South China Sea Dispute
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China’s ‘10-dash line’ increases territory claims
China, Diaoyu, East China Sea, Economy, Japan, Nine Dash Line, Oil, Paracels, Senkaku, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysAs has been the case with many confrontations in history, aggressive countries draw proverbial lines in the sand to mark their own expansion plans against the resolve of other countries whose territories they covet. In the present day People’s Republic of China [PRC], however, it’s not a line in the sand but a “10-dash line” […]
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China defies U.S. call to stop island project in South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA(Reuters) – China on Monday hit back at “irresponsible remarks” from the United States which has called on Beijing to stop a land reclamation project in the disputed South China Sea that could be large enough to accommodate an airstrip. China lays claim to almost all of the entire South China Sea, believed to be […]
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Troubled Skies Above the East China Sea
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (the “Commission” or “USCC”) recently issued its 2014 Annual Report to Congress. The Commission’s mandate is ‘‘to monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.’’ In developing its […]
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JUSTICE CARPIO TO LECTURE ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE AT NDCP 24 November 2014
China, Exhibit, History, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Maps, National Defense College of the Philippines, NDCP, Philippines, South China Sea DisputeSenior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio of the Supreme Court of the Philippines will deliver a lecture entitled, “The South China Sea Dispute” on 24 November 2014 (Monday) at 0200H, Auditorium, National Defense College of the Philippines. He will also be the Guest of Honor during the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Cartographic Exhibit at […]
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Opening Remarks for the Cartographic Exhibit
Atty. Elma Christine R. Leogardo, Cartographic Exhibit, IMOA, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Maps, maritime heritage, maritime history, National Defense College of the Philippines, NDCP, South China Sea, South China Sea Dispute, Territorial DisputesAtty. Elma Christine R. Leogardo’s opening remarks at the Cartographic Exhibit highlight the significance of maritime heritage in territorial disputes, presented by the Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs (IMOA).
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US should stay out of S.China Sea land reclamation issue: PLA general
Airstrip, Artificial Islands, China, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA“Stay out of it.” That appears to be the message of a general of China’s People’s Liberation Army, following reports the US urged China to halt land reclamation activities in the South China Sea. PLA Major General Luo Yuan told the Global Times that as China is constructing infrastructure on the reef, mainly to improve […]
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PLA’s JL-2 missile can reach US mainland: report
China’s JL-2 second-generation intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, which has the ability to reach the continental USA, is already believed to be deployable by the People’s Liberation Army, reports Huanqiu, the Chinese-language website of the nationalistic Global Times tabloid. The Julang-2 — literally “Giant Wave 2” — has reached a preliminary level of proficiency, according to […]
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Aquino and Xi shake hands
APEC, China, Diplomacy, Economics, Philippines, Pivot, President Benigno Aquino III, Rebalance, Silk Road, South China Sea Dispute, USAPhilippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for the first time and shook hands last November 21 in Beijing. It was a historic occasion because the two countries had been locked in territorial disputes over islands and reefs in the West Philippine Sea ( South China Sea) for the past few […]
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US asks China to stop building Spratlys island which could host airfield
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Airstrip, Artificial Islands, China, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratyls, USAThe United States has urged Beijing to stop its reclamation projects in the South China Sea, as a report provided more details on a massive island being built in the disputed waters. According to a report by IHS Jane’s Defence, China had over the past three months used dredgers to build an island about 3,000 […]
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The Militarization of China’s Coast Guard
With new “China Coast Guard” ships entering service at regular intervals, it is easy to forget that the China Coast Guard as an organization does not yet exist in any complete sense. Legislation passed in March 2013 to integrate the ranks (duiwu) of four maritime law enforcement agencies into a new China Coast Guard within […]