Offshore Drilling

• South China Sea Standoff: The U.S. Must Get Off The Sidelines

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  China, Intentional Rammings, Offshore Drilling, Oil Rig, Paracels, Pivot, President Barack Obama, Sinking, South China Sea Dispute, USA, Vietnam

  June 3, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Within days of President Obama concluding his recent trip to Asia, which was meant to reinforce America’s commitment there as the Chinese threat grows, China attacked Vietnamese vessels to advance its claim over disputed waters and to test Washington’s resolve. A firm, multilateral response is needed to avoid escalation and to demonstrate […]

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• A response to navy chief’s denial of Chinese incursion – Arulsothy Ragunathan

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  China, EEZ, James Shoal, Malaysia, Offshore Drilling, South China Sea Dispute, UNLOS

  January 29, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  Royal Malaysian Navy chief Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar, in comments published by the New Straits Times today, said the Chinese exercise, involving its newly-commissioned aircraft carrier and a submarine, took place 1,000 nautical miles away from Malaysia’s 200 nautical mile economic exlusion zone. “There has been no act of provocation on the part of […]

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