring China’s massive claim to the resource-rich sea as without basis, opting instead […]
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The Next South China Sea Flashpoint: Unmanned Systems
Both China and the U.S. are increasingly using unmanned vehicles in contested waters. The seizure of a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) by China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) earlier this month was certainly unprecedented and may augur future frictions. Although the PLAN has since returned the UUV, this incident remains subject to debate. […]
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China Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Disputed South China Sea
Fighter jets on the deck of China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills in the Bohai Sea, off China’s northeast coast, this month. Credit Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BEIJING — The Chinese military, in a move analysts described as a challenge to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s strident criticism of China, has deployed an aircraft […]
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Civilians Helping Governments Stake Claims in South China Sea
TAIPEI — A statement from China that daily civilian charter flights would serve the contested sea off its south coast raises the growing profile of civilians as a tool for governments to bolster their claims in Asia’s most widespread sovereignty dispute. The launch Thursday of flights from Haikou in southern China to Woody Island in […]
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East Sea: How can China’s irrational arguments be disposed of?
VietNamNet Bridge – This article points out the absurdity of the arguments of China and pro-China scholars against the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) ruling. East Sea: How can China’s irrational arguments be disposed of?, Government news, Vietnam breaking news, politic news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, Vietnam net news, […]
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US intel: China to put missiles on S China Sea man-made islands to guard airstrips
Chinese military rattles neighbors in South China Sea EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. intelligence community thinks the “hundreds” of surface-to-air missiles that China recently shipped to its Hainan Island in the South China Sea will be moved to the country’s nearby and disputed man-made islands in the coming months, two military officials told Fox News on Saturday. […]
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The ASEAN Crisis, Part 2: Why Can’t ASEAN Agree on the South China Sea?
How internal and external factors hamstring ASEAN when it comes to the South China Sea. Part 1 of this three-part series argued that the South China Sea Dispute poses an existential threat to ASEAN as a regional organization. The South China Sea Dispute challenges ASEAN’s ability to deal with regional militarization, guarantee member states’ economic […]