China
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China says its military base in Djibouti may harm America’s vital interests in Africa
Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao reported that according to AFP, President Guelleh of Djibouti, a small eastern African country, said that his country was discussing with China the establishment of a base in Djibouti for maintaining China’s navigation security and overseas interests. Guelleh welcomed China’s intention to set up a military base in his country. This will […]
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An Environmental Turn In South China Sea Disputes – Analysis
Artificial Islands, ASEAN, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysOn 13 April 2015, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released a statement calling out China’s reclamation activities as causing “irreversible and widespread damage to the biodiversity and ecological balance of the South China Sea (SCS)/West Philippine Sea (WPS).” The DFA pointed out that China’s activities have so far caused destruction to over 300 […]
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Pentagon describes China activity in South China Sea as ‘threatening’
NEW DELHI: China’s military mordernisation, particularly its defence capabilities by building artificial islands in the South China Sea region, has raised eyebrows in the Pentagon with the US Department of Defence recently describing such activities as potential threat. “The PLA is developing and testing new intermediate- and medium-range conventional ballistic missiles, as well as long-range, […]
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Stopping China and avoiding war
Analysis, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Pivot, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, USA, WarIn the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), China continues its “reclamation” projects on several disputed reefs which appears to be future airstrips and harbors meant to accommodate jets and warships. Aside from posing security threats to countries in Southeast Asia, these reclamation projects have also been termed as an ecological catastrophe because the reclamation destroys the […]
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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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Philippine military chief visits South China Sea island
MANILA, 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. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, accompanied by journalists and other military officials, said he visited Pag-asa Island to […]
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Environmentalists demand China to stop ‘ecological destruction’ in West PH Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysEnvironmentalists trooped to the Chinese Consulate in Makati City on Monday to demand China to stop its reclamation works in the West Philippine Sea which damage the marine ecosystem in the area. Holding banners written with the call “China Out of Philippine Seas Now,” about 20 members of the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment […]
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China reclaimed 800 hectares of land in South China Sea: US
Washington: China’s hastily expanding campaign to reclaim land in the South China Sea for potential military use now totals 800 hectares, the US has said, stressing that the move to build artificial islands in the disputed area is inconsistent with the region’s desire for peace and stability. “We currently assess that China has reclaimed approximately […]
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REFILE-UPDATE 3-China accelerates land reclamation in disputed islands – Pentagon
May 9 (Reuters) – China embarked upon extensive land reclamation efforts at five outposts in the disputed Spratly Islands last year, adding huge amounts of terrain to bolster its civil and military presence in an area claimed by rivals, a new Pentagon report said on Friday. Chinese building and land-filling efforts have accelerated this year, […]