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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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China building possible airfield in South China Sea: US
Airstrip, Artificial Islands, China, Cuarteron Reef, Fiery Cross Reef, Gaven Reef, Johnson South Reef, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAWASHINGTON: China is building a massive island in the South China Sea that could host an airfield in an area where Beijing is locked in bitter territorial disputes with neighbouring states, a US military spokesman said on Friday (Nov 21). The vast land reclamation project on the Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands is […]
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What’s next in South China Sea? 4 scenarios simulated
MANILA, Philippines — More than 70 analysts from various countries held debates in a bid to simulate the future of the disputed South China Sea. In a statement earlier this week, consultancy firm Wikistrat examined “key factors” driving instability in the waters claimed by China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan to come up with […]
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SC justices split on US defense aid in sea row
China, EDCA, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Military Bases, Mutual Defense Treaty, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, Supreme Court, USAMalacaÑang has found an ally in Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in defending the legality and benefits of its controversial Philippine-United States Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) when she said that the country needs the help of the US to improve the country’s military capability amid its dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea. […]
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EDCA critic: China execs think Philippines a US lackey
China, EDCA, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Mutual Defense, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, Supreme Court, USAMANILA, Philippines — Chinese officials pushing for Beijing’s claims on the West Philippine Sea believe the Philippines is still a “factotum” of the United States. This is what lawyer Harry Roque, among the petitioners questioning the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), noted before the Supreme Court during the oral arguments on Tuesday. Senior Associate Justice […]
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Managing Indo-Pacific Crises
China, Code of Unpland Encounters at Sea, CUES, East China Sea, Military Conflict, South China Sea Dispute, USATensions in Asia are rising over unresolved territorial disputes and sovereignty issues. In contrast to the immediate post-Cold War period, recent tensions are characterized by the evident proclivity of some, if not all, parties towards the threat or use of limited force. As a much preferred tool of statecraft, maritime platforms tend to be the […]