China
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Imbalance in Regional Cooperation
On May 2nd, 2014 the Chinese National Offshore Oil Cooperation’s oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 (HS981) began drilling in disputed waters just off the coast of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The drilling was met with outrage by both the Vietnamese government and its people who claim that the People’s Republic of China […]
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Philippines and US preparing for extreme situations in South China Sea
Stars and Stripes newspaper reported that the U.S. Website July 2 reported that about 1,500 U.S. and Philippine Navy and the Marines, the 1st lasted five days of the end of the exercise, including the South China Sea drills, simulated storm beaches and other training aimed at strengthening collaboration armies. Guided missile destroyer ‘John McCain’ […]
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China detains Vietnamese fishermen in South China Sea
Chinese authorities have arrested six Vietnamese fishermen, officials say, in a move that could increase tensions in the South China Sea. Vietnam said the men were detained in disputed waters where the two countries have been confronting each other over a Chinese oil rig. China says the fishermen were in Chinese waters off Hainan island. […]
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China’s gigantic hoax
China’s leaders may yet relive Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about vanity, featuring an unclad emperor who couldn’t see his own nakedness, thanks to Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio. In a diligently researched 62-page treatise titled “Historical facts, Historical Lies, and Historical Rights in the West Philippine Sea,” Carpio called China’s claim to the […]
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Where does South Korea Stand on the South China Sea Dispute?
In May the world was jolted to learn that China sank Vietnamese vessels that were trying to stop Beijing from putting an oil rig in the South China Sea (SCS). Along with its vast reserves of untapped natural gas, the South China Sea is also important as a shipping route. The Republic of Korea (ROK), […]
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Will China’s Nine Dashes Ever Turn Into One Line?
As Diplomat readers might be aware, China released a new official map of its territory. As far as Beijing’s provocative moves go, this one was … actually not too bad compared to China’s relatively recent decisions to impose an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea or move oil rigs into Vietnam’s exclusive economic […]
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Why Is China Silent On The South China Sea Oil Drilling?
“Some of the South China Sea’s most productive oil and gas deposits are off the coast of the states Sabah and Sarawak on Malaysia’s side of Borneo,” reported the Wall Street Journal.An international energy consortium recently announced the discovery of natural-gas off Malaysia’s coast. China issued no public objections regarding the announcement. China has also […]
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China’s James Shoal Claim: Malaysia The Undisputed Owner – Analysis
James Shoal, a feature that is permanently 22 metres (66 feet) under water in the South China Sea, should not have attracted public attention regionally but for geopolitics and ignorance of international law. Malaysians have been alarmed by recent reports of vessels of the People’s Republic of China Liberation Army (Navy), gathering and celebrating above […]
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New Map Stretches to Stress South China Sea Claims
China has unveiled a new map of the country that has been vertically extended to emphasize Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. Edward Wong at the New York Times reports: Chinese claims in the South China Sea have appeared on Chinese maps before, but mostly in the form of an inset. The new map […]
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Historian debunks China’s claim over Hoang Sa
China, History, International Law, Paracels, Saint Germain Convention of 1919, South China Sea Dispute, The Declaration of the Lausanne Institute of International Law of 1888, UNCLOS, VietnamVietNamNet Bridge – At several international seminars recently, some senior officials, generals, diplomats and scholars of China claimed that the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is positioned within the exclusive economic zone of Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago of China. However, the claim is completely groundless, as many researchers have pointed out. A Chinese vessel […]