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China Lashes Out Over U.S. Plan on South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Face-off, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Spratlys, USABeijing condemned on Wednesday a proposed U.S. military plan to send aircraft and Navy ships near disputed South China Sea islands to contest Chinese territorial claims over the area. “We are severely concerned about relevant remarks made by the American side. We believe the American side needs to make clarification on that,” said Foreign Ministry […]
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China reportedly warns US against sending ships, aircraft to South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Face-off, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, USAWASHINGTON – China has reportedly warned the U.S. against sending U.S. Navy aircraft or ships to the South China Sea to contest territorial claims made by Beijing in disputed waters. The Wall Street Journal had reported late Tuesday that the Pentagon was considering flying surveillance aircraft and sending ships to within 12 nautical miles of […]
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U.S.’ Kerry to take tough approach in China over South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will leave China “in absolutely no doubt” about Washington’s commitment to ensuring freedom of navigation and flight in the South China Sea when he visits Beijing this weekend, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday. Setting the scene for what could be contentious encounters with Chinese leaders, including […]
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Rubio: US Navy Must Block China’s Aggression in South China Sea
Wednesday in New York City at the Council on Foreign Relations, when asked about China’s recent aggression of covertly constructing an airstrip on disputed islands in the South China Sea, Sen. Marco Rubio, a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, said he would use the U.S. Navy to “clearly show that this is international […]
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China Balks At Pentagon’s Report Warning Of Aggressive Behavior In South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Foreign Relations, Militarization, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina’s Foreign Ministry says a U.S. report is defying the facts and painting an unfair picture of China’s military involvement in the South China Sea. According to a statement released on Sunday, the Chinese think the Americans are hopelessly stuck framing the world in Cold War terms. The U.S. report, released last Friday by the […]
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Josh Rogin: Beijing is behaving badly in the Pacific. And the White House doesn’t seem to know what to do
Artificial Islands, China, Great Wall of Sand, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAFollowing a year of China’s flagrant and aggressive activities in contested waters, some in Washington are calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to cancel China’s invitation to the largest maritime military exercise in the world. Some leaders in Congress and the military want to exclude China, warning about its military buildup in the East China […]
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China says its military base in Djibouti may harm America’s vital interests in Africa
Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao reported that according to AFP, President Guelleh of Djibouti, a small eastern African country, said that his country was discussing with China the establishment of a base in Djibouti for maintaining China’s navigation security and overseas interests. Guelleh welcomed China’s intention to set up a military base in his country. This will […]
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Pentagon describes China activity in South China Sea as ‘threatening’
NEW DELHI: China’s military mordernisation, particularly its defence capabilities by building artificial islands in the South China Sea region, has raised eyebrows in the Pentagon with the US Department of Defence recently describing such activities as potential threat. “The PLA is developing and testing new intermediate- and medium-range conventional ballistic missiles, as well as long-range, […]
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Stopping China and avoiding war
Analysis, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Pivot, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, USA, WarIn the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), China continues its “reclamation” projects on several disputed reefs which appears to be future airstrips and harbors meant to accommodate jets and warships. Aside from posing security threats to countries in Southeast Asia, these reclamation projects have also been termed as an ecological catastrophe because the reclamation destroys the […]
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Australia Urges China Not to Create South China Sea Air Zone
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Australia, China, Philippiens, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAAustralia urged China not to create a proprietary air zone over the disputed South China Sea, with defusing tensions in the waters a priority, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said. “The Asean countries have been discussing this and I believe they’ve made their position quite plain that they would be deeply concerned if there was any […]