Spratlys
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U.S. Navy Ship Met Chinese Vessel on 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 U.S. combat ship used agreed codes for unplanned encounters when it met a Chinese vessel during a recent patrol of the contested South China Sea, according to the vice chief of naval operations. The USS Fort Worth met a Chinese military vessel near the disputed Spratly islands, Admiral Michelle Howard told reporters on Tuesday […]
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U.S.-China Ties Could Run Aground on This Speck in The South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Foreign Relations, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USASince China began reclaiming land in the South China Sea a few months ago using advanced dredging techniques, the Spratly Islands have become a test of wills between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. As WSJ’s Andrew Browne writes, one tiny reef in particular has become a potential flashpoint for U.S.-China ties: […]
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Is America About to Make a Fatal Mistake 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, USAInstead of becoming more deeply entangled in the South China Sea quarrel, the United States needs to take a step back. It is one thing to make clear to Beijing that Washington will never countenance China transforming 80 percent of that area into Chinese territorial waters. It is quite another matter to implicitly back rival […]
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‘Simply Brilliant’: China’s Creeping Invasion of the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAIn the past 12 months, China has provoked considerable attention with its reclamation activities in the South China Sea, particularly in the Spratlys where it controls seven maritime features. China’s history of salami-slicing presents a dilemma to regional countries as well as external powers with regional interests: do they escalate an incident each time China […]
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Palace to Beijing: What exaggeration? Facts speak for themselves
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Pagasa, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysMANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has been presenting nothing but facts to reveal China’s massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), and it is up to the global community to determine its implications on the security of the region, Malacañang stressed yesterday. China’s Foreign Ministry accused the Philippines of working together […]
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Local fishermen alarmed over dynamite fishing off Pagasa Island
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Fishing Rights, Food Security, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Pagasa, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysMANILA, Philippines – Illegal fishing activities of the Chinese and Vietnamese in the West Philippine Sea have caused alarm with Filipino fishermen residing in the area. According to a report, the foreigners have been seen fishing near Pagasa Island which lies in the disputed waters. The Filipino fishermen would chase or warn illegal fishers away but […]
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US, China clash over disputed South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Japan, John Kerry, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamBEIJING (REUTERS) – The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea yesterday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is “as hard as a rock”. After a private meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, China’s Foreign […]
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U.S. looking at strategy for countering China’s moves in South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Miiltary Conflict, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Strategy, USAA U.S. Navy warship was closely trailed by Chinese navy vessels in the South China Sea during a rare patrol close to where China has been dredging sand to turn submerged reefs and shoals into islands it claims as sovereign territory, according to the Pentagon. China’s close surveillance this month of the Fort Worth, a […]
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Images reveal Vietnam’s expansion in the South China Sea
Amid intense international focus on China’s construction projects in disputed waters of the South China Sea, new images show Vietnam has also been engaging in land reclamation on two features in the area. DW examines. Surveillance imagery recently obtained by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) shows that in recent years Vietnam has […]
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South China Sea: Beijing’s ‘low-intensity coercion’ and Southeast Asia’s response
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Coercion, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Strategy, USAThis week the annual report to the US Congress on China’s Military Power was released. It noted Beijing’s use of ‘low-intensity coercion’ across the South China Sea and East China Sea. Its assessment stated that: China often uses a progression of small, incremental steps to increase its effective control over disputed territories and avoid escalation to military […]