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• Showing off to the world

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  APEC, BRICs, China, Japan, Military Presence, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Putin, Rusia, Shinzo Abe, South China Sea Dispute, USA

  November 8, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  THE factories have closed down for a few days, and millions of cars have been ordered off the roads. Clear blue skies appearing over a usually smog-choked Beijing always mean one thing: a big event is about to get under way. From November 10th President Xi Jinping will welcome world leaders to this year’s Asia-Pacific […]

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• Putin vows to boost Russian military supplies to Vietnam amid South China Sea dispute

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  China, Philippines, Putin, Russia, South China Sea Dispute, Vietnam

  November 14, 2013

  News × West Philippine Sea

  ussian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to expand military supplies to Vietnam, a move that looks set to raise concerns from Beijing as tensions over the South China Sea linger. In the latest sign of deepening military ties between the former allies, Putin made the announcement yesterday during a one-day state visit to Vietnam. While […]

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