Militarization
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Vietnam PM wants stronger U.S. role 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, VietnamVietnam’s prime minister has urged a greater U.S. role in preventing militarization and island-building in the South China Sea, the government said on Tuesday, in a rare call for Washington’s support to curb Beijing’s maritime expansionism. During a summit of Southeast Asian countries in California on Monday, premier Nguyen Tan Dung suggested to U.S. President […]
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How Will New Subs Affect Vietnam’s South China Sea Strategy?
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamNew subs might not be enough for Vietnam to defend its South China Sea claims. The fifth Kilo-class submarine procured for the Vietnamese People’s Navy (VPN) arrived at Cam Ranh Bay at the beginning of February. The Russian-built submarine started its journey from St Petersberg on the 16th of December on the Dutch-registered cargo ship […]
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Does Freedom of Navigation ring across the South China Sea?
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USARegional fence-sitters on the South China Sea issue might be better convinced by highlighting China’s disregard for peaceful settlement of disputes, not contested rules of the sea, writes Xiaodon Liang. On January 30, the USS Curtis Wilbur sailed past Chinese-controlled territory in the Paracel Islands. The Wilbur operation was an exercise of innocent passage, traditionally […]
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Obama faces challenge forging front over South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAMANILA: With the symbolic handshakes and unity photo ops, U.S. President Barack Obama’s high-profile summit with Southeast Asian leaders in California this week aims to step up pressure against China’s increasingly worrisome behavior in disputed waters. Forging a common front and encouraging bolder rhetoric against Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea, however, will be […]
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China’s vessels off Miri coast ‘under control’, says minister
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USADefence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the presence of Chinese coast guard ships outside the Gugusan Beting Patinggi Ali (Luconia Shoals) waters, about 84 nautical miles from the coast of Miri is under control. He was confident that direct communication between the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia and the Sarawak state leadership would be able to help […]
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U.S. Concerned by China Using Non-Navy Boats in South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina’s increased reliance on non-naval ships to assert its claims in the South China Sea is complicating U.S. efforts to avoid a clash in the disputed waters, according to 7th Fleet commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin. While the U.S. and Chinese navies are working more closely under an agreed code for unplanned encounters at sea, […]
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US admiral warns against Chinese fighter flights from South China Sea runways
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USASINGAPORE – Any move by China to fly jet fighters from runways on its new man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea would be destabilizing and would not deter US flights over the area, a senior US naval officer said on Monday. Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, the commander of the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet, […]
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China warns on South China Sea as US, India consider patrols
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USABEIJING – China on Thursday responded to a Reuters report that the U.S. and India are discussing joint naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea, warning that interference from countries outside the region threatens peace and stability. “No cooperation between any countries should be directed at a third party,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong […]
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Asia Should Not Delay Settling South China Sea Disputes – Analysis
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAAsian nations could unite and resolve South, East China Sea conflicts – showing they don’t need US as enforcer. Having moved at a snail’s pace for years, the international dispute over control of the South China Sea is reaching a new stage. The United States military is openly challenging China’s claim of some 90 percent […]
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US-Asean summit to focus on South China Sea claims
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAEVER heard of Sunnylands? Just Google and you will find some interesting facts about this place situated in Rancho Mirage, California. It has a sprawling estate known as the Annenberg Retreat where world leaders with diverse perspectives gather in peace to share ideas and find common ground. And from tomorrow, the US President Barack Obama […]