South China Sea Dipute
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Progress Marked in Philippines-China Oil Talks Amid High-Stakes South China Sea Incidents and Diplomatic Maneuvering
Philippine President Marcos reports significant advances in oil exploration negotiations with China despite ongoing disputes and maritime incidents in the South China Sea, as diplomatic, legal, and security issues intensify among regional and international actors.
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Naval Pursuits And Geopolitics In The South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA — From here, the Chinese oil rig twelve nautical miles away is nothing more than a vertical line on the horizon, barely visible under the stormy sky of the South China Sea. It’s 8 o’clock in the morning on Saturday June 14. The Vietnamese coast guard’s white-and-blue boat moves forward, ripping through the waves, its bow pointing…
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Countries Around South China Sea Bolster Claims With Island Outposts
China, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Oil Rig, Paracels, Philippines, South China Sea Dipute, Spratlys, VietnamMANILA–In many ways, the towns on the atolls of the South China Sea are just like communities elsewhere: They have houses, post offices, schools, health clinics, and citizens who use them. But the Chinese, Philippine and Vietnamese settlements are unusual in at least one way: They were all planted on once-empty slivers of land to strengthen their governments’ territorial claims.…