West Philippine Sea
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China Warns Philippines against “Blackmailing” on South China Sea
China has said it will never “bully” small countries, nor will it tolerate “blackmail” on the South China Sea issue. The statement from the Foreign Ministry comes in response to claims from the Philippines that it initiated arbitration as it was unable to solve maritime delimitation disputes with China through dialogue due to, what it […]
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China Insists Rights on South China Sea, to Reject UN Tribunal Decision
A Reuters report on Friday, May 6, cited Hong Lei as saying that “those who expect that the arbitration could compel China to yield or make it an accomplished fact are doomed to be disillusioned. The arbitration is illegal and invalid whatever it will be. China will reject and will never acknowledge it.” Lei made […]
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South China Sea WW3: Arbitration Verdict Futile, China Is Sovereign Since Time Immemorial – Experts
In an expected turn of events, some 300 Chinese legal experts unanimously agreed to refute the territorial dispute unilaterally filed by the Philippines before the international tribunal. The two countries have been embroiled in territorial dispute over the vast South China Sea to which China claims 90 percent of the area. Other than the Philippines, […]
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US erodes authority of international law: Chinese spokesman
What the United States has done has seriously eroded the authority, seriousness and effectiveness of the international law, said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman. The spokesman, Lu Kang, made the statement at a regular press briefing Monday in response to what the former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that it would be a “dangerous […]
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Russia’s South China Sea Conundrum
On April 29, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a joint press conference in Beijing during which they strongly opposed the deployment of a THAAD anti-missile defense system in South Korea by the United States as well as outside interference by non-claimants in the South China Sea (SCS) territorial […]
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Coastguard vessels in South China Sea need code of conduct amid increasing risk of clashes in contested waters, say analysts
Nations’ rival territorial claims in region hindering efforts to increase cooperation, say observers Red tape and conflicting sovereignty interests are hindering efforts to set up a coastguard code of conduct in the South China Sea, despite the rising risk of confrontation, observers said. They said part of the problem was that coastguards often fell under […]
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China’s secret maritime militia: Fishermen the forward guard in South China Sea dispute
The Chinese are set to consolidate their control over the South China Sea with their final and most controversial round of island building right up against the Philippines. The fishermen of Hainan Island are the forward guards in China’s battle to take all of the South China Sea. Operating as a guerrilla force and under […]
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Dangerous rocks in the South China Sea
HAVING MADE a “rebalancing” toward Asia a pillar of his foreign policy, President Obama may face a fateful test from China in his final months in office. President Xi Jinping already broke a promise he made to Mr. Obama not to militarize islets his regime has been building up in two parts of the South […]
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SOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH: China starts drills, showcases isles
China’s navy has launched annual war drills in the South China Sea with one of its most advanced warships, the missile destroyer Hefei. The exercises include simulations for breaking an enemy blockade and reconnaissance drills with submarine forces. Five other guided-missile destroyers, a frigate and a supply ship of the South Sea Fleet based in […]
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This Vietnamese Base Will Decide the South China Sea’s Fate
Russia has been perhaps the most explicit in its desire to return to Cam Ranh Bay. Russian experts were hired for the recent modernization of the port, and Vietnam allowed the airfield to be used for refueling Russian bombers, prompting serious concern from the State Department. A base in Vietnam would be of largely symbolic […]