South China Sea
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The Philippines accused China on Tuesday (Jan 14) of intimidating its fishermen at a disputed South China Sea shoal, and normalising an “illegal presence”, after Beijing sent its largest coast guard vessel into Manila’s maritime zone. The move comes against the backdrop of rising tension between the Philippines, a US treaty ally, and Beijing during the…
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Japan’s foreign minister held talks in South Korea with top officials on Monday (Jan 13) as the Asian neighbours seek to strengthen ties before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Takeshi Iwaya met counterpart Cho Tae-yul for discussions in the capital Seoul, the South Korean foreign ministry said, with the two later holding a…
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Two grey shapes, visible from satellites for most of this year at Cambodia’s Ream naval base, seem to confirm growing fears in Washington: that China is expanding its military footprint, beyond the three disputed islands in the South China Sea which it has already seized and fortified. The shapes are type A56 corvettes of the…
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The Philippines has recently escalated provoking actions in the South China Sea. Thousands of miles away, the United States threatened the use of the U.S.-Philippines mutual defense treaty against China, seriously violating the principles of the UN Charter and jeopardizing regional peace and stability. In a bid to protect its hegemony, the United States is…
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China’s coast guard issued an order recently, directing a Japanese fishing vessel and several patrol ships to vacate the waters surrounding the small Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea. This incident highlights ongoing tensions between the two nations. China asserts its sovereignty over these islands and does not acknowledge Japan’s claim to the uninhabited…
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In an interview with Mainichi Shimbun on December 16, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that as diplomatic efforts with Beijing were headed “in a poor direction,” a “paradigm shift” was needed in how the Philippines approaches the South China Sea issue. Japan for Tokyo’s commemorative summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),…
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Increasing concerns of an armed conflict in the disputed South China Sea, a Chinese coast guard ship and an accompanying vessel rammed a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat over the weekend off a contested shoal. The Associated Press reported no injuries among the Filipino crew members and the damage to both…
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A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense on Friday criticized a report recently released by the White House on its strategic approach to China. “We are strongly dissatisfied with the report and firmly oppose it,” said Ren Guoqiang, the spokesperson for the ministry, at a press conference in response to a media question, noting…
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China’s military announced on Sunday that it had dispatched warships to challenge two United States Navy vessels that sailed through waters in the South China Sea that China claims as its own. The Chinese confronted the American ships and warned them to leave, the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement posted on its website,…
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Two Chinese fighter jets have intercepted an American military plane over the East China Sea, the US Air Force reported as breaking news. According to a report from IBT, the U.S. military declined to describe this dangerous encounter with their Chinese counterparts as “unsafe.” Nonetheless, the aircraft crew reportedly called the action “unprofessional.” The US aircraft,…
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Shortly after Tokyo announced Thursday that it may have to patrol alongside the U.S. on South China Sea region, Beijing sounded out a warning telling Japan to think twice against “playing with fire” in the contested waters. The decision from Japan was made public earlier this month when Defence Minister Tomomi Inada said during a visit…
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Former Philippines president Fidel Ramos speaks to journalists on Friday during a trip to Hong Kong. The five-day visit was aimed at helping rekindle ties with China, which have been soured by a maritime dispute in the South China Sea. [Photo/Agencies] Former Philippines president Fidel Ramos said on Friday that he and his Chinese “old…
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The International Court of Justice has reportedly done the unthinkable by publicly declaring that it has played no role in the highly-sensitive South China Sea judgement passed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, in favor of Philippines. The PCA ruled on the arbitration case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines against China in 2013. In a…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday said he was asking former President Fidel Ramos to help start talks with China over disputes in the South China Sea. Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos. The president, during a testimonial dinner hosted by the San Beda College, reiterated that war was not an option and he wanted…
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BEIJING – Following is the full text of a statement by the Foreign Affairs Committee of China’s top legislature, National People’s Congress, issued on Thursday, on the award of the arbitral tribunal in the South China Sea arbitration established at the unilateral request of the Philippines. Statement by the Foreign Affairs Committee of China’s National…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Thursday said China had formally protested against Australia’s “wrong remarks”. The Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague concluded this week that China had no historic claim to the South China Sea, saying it had violated the Philippines’ economic and sovereign rights, and Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is…
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