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China refuses to back down in South China Sea dispute
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina’s development of manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea is raising alarms over an increased political and possible military standoff in the region. Fox News National Security Analyst KT McFarland spoke to foreign policy experts Timothy Heath and Karen Brooks about the unraveling situation. Both suggest the fragile peace between the many countries […]
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China’s Massive Land Reclamation in the South China Sea Will Fail – 10 Reasons Why
9-dash line, ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, creeping invasion, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, historical claims, Indonesia, International Law, International Relations, Malaysia, Militarization, Military Conflict, Mischief Reef, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, South China Sea Dispute, Southeast Asia, Spratlys, territorial dispute, UNCLOS, USA, VietnamThis video provides a detailed analysis of why China’s 9-dash line claim in the South China Sea is illegal and unfounded. It presents 10 key arguments, including: Historical inaccuracies: China’s claims of historical ownership are disputed, with evidence suggesting earlier presence of other civilizations like the Malays. Violation of UNCLOS: The 9-dash line exceeds China’s territorial limits under the United…
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Science Diplomacy Crucible For South China Sea Disputes – Analysis
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAThe increasingly loud accusations and declarations from Beijing and Washington over China’s ambitions to reclaim a string of small islands, coral reefs and lagoons show no signs of ending. However, given the number of international stakeholders in the region, the real promise of science for diplomacy may now be at hand in this complex geopolitical […]
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Mandate of Heaven: An ADIZ 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, USACabo Verde, an island nation off the coast of West Africa, holds a unique distinction. According to a report issued by the U.S. Congressional Research Service, Cabo Verde is one of just 27 nations (including China) of the 167 states party to the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) that claim the ability […]
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Philippines cheers growing outcry over South China Sea
Arbitration, China, Hague, ICJ, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USAMANILA: The Philippines Sunday hailed what it termed growing international support for its efforts to counter China’s claims to most of the South China Sea. The comments from a presidential spokesman came as the U.S. Pacific Fleet released photographs of its commander in a surveillance flight over the sea, where tension is rising between Manila […]
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What the South China Sea Means for South Korean Grand Strategy
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, South Korea, Spratlys, USAThe South China Sea is a litmus test for South Korean grand strategy, which would benefit greatly by reorienting away from an inward obsession with North Korea and instead turning outward, to attend to the destabilizing trends in its neighborhood. Korea’s history is one of victimization at the hands of great power competition; avoiding that […]
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Meet the PHL’s legal team in its arbitration case vs. China: Professor Philippe Sands QC
Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, History, ICJ, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Lecture, Maps, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USAProfessor Philippe Sands QC is one of the foreign legal experts tapped by the Philippines to handle its case against China’s claims over parts of the West Philippine Sea. Sands is currently a barrister with Matrix Chambers in London, United Kingdom, where he practices international law focusing on maritime boundary disputes, international claims relating to […]
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: Can these foreign lawyers help PHL win its arbitration case vs. China? More from: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/523278/news/nation/profiles-can-these-foreign-lawyers-help-phl-win-its-arbitration-case-vs-china
Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, History, ICJ, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Lecture, Maps, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USAThe Philippine government has hired foreign legal experts as its representatives in its case against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands. Answering criticisms, Malacañang argued that the country needs the help of these foreign experts who have “international reputation appearing before the tribunal.” Based on GMA News Online’s research, the […]
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The Philippines vs. China: The Real Fight 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, USAThough China has effectively boycotted the arbitration proceedings at The Hague, the Arbitral Tribunal has (once again) given Beijing the opportunity to respond to Manila’s claims and arguments. From the Philippines’ voluminous memorial, submitted in March 2014, to the Philippines’ additional arguments, submitted a year after, China has been repeatedly given the opportunity to make […]
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U.S. “ready to respond” to flare-up in South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAMANILA, Philippines — The new U.S. commander of the Pacific Fleet assured allies Friday that American forces are well-equipped and ready to respond to any contingency in the South China Sea, where long-seething territorial disputes have set off widespread uncertainties. Adm. Scott Swift, who assumed command of the Pacific Fleet in May, said the Navy […]