China Philippines

• China takes steps to control South China Sea

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  Artificial Islands, China, China Philippines, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA

  April 23, 2015

  News × West Philippine Sea

  Beijing’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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• China’s aircraft carrier now docked in Hainan

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  Air Craft Carrier, China Philippines, Fishing Rights, Haian, Militarization

  January 14, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  MANILA, Philippines—China’s aircraft carrier has docked in the southernmost island province of Hainan two days after it set sail to conduct sea trials in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, “will carry out relevant experiments and trainings” while docked at the Sanya City Naval Harbor, China’s official Xinhua […]

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• No moves to redeploy patrol vessels to Panatag Shoal yet — DFA chief

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  China Philippines, GMA Network News

  December 3, 2012

  News × West Philippine Sea

  The government has not yet made a move to redeploy patrol vessels to the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal even as three Chinese ships remain in the vicinity, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario. “We had pulled out our ships because of bad weather. There were significant storms there in the last couple of […]

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