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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-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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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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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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China chides Japan for carping over fishing curbs
BEIJING – Beijing reacted sharply on Monday to criticism by Japan of new fishing restrictions imposed by China in the South China Sea, expressing “resolute dissatisfaction” with a Japanese official’s comments at the weekend, and noting Japan has no direct stake in the issue. “The person who made these remarks, if he’s not ignorant, then […]
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China tightens grip on disputed sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, East China Sea, Fishing Rights, Hainan Province, Japan, Militarization, Oil Drilling, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, USA, VietnamBEIJING—In a broadening campaign to enforce its territorial claims, China says it’s beefing up its police powers in the disputed South China Sea, presumably including waters known in Manila as West Philippine Sea, and requiring foreign fishermen to ask Beijing’s permission to operate within most of the vast, strategic waterway. The move, which took effect […]
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Updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report—Ronald O’Rourke, “Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress
Ronald O’Rourke, Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 9 August 2013), R42784. Summary This report presents policy and oversight issues for Congress arising from (1) maritime territorial disputes involving China in the South China Sea (SCS) and East China Sea (ECS) and (2) an additional […]
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Muted Asean response to China’s ADIZ
Air Defense Identification Zone, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, East China Sea, Japan, Philippines, South China Sea DisputeCHINA’S unilateral declaration of an air defence identification zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea has ruffled the feathers of Japan, the United States, South Korea and Australia. They have all criticised or registered their displeasure at the move, which is widely viewed as stoking the embers of an unsettled East Asia. The way in […]
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East China Sea ADIZ: A Turning Point in US-China Relations?
Nearly three weeks ago, Beijing’s announcement of an East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) set in motion vociferous reactions in the region and beyond, and debates over the policy and its implications continue apace. The specific reasons that the ADIZ was seen as provocative have been well-rehearsed: The declaration of an air defense […]
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The Strategic US-Japan-Korea Triangle: Emerging Perils and Prospects for Cooperation
Home > In-depth > Japan and South Korea: Doomed to Mutual Distrust? In-depth Japan and South Korea: Doomed to Mutual Distrust? The Strategic US-Japan-Korea Triangle: Emerging Perils and Prospects for Cooperation Kent Calder [Profile] Politics [2013.12.24] Read in: 日本語 | FRANÇAIS | ESPAÑOL | Developments over the past two decades have made the challenge of […]