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US Must Challenge China in South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA“Washington should contest China’s claims, both physically and historically.” Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s plea to China and the nations surrounding the South China Sea to end island base building will fall on deaf ears for two reasons. First, it is in their respective interests to create facts on the water to establish sovereignty claims […]
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China is a threat: US scholar
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Analysis, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamThe three scholars mentioned in the article are Dr. Mr. Denny Roy, a senior expert on governance and security from the East-West Center (USA), Prof. Sherry P. Broder, a lecturer at the William S. Richardson Law School, University of Hawaii (USA) and Dr. Li Guoqiang, a researcher in the field of philosophy and social sciences […]
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Malaysia Responds to China’s South China Sea Intrusion
The country reacts strongly to Beijing’s incursion into its waters. Last week, The Borneo Post reported that China had once again encroached into Malaysian waters in the South China Sea. According to the June 2 report, confirmed by Malaysian officials, a Chinese Coast Guard ship had been detected intruding into Malaysian waters at the Luconia […]
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S China Sea tensions to abate before Xi’s US visit: scholar
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Diplomatic Relations, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAWith President Xi Jinping of China to visit Washington DC in September, tension between China and the United States over the disputed South China Sea will gradually simmer down, according to Xue Li, the director of the Department of International Strategy under the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social […]
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Malaysia to protest over China Coast Guard ‘intrusion’
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia will lodge a diplomatic protest against an alleged incursion by a Chinese Coast Guard ship into its waters off Borneo island in the disputed South China Sea, a top naval official said Tuesday amid a continuing standoff with the vessel. Navy Chief Abdul Aziz Jaafar said that since late 2014, intrusions […]
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LOOK: Spratlys in South China Sea as seen from space
An astronaut from National Aeronautics and Space Administration has posted on Twitter an image of the Spratlys (Kalayaan Island Group) in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) as seen from space. “From @Space_Station looks like a serious expansion project on #SpratlyIslands in the#SouthChinaSea. #YearInSpace,” posted Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) on Twitter at 1:54 a.m. Manila time on Tuesday. It was […]
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G7 expression of concern over South China Sea reflects its desire to stay relevant: experts – Xinhua
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, G7, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USABEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) — By devoting part of a summit declaration to alleged tensions on the East and South China Seas, the Group of Seven (G7) is actually seeking to reinforce its waning influence on the world stage, experts said. The paragraphs on the East and South China Seas came as a result of […]
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Now, it’s China vs Malaysia – The Manila Times Online
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Luconia, Malaysia, Militarization, Military Conflict, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will lodge a diplomatic protest against an alleged incursion by a Chinese Coast Guard ship into its waters off Borneo island in the disputed South China Sea, a top naval official said on Tuesday amid a continuing standoff with the vessel. Navy chief Abdul Aziz Jaafar said that since late 2014, intrusions […]
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Malaysia Wakes Up to China
The Journal got the scoop Monday that the Malaysian government will loudly protest the Chinese coast guard’s incursions into its exclusive economic zone. National Security Minister Shahidan Kassim said in an interview that Prime Minister Najib Razak will raise the issue personally with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/malaysia-wakes-up-to-china-1433892739
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Seoul remains neutral in South China Sea dispute
Korea is taking no sides amid growing speculation that the United States is pressing Seoul to back its biggest ally in a South China Sea dispute. Washington and Beijing have exchanged words about the latter’s efforts to build artificial islands and military installations in the region that is raising tensions with neighboring countries. Amid the […]