China
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Joint exercise in South China Sea reflects Japan’s ‘strong concern’ about Beijing
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Diaoyu, Japan, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, Senkaku, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAPALAWAN ISLAND, Philippines–Tokyo’s growing partner in the field of security appeared impressed by the equipment of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force. “We have radar, but they (MSDF) have advanced radar for search and rescue,” said Niccaben Ogoc, 37, a second petty officer of the Philippine Navy, during the countries’ first joint exercise using the MSDF’s P-3C […]
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Australia ‘deplores’ unilateral action in South China Sea: Tony Abbott
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysPrime Minister Tony Abbott has delivered a blunt warning to China that Australia “deplores” any unilateral action that would alter the status quo in the South China Sea, a clear reference to China’s ambitious reclamation and island-building projects that are designed to position its military hardware in the disputed Spratly Islands chain. Mr Abbott and […]
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China angered by Philippine documentary on South China Sea
Anti China Protesters, Artificial Islands, China, Documentary, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute(Updated 6:03 p.m.) BEIJING – China on Monday accused the Philippines of spreading misinformation and “creating the illusion of the victim” in their dispute over the South China Sea after Manila aired a three-part documentary defending its position. The first part of the documentary series titled “Karapatan sa Dagat,” or maritime rights, was released as […]
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Why is China hesitating to go to ICJ over South China Sea claims, asks Koh Tsu Koon
Artificial Islands, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduc, ICJ, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAEIJING: Asean representatives have urged China to speed up negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea to move another step forward and settle territorial disputes. “From the perspective of Asean as small countries, we are concerned of the South China Sea disputes and geo-politics (in the region), on how it […]
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China-made globes have nine-dash line
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino students may find themselves studying geography using globes depicting Beijing’s nine-dash line as stores selling school supplies in Divisoria, Manila continue to import products made in China. Aside from the nine-dash line, which the Philippines is questioning before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) amid maritime territorial […]
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US to China: Prove your claim
Artificial Islands, China, History, Maps, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAWASHINGTON – If China can prove indisputably it owns the islets, shoals and reefs that are at the heart of a dispute with the Philippines and other neighbors, the US will support it 100 percent, Deputy US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Blinken said the US made it clear during a US-China strategic and […]
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S. Korea holds significant stakes in South China Sea issue: Burns
South Korea has significant stakes in ensuring freedom of navigation and global commons around the world, including disputed waters in the South China Sea, a former top American diplomat said. Former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, who is now president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, also said in an interview with Yonhap […]
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Serenity in the South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, History, Maps, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe United States should accept many dimensions of China’s economic, and now military, growth with as much serenity as it can muster. But there are some that call for pushback and the jury is still out on America’s capacity to make the right calls. The central, painful, reality that the US must accept is that […]
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China aggressively building islands on reefs claimed by Philippines
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Fishing Rights, Food Security, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina is reportedly proceeding with the construction of artificial islands on at least two reefs, which are claimed by the Philippines, despite Beijing promising to end some work soon. Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon of Kalayaan Islands, which falls under Philippine’s control, said that he saw Chinese land reclamation activity going on in ‘full swing,’ with many […]
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Let world court settle South China Sea disputes, says Asean
Artificial Islands, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, ICJ, Militarization, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysBEIJING: Representatives of Asean have urged China to settle disputes in the South China Sea through the International Court of Justice, and to speed up negotiations on a code of conduct. The pro-chancellor of Malaysia’s Wawasan Open University, Koh Tsu Koon, said disputes that could not be solved through negotiations could be taken to the […]