Philippines
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Philippines is not backing down in disputed South China Sea waters
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Thursday it would resume repair and reconstruction works in the disputed South China Sea after halting activities last year over concerns about the effect on an arbitration complaint filed against China. Manila had called on all countries last October to stop construction work on small islands and reefs […]
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China invokes ‘cabbage tactics’ in South China Sea
China is conducting ‘cabbage’ or a militarily overwhelming strategy and ‘salami-slicing’ – insidious land-grabbing tactics to strengthen its power in the South China Sea By Huseyin Erdogan China is following a long-term strategy with its so called “Cabbage Tactic” to increase its power in the South China Sea, said an expert from China’s Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, on Tuesday. “At […]
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Introduction of Justice Antonio T. Carpio for the Antiquarian Map Exhibit Lecture
Antiquarian maps, China, historical maps, History, Justice Antonio Carpio, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Lopez Museum, map exhibit, Maps, maritime claims, Philippine maritime sovereignty, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, Stephanie Gomez-Somera, territorial history, UNCLOSAtty. Stephanie V. Gomez-Somera introduced Justice Antonio T. Carpio as the lecturer for the Antiquarian Map Exhibit at the Lopez Museum and Library, emphasizing his expertise in maritime sovereignty through historical maps.
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Palace: Widodo’s statement on sea row consistent with PH stance
MALACANANG welcomed Monday the statement of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, criticizing China’s position on the South China Sea. Widodo said, “One of China’s main claims to the majority of the South China Sea has no legal basis in international law.” “This is consistent with the Philippine position that the so-called nine-dash line theory underpinning China’s […]
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Vietnam, Australia call for ‘self-restraint’, warn against force in South China Sea
Vietnam and Australia today called for “self-restraint” in the South China Sea and warned against the unilateral use of force – an obvious reference to China’s increasingly aggressive presence that has stirred concerns across the disputed region. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung – who met Australian counterpart Tony Abbott in Canberra to sign deals […]
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Concrete Steps for the U.S. in the South China Sea
War on the Rocks is expanding, and we need your help! Please support us on Indiegogo! The United States, its allies, and its partners face an intertwined series of challenges in the South China Sea. This nested series of issues is most clearly manifest in China’s recent (and continuing) island-creation and expansion in the South China […]
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China challenging the US-led status quo in Asia: commentary
By increasing the country’s military budget every year, China’s government is moving closer to challenging the US-led strategic status quo in the Asia-Pacific since 1945, writes Benjamin Herscovitch, a researcher from the Centre for Independent Studies, an Australian libertarian think tank based in St Leonards, in a commentary written for the Business Spectator on March […]
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Japan’s role in South China Sea getting bigger
The Japanese government is now expanding its role in world stage as it forge a stronger bilateral defense cooperation and exchanges with Philippine though a established Strategic Partnership. Japan is also set to supply Philippines and Vietnam with patrol boats. Last January 29, Philippines’ and Japan’s defense secretaries signed “Memorandum on Defense Cooperation and Exchanges […]
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South China Sea Dispute Heats Up
China’s recent construction on disputed atolls in the South China Sea has accelerated the stop-start cycle of dispute there. This series of surveillance photographs from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative gives some idea of the expanding scope of the effort. Only last July the decision of the Chinese authorities to withdraw the HYSY-981 oil rig a month early from Vietnamese-claimed waters diffused ongoing physical […]