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US, China clash over disputed South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Japan, John Kerry, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamBEIJING (REUTERS) – The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea yesterday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is “as hard as a rock”. After a private meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi showed no…
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South China Sea: Beijing’s ‘low-intensity coercion’ and Southeast Asia’s response
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Coercion, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Strategy, USAThis week the annual report to the US Congress on China’s Military Power was released. It noted Beijing’s use of ‘low-intensity coercion’ across the South China Sea and East China Sea. Its assessment stated that: China often uses a progression of small, incremental steps to increase its effective control over disputed territories and avoid escalation to military conflict. Recently those ‘incremental steps’…
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China demands US warships keep away from disputed South China Sea islands
Arms Buildup, Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Militarization, Pagasa, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said last night that the US needs to clarify its stance on proposed new patrols around the islands being used to establish a claim on key strategic oil and fish stocks. China urged “the relevant country” to “refrain from taking risky and provocative actions to maintain the regional peace and stability”, Hua told reporters.…
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Why the world is wary of China’s ‘great wall of sand’ in the sea
Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA(CNN)The leaders of Southeast Asian nations recently took the extraordinary step of warning China that its island-building activities in the contested South China Sea “may undermine peace, security and stability” in the region. That’s strong language from the usually reticent 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and shows just how high tempers are flaring over what has been called…
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West Philippine Sea: Are we running out of options?
For decades, China’s foreign policy has been shaped and guided by Deng Xiaoping’s – the late Chinese paramount leader, who was responsible for opening up the country to forces of globalization – famous dictum: “Hide your strength, bide your time.” Recognizing the imperative of national development, after decades of disastrous policies under the megalomaniac Mao Zedong, Deng aptly saw the…
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Antonio T. Carpio: The South China Sea Dispute
Antonio Carpio, Arbitration, China, Elcano Royal Institute, European Union, Geopolitics, International Law, International Relations, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Justice Carpio, law of the sea, Madrid, Maritime Disputes, nine-dash line, Philippines, Real Instituto Elcano, Regional Stability, South China Sea, South China Sea Dispute, Spain, territorial dispute, UNCLOSJustice Antonio Carpio, a prominent Filipino jurist, discusses the Philippines’ legal challenge to China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. He explains the legal arguments, the status of the case before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the potential implications of the tribunal’s decision for regional stability and international law.
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China Lashes Out Over U.S. Plan on South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Face-off, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Spratlys, USABeijing condemned on Wednesday a proposed U.S. military plan to send aircraft and Navy ships near disputed South China Sea islands to contest Chinese territorial claims over the area. “We are severely concerned about relevant remarks made by the American side. We believe the American side needs to make clarification on that,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. Read more:…
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China reportedly warns US against sending ships, aircraft to South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Face-off, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, USAWASHINGTON – China has reportedly warned the U.S. against sending U.S. Navy aircraft or ships to the South China Sea to contest territorial claims made by Beijing in disputed waters. The Wall Street Journal had reported late Tuesday that the Pentagon was considering flying surveillance aircraft and sending ships to within 12 nautical miles of coral reefs in the disputed…
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Environmentalists demand China to stop ‘ecological destruction’ in West PH Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea DisputeEnvironmentalists trooped to the Chinese Consulate in Makati City on Monday to demand China to stop its reclamation works in the West Philippine Sea which damage the marine ecosystem in the area. Holding banners written with the call “China Out of Philippine Seas Now,” about 20 members of the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment staged a protest slamming China’s…
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Josh Rogin: Beijing is behaving badly in the Pacific. And the White House doesn’t seem to know what to do
Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAFollowing a year of China’s flagrant and aggressive activities in contested waters, some in Washington are calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to cancel China’s invitation to the largest maritime military exercise in the world. Some leaders in Congress and the military want to exclude China, warning about its military buildup in the East China Sea and the South China…