West Philippine Sea
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A Hole in the U.S. Approach to Beijing on South China Sea
America tackles China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea from a legal angle, but the law it refers to is one the U.S. itself isn’t a party to. As Andrew Browne writes in this week’s China’s World column: In the contest for control over the South China Sea and its natural resources, China always has […]
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All invasions of Vietnam have ended in badly for Chinese dynasties
The East Sea has gotten “choppy” in recent days because of China’s bellicose behaviors. Their provocative acts have led to high tensions in the whole region. Chinese expansionism, which has existed for millennia, has once again reared its ugly head. VietNamNet conducted an interview on the matter with Dr. Nguyen Khac Thuan, former Head of […]
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Xi Jinping’s Excellent Adventure: A Calibrated Takeover of the South China Sea
China, Japan, Militarization, Oil Rig, Paracels, Philippines, Russia, South China Sea Dispute, USA, VietnamChairman Mao’s “little red book” is no longer a fashion accessory in Beijing, but China’s leaders seem to be drawing inspiration from one of its aphorisms: “There is great disorder under the Heavens and the situation is excellent.” Judging by the calculatedly risky steps they have taken — like moving a gigantic drilling rig deep […]
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China evacuates 3,000 nationals from Vietnam over unrest
Anti China Protesters, China, Intentional Rammings, Mob Violence, Oil, Oil Rig, Paracels, South China Sea Dispute, Vietnam, Water CannonBEIJING, China – (UPDATED) China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its nationals from Vietnam following a wave of deadly anti-Chinese violence, state media said Sunday, May 18, as Vietnamese authorities imposed heavy security to thwart any further unrest. Xinhua news agency said the evacuees included 16 Chinese who were “critically injured” last week in […]
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In US, Chinese General Defends South China Sea Oil Rig
Anti China Protesters, China, Diplomatic Relations, Foreign Policy, Intentional Rammings, Mob Violence, Oil, Oil Rig, Paracels, South China Sea Dispute, USA, Vietnam, Water CannonGeneral Fang Fenghui, the Chief of the General Staff of the PLA, arrived in Washington, DC today for formal meetings with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey. According to Dempsey and Fang’s comments during their joint press conference, they held extensive discussions on the military relationship, including counterterrorism, the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, […]
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ALL TALK? | Allies question US’ ‘ironclad commitment’ amid Chinese aggression
WASHINGTON/MANILA — US President Barack Obama sought to reassure allies in Asia last month that the United States would support them in the face of a more assertive China. But after one of Beijing’s boldest moves in years to lay claim to contested waters off Vietnam, some Asian countries are asking a simple question: Where […]
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Beijing’s dangerous arrogance in the South China Sea
Anti China Protesters, China, Illegal Fishing, Indonesia, Intentional Rammings, Mob Violence, Natuna, Oil, Oil Rig, Philippines, Poaching, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Vietnam, Water CannonChina’s current behaviour vis-à-vis its South China Sea neighbours is aggressive, arrogant and smacks of Han chauvinism and ethnocentrism. Far from being an expression of national pride, it is giving patriotism a bad name. Patriotic Hongkongers should recognise it for what it is: a dangerous ploy. Not only has Beijing bared expansionist teeth to Vietnam […]
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Beijing sends evacuation ships to Vietnam
Anti China Protesters, China, Intentional Rammings, Mob Violence, Oil, Oil Rig, Paracels, South China Sea Dispute, Vietnam, Water CannonThe first ship departed Sunday morning from the southern island of Hainan, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. It also said that 16 critically injured Chinese were airlifted from Vietnam early Sunday aboard a chartered medical flight. More than 3,000 Chinese have already been pulled out from Vietnam following the riots this past week […]
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Vietnam says ready to settle peacefully its dispute with China
Anti China Protesters, China, Intentional Rammings, Mob Violence, Oil, Oil Rig, Paracels, South China Sea Dispute, Vietnam, Water CannonHANOI — Vietnam insists that China stops offshore oil exploration in the South China Sea within Vietnam’s territorial waters, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the phone on Thursday. The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said on Friday the minister had criticized Beijing’s installation of […]
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Vietnam’s Anti-China Protests Reflect Grievances Far Beyond China’s Rig in South China Sea
Anti China Protesters, China, Intentional Rammings, Mob Violence, Oil, Oil Rig, South China Sea Dispute, Vietnam, Water CannonViolence against Chinese-owned factories in Vietnam has spread to mayhem at factories run by South Korean, Taiwan and Singapore companies as well. It’s as though Vietnamese were protesting not only the heavy-handed construction by China of an oil rig within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea but also giving voice to a long […]