China
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Freedom of navigation not rocking the boat in the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Paracels, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamRecent statements suggest that the United States will soon conduct freedom of navigation (FON) operations against China’s artificial formations in the South China Sea (SCS). But there is far more handwringing going on than necessary, as demonstrated in a recent East Asia Forum article in which Mark Valencia warns that proposed FON challenges are ‘ill-advised, […]
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South China Sea: US Navy warship sails by China’s artificial islands, says US
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Paracels, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamBeijing/Washington: The US Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer on Tuesday within 12 nautical miles of two artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea, in a challenge to Beijing’s territorial claims in the area, Reuters has reported. The USS Lassen was nearing Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly archipelago, which have been […]
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U.S. Navy destroyer patrols near islands built by China in South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Paracels, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamThe U.S. Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a U.S. defense official said, in a challenge to China’s territorial claims in the area. The official said the USS Lassen was sailing near Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly […]
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US Shrugs Off Beijing’s South China Sea Protests
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe U.S. naval mission in the South China Sea that aroused angry protests from Beijing was intended to show clearly that the United States will exercise the right of naval passage near the artificial islands China is building in those disputed waters, analysts and U.S. officials said Tuesday. China contends it can order warships such […]
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The Tipping Point: Has the U.S.-China Relationship Passed the Point of No Return?
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Paracels, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamConflict between a rising power and an established power is not inevitable as most realist scholars suggest. However, in every relationship, there is a tipping point or a point of no return, and China and the United States are rapidly approaching this point. As traditional diplomatic outlets have done little to resolve the more challenging […]
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Carpio warns of disaster if UN tribunal says it has no jurisdiction in PH-China row
Artificial Islands, China, Lawfare, Militarization, Military Conflict, Rule of Law, South China Sea DisputeThe Philippines may be forced to buy missiles and warplanes to protect its national sovereignty if the Arbitral Tribunal of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) says it has no jurisdiction on the complaint lodged by the country against China, Supreme Court Associate c has warned. In an interview with […]