Reclamation
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South China Sea: China’s Unfolding Strategic Blueprint for Full-Spectrum Dominance
ADIZ, Air Defense Identificiation Zone, China, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, StrategySouth China Sea has emerged as an explosive regional and global flashpoint endangering the security and stability of the wider Indo Pacific region. This arises mainly from China’s propensity to use force to settle territorial disputes. Paracel Islands under full military occupation of China and Spratlys Islands under partial military occupation of China coupled with […]
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PH blasts new China map
China, New Map, Nine Dash Line, Paracels, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Ten Dash Line, VietnamMANILA – The Philippine government criticized Wednesday China’s publication of a new map that marks as its territory disputed islands in the South China Sea as well as waters right on the edge of the Philippine coast. Foreign Affairs Spokesman Charles Jose said the publication of the new map only shows China’s “unreasonably expansive claim” […]
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PH files diplomatic protest vs China over Kennan Reef
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, INCLOS, Kennan Reef, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysThe Philippines filed a protest over China’s reclamation in Kennan Reef in the West Philippine Sea last week. The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that China has been carrying out land reclamation activities in Hughes Reef. Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said this follows the Philippines’ protest against China’s reclamation on Mabini Reef last April […]
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Closer look at the reclamation, outpost on Mabini Reef
MANILA, Philippines — What used to be a mere rock formation in the Philippine-claimed waters in South China is now expanding to become an island alongside existing buildings and facilities nearby. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently sighted new conversion activities conducted by China on Mabini (Johnson South) Reef, located 118 nautical miles off […]