Spratlys
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China Stations Combat Aircraft on South China Sea Island
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has dispatched an unknown number of fourth-generation J-11BH/BHS fighter aircraft to Woody Island (known as Yongxing Island in Chinese), the largest of the Paracel Islands administered by the People’s Republic of China in the South China Sea, according to Chinese media reports. Woody Island, located around 200 miles […]
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Indonesia says could also take China to court over South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAJAKARTA: Indonesia could take China before an international court if Beijing’s claim to the majority of the South China Sea and part of Indonesian territory is not resolved through dialogue, Indonesia’s security chief said Wednesday. Beijing’s claim to almost the entire South China Sea is shown on Chinese maps with a nine-dash line that stretches […]
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Envoy takes stand on South China Sea issue
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAForeign Minister Yun Byung-se cited the importance of freedom of navigation and flight in the disputed South China Sea region during an Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) event in Luxembourg. It was the first time Yun addressed the South China Sea issue at an international meeting amid recent maritime tension between Beijing and Washington. Seoul has tried […]
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Grafters take it on the chin
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAJust this month alone, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales sacked a number of government officials and employees. On November 5 eight personnel of the Commission on Audit (COA) were dismissed from the service for receiving millions of pesos in additional compensation and bonuses from the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). Four LWUA executives got six-month suspensions for […]
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Abe to raise South China Sea issues at G-20, other global meetings
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAPrime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to raise issues concerning the South China Sea at international meetings in coming weeks involving the Group of 20 major countries, and Southeast Asian nations and their dialogue partners. “The rule of law should be carried out to preserve the open, free and peaceful sea,” Abe said during a speech […]
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China’s President: South China Sea is Chinese
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe South China Sea is Chinese territory, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech in Singapore Saturday, according to Chinese state-run media. Xi added that his nation would settle disputes over contested waters with other powers in the region, China has recently built artificial islands in the sea on top of previously submerged reefs, […]
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China’s President: South China Sea is Chinese
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA(CNN) —The South China Sea is Chinese territory, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech in Singapore Saturday, according to Chinese state-run media. Xi added that his nation would settle disputes over contested waters with other powers in the region, China has recently built artificial islands in the sea on top of previously submerged […]
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Carpio: China wants all the resources in South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USASupreme Court Senior Associate said there are speculations that after securing South China Sea, China will move beyond the first island chain in the Western Pacific. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) – Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, in an exclusive interview with CNN Philippines on Thursday (November 25), said the maritime dispute in […]
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Vietnam Must Reassess South China Sea Strategy
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAPosted on November 6, 2015 By Jonathan London and Vu Quang Viet Headline, Politics, VietnamVietnam Must Reassess South China Sea Strategy Vietnam People’s navy BPS-500 class antisubmarine warfare corvette HQ-381. Source: Wikimedia, used under a creative commons license. Look for allies, seek clarification from Beijng Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hanoi this week comes […]
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‘Hope to see you again’: China warship to US destroyer after South China Sea patrol
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAA file photo of guided-missile detroyer USS Lassen.A file photo of guided-missile detroyer USS Lassen. ONBOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, South China Sea: As soon as the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen breached 12-nautical-mile territorial limits around one of China’s man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea last week, a Chinese warship shadowing its movements […]