ADIZ
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U.S. keeps watchful eye as China builds ‘Great Wall of Sand’
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Miliitarization, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAABOVE THE EAST CHINA SEA — The crew of Pelican One keeps a watchful eye as the U.S. Navy patrol plane swoops low to identify a ship operating near waters off southwestern Japan that China now claims as its territory. After a radio check and a close look confirms the ship is a harmless Panama-flagged […]
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Lengthening Chinese Airstrips May Pave Way for South China Sea ADIZ
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Airstrips, Artificial Islands, China, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysNever underestimate Chinese engineering. First the Great Wall, then the Grand Canal, and now the Great Wall of Sand. China is rapidly augmenting features in the South China Sea (SCS) on industrial scale—hundreds of acres (more than 4 square km)—that even its neighbors combined cannot match. “Features,” is the key word here, because many were previously […]
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China takes steps to control South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, 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 […]
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A Big Deal: China Reveals Its South China Sea Strategy
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Code of Conduct, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysConcerned nations should also demand that the Chinese pledge that they will refrain from using these new outposts for destabilizing and coercive conduct. This should include promises not to interfere with freedom of navigation and to forego establishing an ADIZ over disputed maritime areas. To make such commitments palatable to Beijing, they could be included […]
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China reef work in Spratlys could lead to new air exclusion zone: US commander
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAWASHINGTON – China could eventually deploy radar and missile systems on outposts it is building in the South China Sea that could be used to enforce an exclusion zone over the disputed territory, the US military commander for Asia said on Wednesday. Admiral Samuel Locklear, speaking at a congressional hearing in Washington, described as “aggressive” the land reclamation and construction […]
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Japan’s role in South China Sea getting bigger
The Japanese government is now expanding its role in world stage as it forge a stronger bilateral defense cooperation and exchanges with Philippine though a established Strategic Partnership. Japan is also set to supply Philippines and Vietnam with patrol boats. Last January 29, Philippines’ and Japan’s defense secretaries signed “Memorandum on Defense Cooperation and Exchanges […]
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Beijing’s land reclamation project worrisome; India, Washington should be watchful
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, East China Sea, India, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, USADuring a visit to New Delhi earlier this month, Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, exhorted India to increase its presence in the South China Sea where China is literally creating new geography by enlarging reefs into artificial islands. He called China’s massive land reclamation “provocative” because it effectively changes “facts on […]
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China’s latest expansion to deny Philippines’ access to Ayungin
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Ayungin Shoal, China, Militarization, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysMANILA, Philippines — China has created new artificial islets in two more reefs in the disputed South China Sea, which the Philippine military fears is meant to choke off its access to Ayungin shoal, where a crumbling Philippine Navy ship is beached. In an interview, former Air Force officer Rep. Francisco Acedillo, now partylist representative […]
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China threatens restricted flight zone over entire South China Sea, giving them the right to shoot down unauthorised planes
A recent U.S. suggestion for Japanese patrols in the South China Sea has elicited a sharp rebuttal by the Chinese government and reignited Chinese media discussion of a South China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ would require all air traffic to obtain China’s permission before flying over the South China Sea, or […]