China
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Chinese navy launches new patrol route in the S. China Sea
Ayungin Shoal, Bajo de Masinloc, China, Fishing Rights, Militarization, Mischief Reef, Navy, Philippines, Second Thomaa Shoal, South China Sea DisputeAfter fortifying its naval outposts in the South China Sea, China has established a maritime surveillance patrol route that covers practically all disputed reefs, shoals and islets in the sea, even those within 85 nautical miles of the Philippines’ westernmost island province of Palawan, a classified military report seen Monday by Kyodo News says. The […]
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Negotiation—Not War—Can Resolve China’s Conflict With Japan
ASEAN, China, Diaoyu, East China Sea, Fishing Rights, Japan, Philippines, Senkaku Island, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSSino-Japanese relations do not look promising at the moment. Obviously, the Diaoyu-Senkaku dispute is not the only factor in play, but it does focus nationalist passions on both sides. Yet both countries are capable of wiser conduct if their leaders can manage to rise above the dangerous temptations to beat military drums. As China and […]
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Beijing tells Asean to be realistic in hopes for South China Sea code of conduct
All parties with territorial disputes over the South China Sea should have “realistic expectations” and take “a gradual approach” to a proposed code of conduct aimed at defusing maritime tensions in the region, China’s foreign minister said in Hanoi yesterday. Wang Yi , who wraps up a six-day visit to four South East Asian countries […]
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Beijing sincere on South China Sea Code of Conduct
Beijing revealed to Southeast Asian countries its attitude toward the proposed Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, as the foreign minister said on Monday that countries should first “eliminate disturbances” before reaching an accord. Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is visiting Vietnam, said that China and member countries of the Association of Southeast […]
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China: Forging of COC on disputed seas can’t be rushed
In this file photo, Warships of Singapore and the United States are seen traveling across South China Sea for joint military exercises. US NAVY PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – Chinese Foreign Minister wang Yi has said that the forging of a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea should not rushed. “China believes that […]
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China says in no hurry to sign South China Sea accord
(Reuters) – China is in no rush to sign a proposed agreement on maritime rules with Southeast Asia governing behavior in the disputed South China Sea, and countries should not have unrealistic expectations, the Chinese foreign minister said on Monday. After years of resisting efforts by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to […]
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US Senate okays reso on South China Sea disputes
MANILA – The US Senate has unanimously approved Senate Resolution 167, which calls for a peaceful resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas. Senate Resolution 167, filed on Monday by Senators Robert Menendez (Democrat, New Jersey), Marco Antonio Rubio (Republican, Florida), and Ben Cardin (Democrat, Maryland), also urges countries […]
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Why does PH need to secure Ayungin, Scarborough?
Ayungin Shoal, Bajo de Masinloc, BRP Sierra Madre, China, Fishing Rights, Interaksyon, Kalayaan Island Group, Military, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea DisputeThe rusty BRP Sierra Madre has been an effective deterrence against further Chinese incursion into Philippine territorial claims. FILE PHOTO BY ABIGAIL KWOK (Editor’s note: Jose Antonio A. Custodio is a security and defense consultant and was a technical adviser for a US defense company working for the US Pacific Command. He also specializes in […]
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US assisting Phl in sea patrol – DFA
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed yesterday that unmanned US Navy surveillance planes conduct patrols to help monitor activities in Philippine waters, particularly in the South China Sea. DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez said US drones fly over Philippine waters during joint military exercises with the United States. Hernandez said the joint […]
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Chinese paper hits AFP move to Subic
MANILA, Philippines – China believes the Philippine plan to relocate major air force and navy bases to the former US naval base in Subic Bay in the West Philippine Sea is aimed at increasing pressure on it and bringing in more outside forces to the region. In a report in the state-owned newspaper China Daily, […]