Reclamation
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US to Stop China on Sea Reclamation at Spratly
WASHINGTON – Leading senators expressed alarm on Thursday at the scale and speed of South China Sea and said a formal U.S. strategy was needed to slow or stop the work. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Republican Senators John McCain and Bob Corker and Democrats Jack Reed and Bob Menendez said that without a comprehensive strategy […]
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US Admiral sounds the alarm at China’s intentions in South China Sea
Artificial Islands, ASEAN, China, Great Wall of Sand, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAA powerful American naval officer has fired a warning at China for rapidly building “a Great Wall” of artificial islands across hotly-contested waters. Admiral Harry Harris, soon to take charge of Pacific Command, told a dinner at the Australian War Memorial on Tuesday night that the string of new islands posed a serious threat to stability […]
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Meet the Chinese Maritime Militia Waging a ‘People’s War at Sea’
Artificial Islands, China, Fishing Rights, Japan, Militias, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea DisputeWhen the Philippines announced last week that it was restarting construction in disputed areas of the South China Sea in response to China’s own construction binge, it entered a contest it has virtually no hope of winning. Satellite images released in February reveal that China has undertaken an unprecedented series of construction and land reclamation […]
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China’s ‘Great Wall of Sand’ Raises U.S. Concerns
CANBERRA, Australia—Unprecedented land reclamation by China in contested islands of the South China Sea is raising serious questions over whether Beijing intends confrontation or cooperation with other regional powers, America’s top Pacific Commander Said. Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-move-stealth-destroyers-to-pacific-region-1427784315
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Chinese South China Sea Reclamation Projects Hamper Philippines, Others’ Claims
Artificial Islands, China, Jay L. Batongbacal, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysMANILA— China is forging ahead with reclamation projects on at least seven tiny but hotly contested features in the South China Sea, posing what could be a major challenge in the Philippines’ international arbitration case against China. Surveys of the disputed outcroppings will be key. Since the beginning of the year, various satellite images of […]
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Checkmate: PH has lost West PH Sea to China, analysts say
Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA – It’s a checkmate. The Philippines has lost the West Philippine Sea to China, according to analysts. In light of recent intelligence photographs that show massive and extensive construction and reclamation activities by China in the West Philippine Sea, Congressman Ashley Acedillo and military historian Jose Custodio both believe that it is a veritable […]
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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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Can Congress Stop China in the South China Sea?
Artificial Islands, ASEAN, China, Diplomatic Relations, Pivot, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Status Quo, US Congress, USAA bipartisan effort is emerging to highlight dangerous trends in Asia—and specifically in the South China Sea. But will Obama listen? The balance of power in Asia is changing—and not in Washington’s favor. No longer can the United States count on simply massing forces Gulf War I style and quickly coming to the aid of […]
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Senators seek U.S. strategy to stop China’s South China Sea reclamation
Artificial Islands, China, Gaven Reef, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, US Senate, USA(Reuters) – Leading U.S. senators expressed alarm on Thursday at the scale and speed of China’s land reclamation in the South China Sea and said a formal U.S. strategy was needed to slow or stop the work. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Republican Senators […]