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Tensions Renew Between Vietnam and China over South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Military Conflict, Mutual Defense, Philippines, Reclamation, Sea Air Patrol, South China Sea Dispute, USAVietnam said it will not respect a fishing ban imposed by China in the Gulf of Tonkin. Tensions sparked once again Sunday after Vietnam refused to abide by China’s fishing ban on the disputed maritime area. Since 1999, China has imposed an annual fishing ban to promote and maintain the fishing industry, however, Hanoi believes […]
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Palace to Beijing: What exaggeration? Facts speak for themselves
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Pagasa, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysMANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has been presenting nothing but facts to reveal China’s massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), and it is up to the global community to determine its implications on the security of the region, Malacañang stressed yesterday. China’s Foreign Ministry accused the Philippines of working together […]
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US, China clash over disputed South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Military Conflict, Mutual Defense, Philippines, Reclamation, Sea Air Patrol, South China Sea Dispute, USABEIJING (REUTERS) – The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea yesterday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is “as hard as a rock”. After a private meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, China’s Foreign […]
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Thoughts on the Constitution / South China Sea developments ominous for Japan
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Diaoyu, Great Wall of Sand, Japan, Mutual Defense Treaty, Reclamation, Senkaku, South China Sea Dispute, USAThis is the second installment of a series that focuses on recent changes to Japan’s national security and the background of the government’s intentions. “Gray-zone situations” are states of increased military tension that do not involve actual armed attacks on Japan. The security-related bills that have been submitted to the Diet would enable the Self-Defense […]
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South China Sea: Beijing’s ‘low-intensity coercion’ and Southeast Asia’s response
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Coercion, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Strategy, USAThis week the annual report to the US Congress on China’s Military Power was released. It noted Beijing’s use of ‘low-intensity coercion’ across the South China Sea and East China Sea. Its assessment stated that: China often uses a progression of small, incremental steps to increase its effective control over disputed territories and avoid escalation to military […]
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Philippine military chief visits South China Sea island
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Pagasa, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ military chief flew to a Filipino-occupied island in the South China Sea on Monday and vowed to defend the territory and help develop tourism and marine resources there amid disputes with China. Related Stories Pentagon weighs sending planes, ships near disputed South China Sea reefs Reuters South China Sea […]
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Australia Urges China Not to Create South China Sea Air Zone
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Australia, China, Philippiens, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAAustralia urged China not to create a proprietary air zone over the disputed South China Sea, with defusing tensions in the waters a priority, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said. “The Asean countries have been discussing this and I believe they’ve made their position quite plain that they would be deeply concerned if there was any […]
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From rundown outpost, Philippines watches China island take shape in disputed sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Pagasa Group of Islands, Phlippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, ThituTHITU ISLAND, South China Sea (Reuters) – As the Philippine military C-130 transport plane made its approach to the country’s most precious outpost in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, it flew past a reef which China is quickly turning into an island. At least two cranes and two dredgers were visible on Subi […]
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China Reserves Right to Create Air Zone Over South China Sea
China reserves the right to establish an Air Defense Identification Zone over the South China Sea, a move that would raise tensions in a region wracked by territorial disputes. “China is entitled to set up ADIZs,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday. “A decision in this regard depends on whether the air safety […]
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China takes steps to control South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, USABeijing’s new land-reclamation strategy in the South China Sea has been ringing alarm bells in the region and has prompted the U.S. to accuse China of attempting to force its way to de facto control of disputed waters. Several high-definition satellite images surfaced this month of China’s land reclamation and construction on Mischief Reef in […]