President Barack Obama
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President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asia have called for peaceful resolution of the region’s maritime disputes as they concluded a summit in California
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USARANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asia called Tuesday for peaceful resolution of the region’s maritime disputes as they concluded a summit in California. Obama told a news conference that disputes must be resolved by legal means, including a case brought by the Philippines challenging China’s sweeping claims […]
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Obama: We will continue to test China over disputed islands
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAMOSCOW – The US has declared that they will push China on the issue of disputed islands, promising to “test” China while accusing them of abusing their “might.” President Barack Obama said in an interview with Channel News Asia that his administration will “continue to test” Beijing’s pledge to not militarize the disputed South China […]
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Park appeals to Beijing on South China Sea
China, Japan, Korea, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Shinzo Abe, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAPresident Park Geun-hye called on China Sunday to peacefully cooperate with neighboring countries in resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea, noting during the annual East Asia Summit (EAS) that the issue is of “grave concern” to Seoul’s global trading. On a final leg of a three-nation tour, Park stressed that more than 90 […]
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South China Sea: China navy ‘restrained’ at US challenge
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USABut he warned they stand ready to respond to repeated breaches of Chinese sovereignty. Beijing, which claims almost the entire energy-rich South China Sea through which $US5 trillion ($7 billion) in ship-borne trade passes yearly, has stepped up a program of land reclamation and construction in disputed islands and reefs there that has sparked concern […]
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Obama: China must stop all reclamation
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAPresident Benigno Aquino III and his sister Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz, right, greet U.S. President Barack Obama to the welcome dinner at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. AP/Bullit Marquez US leader pitches for EDCA MANILA, Philippines – “Bold steps” are needed to ease tensions in the West […]
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Malcolm Turnbull absolutely behind US in South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, APEC, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAMalcolm Turnbull has pledged Australia’s absolute support for the United States in its campaign against China’s incursions in the South China Sea which are posing threats to freedom of navigation. Following a meeting between Mr Turnbull and US President Barack Obama in Manila, where they are attending the APEC summit, both men made it clear […]
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A bumpy “one belt one road” project
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, One Belt, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, Silk Road, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAWhen Chen Bingcai said China had US$3 trillion in foreign reserves during a forum in Nanning on the One Belt One Road project for Asian journalists earlier this year, he was trying to show that his government had a large enough piggy bank to undertake the gargantuan project. “We can utilise the US$3 trillion which […]
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China might push on with work on South China Sea reefs despite warning from US President Barack Obama
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina might press on with land reclamation in the strategically important South China Sea despite US President Barack Obama’s warning last week that the work would affect peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the area, Chinese military sources and observers say. In talks with President Xi Jinping on Friday, Obama said he had “candid” discussions […]
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Obama Should Confront Xi on the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAIt has long been presumed that economic integration can and will mitigate U.S.-China security competition. But to put it bluntly, this does not seem to be happening. So when President Xi Jinping visits Washington next month, it is essential that the U.S. and China use his visit to confront, not tiptoe around, the underlying reasons […]
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Obama opposes sailing close to China’s man-made islands
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe Sanya, a Type 054A guided-missile frigate, ready for its deployment to the Gulf of Aden. (Photo/Xinhua) President Barack Obama of the United States is at odds with several of his naval commanders because of his opposition to the deployment of warships to disputed waters in the South China Sea, reports the Christian Today. It […]