China
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‘World must oppose China maritime claims’
WASHINGTON – China’s maritime claims in the East and South China Seas are dubious and its grand designs must be opposed by the free world if peace in the region is to be preserved, Dana Rohrabacher, chairman of the US House subcommittee on foreign affairs, said. At a subcommittee hearing on China’s maritime and other […]
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China begins naval drills in South China Sea
BEIJING — Chinese naval vessels including an island landing ship began drills Monday in the South China Sea, where China and several other nations are locked in territorial disputes. Two destroyers and China’s largest amphibious landing craft started the exercises after sailing from the naval base on the southern island province of Hainan, the official […]
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China building second aircraft carrier – reports
Aircraft Carrier Liaoing, Blue Water Navy, China, East China Sea, Militarization, Naval Exercise, Naval Exercises, Naval Patrols, Naval Stockpiling, South China Sea Dispute(Reuters) – China is building its second aircraft carrier, which is expected to take six years, and the country aims to have at least four such ships, Chinese and Hong Kong media reports said on Sunday. After two decades of double-digit increases in the military budget, China’s admirals plan to develop a full blue-water navy […]
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China-Japan disputes spill onto opinion pages
WASHINGTON — Escalating disputes between Japan and China are spilling onto newspaper opinion pages around the globe as the rivals try to sway attitudes abroad and placate nationalist fervor at home. Japan’s ambassador to the US, in the latest salvo, accused China of a propaganda campaign that portrays Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as glorifying Japan’s […]
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Phl to China: Join us in UN arbitration
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Arbitration, ASEAN, China, China Fishing Laws, Philippines, Raul Hernandez, South China Sea Disute, UNLCLOSMANILA, Philippines – Joining a United Nations arbitration process to resolve territorial disputes is the course of action China should take and not just meeting Manila “halfway” on a controversial fisheries regulation in disputed waters, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. “The nine-dash line claim is in gross violation of international law. It […]
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China steps up appeal to West in Japan propaganda battle
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Dimplomatic Relations, East China Sea, Japan, Militarization, South China Sea DisputeReuters says in its report today that China is stepping up its propaganda against Japan in the West. The following is the full text of its report: China took reporters on Thursday on an unusual trip to a camp which housed Western prisoners of the Japanese in World War Two, a further sign of Beijing […]
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Philippine Navy Adds to Regional Arms Build-Up
China, John Kerry, Militarization, Naval Stockpiling, Philippine Navy, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, Submarine Warfare, WarshipsThe Philippine navy hopes to add two more warships to its fleet as Southeast Asian countries continue to expand their militaries in response to the Chinese government’s increasingly assertive territorial ambitions in the South China Sea, also known as the West Philippine Sea. Armed forces chief of staff General Emmanuel Bautista said the new acquisitions […]
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Japan brushes off China ‘troublemaker’ criticism
apan on Thursday brushed off a bristling attack in which a Chinese diplomat branded Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a “troublemaker”, saying Beijing’s sentiment is inaccurate and ignores the facts. The rebuttal came after China’s envoy to the African Union fired the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter war of words between Asia’s two largest economies […]
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Phl eyes more US warships
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, China Fishing Laws, Hainan, John Kerry, Militarization, Naval Ships, Naval Stockpiling, Philippines, USAMANILA, Philippines – The Philippines wants to acquire two more navy ships from the United States to boost its maritime defense capability amid threats from China, Armed Forces chief Gen. Emmanuel Bautista said yesterday. The new acquisitions would come under the fresh US military assistance announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry when he […]
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U.S.-China Relations and the Western Pacific
China, Diplomatic Relations, Militarization, Naval Showdown, South China Sea Dispute, Strategy, Surveillance, USAThe middle of 2013 brought the possibility of a reset in U.S.-China relations, as new Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke of his desire for a “new kind of great power relations” as he enjoyed relaxed, heart-to-heart talks with U.S. President Barack Obama at a California resort. The year ended, however, with further evidence that strategic […]