South China Sea Dispute
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US must deny legitimacy of Beijing’s nine-dash line
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe United States has finally begun taking action to intervene in the simmering South China Sea disputes amid China’s fast reclamation of the region. Because of the potential US-China rivalry in the region, the South China Sea has become a flashpoint most likely to trigger a third world war. The South China Sea territorial disputes […]
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High stakes for Australia in limiting China’s South China Sea incursions
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, Australia, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAA structure built by China in one of the islands in the Spratlys: China’s island building has alarmed its neighbours. Photo: Reuters Rising tensions in the South China Sea are not simply driven by disputes over reefs, hydrocarbon resources and fisheries. China is seeking to exercise greater control over the waters and airspace in ways […]
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Diplomats, experts talk territorial disputes in East Sea
Artificial Islands, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Philippines, Reclamation, Sea Air Patrol, South China Sea Dispute, USA, VietnamThe territorial disputes in East Sea was the centre of discussions at a conference titled ‘ASEAN Maritime Space Management – Ideas for Argentina’, which was held on May 20 at the Interamerican Open University (UAI) in Argentina’s capital city of Buenos Aires. Argentine political and geopolitical experts and Southeast Asian countries’ ambassadors to Argentina examined […]
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China bid to jam drones foiled
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Drones, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAMOSCOW—China tried to electronically jam drone flights of the United States military over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of its land reclamation initiative, U.S. officials said. US officials announced the attempt as US Vice President Joe Biden criticized China for unilaterally […]
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Lower the temperature in the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USADuring oral testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 13, United States Assistant Secretary of Defence David Shear mentioned that as part of a set of military measures to respond to China’s provocative acts in the South China Sea, United States Air Force B-1 bombers would be deployed to Darwin. This caught officials […]
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How China stealthily built a ‘kill chain’ in the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Analysis, Artificial Islands, China, Kill Chain, Military Conflict, Mutual Defense, Philippines, Reclamation, Sea Air Patrol, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe last year has seen some unusual construction going on in the South China Sea. China has been building small islands from existing reefs with the purpose of placing military bases — including airfields — on them. These new islands will give China additional military presence in the region, and reinforce Beijing’s claims on a […]
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U.S. threatens peace in South China Sea, Beijing says
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA(CNN) — The Chinese government is calling U.S. surveillance flights over the South China Sea a threat to peace in the region and warning that they could lead to accidents in the air or at sea. The message was delivered after the U.S. military on Wednesday (May 20) undertook a reconnaissance flight on which a […]
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China in South China Sea and Indian Ocean: A quest for pre-eminence in Asia
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, India, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USANEW DELHI/BEIJING: After it stunned the world last year with its own disclosure that it had sent submarines into the Indian Ocean, China has thrown the Asia-Pacific another curve ball with the revelation that it is looking to set up a naval base in the strategically located Djibouti on the Horn of Africa. This time […]
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Manila keeps diplomatic tack in West PHL Sea, but concedes higher risks of tension
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAMANILA – The Philippines is staying on the diplomatic track in the South China Sea issue even with tensions heightened by reports the Chinese military shooed away US personnel flying a surveillance plane over Fiery Cross (Kagitingan) Reef last Wednesday. ”Habang kinikilala natin na mayroong tensyon, pursigido pa rin tayo at determinado pa rin tayong […]
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From Words to Action in the South China Sea – Updated 5/22
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Military Conflict, Mutual Defense, Philippines, Reclamation, Sea Air Patrol, South China Sea Dispute, USA– China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says U.S. actions in the South China Sea “‘irresponsible, dangerous” and that China’s military drove away the U.S. military aircraft. – A Pentagon spokesman says the P-8 and naval vessels have not yet gone within 12nm of the islands, but said “that would be the next step.” – The Washington […]