It’s Official: Xi Jinping Breaks His Non-Militarization Pledge in the Spratlys
In China’s own words, Beijing is now building what it sees as “necessary military facilities” in the South China Sea. Speaking alongside U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden in...
View ArticleChina Could Be Preparing For A Conflict In The South China Sea
China recently built military weapons on contested islands in the South China Sea along busy international trade routes. China has built military weapons on some contested islands in the South China...
View ArticleThird US Warship Visits Vietnam’s Cam Ranh International Port
Visit a reminder of the increased defense collaboration between the two sides. A third U.S. Navy ship visited Vietnam’s newly-opened port facility in the Southeast Asian state in a reminder of the...
View ArticleRising Tensions in the South China Sea
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Rising Tensions in the South China Sea” report to their offering. Spurred by Chinese expansionist advances and economic...
View ArticleConcerns over Beijing in S China Sea stem from misconceptions
Since the tribunal ruling on the South China Sea in July, some misconceptions have been perpetuated, as evidenced by the commentary “China should heed the lessons of Pearl Harbour” (Dec 8) and the...
View ArticleChina's Navy seizes American underwater drone in South China Sea
A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea, triggering a former demarche from the United States...
View ArticleWhat Did the Philippines’ Duterte Achieve in Cambodia?
A look at some of the deliverables from the visit. From December 13-14, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continued his regional tour of Southeast Asian states ahead of his country’s ASEAN...
View ArticleChinese Navy Seizes US Underwater Drone in South China Sea
Asia & Pacific 19:36 16.12.2016(updated 19:43 16.12.2016) Get short URL WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US oceanographic vessel USNS Bowditch stopped some 100 miles off the port at Subic Bay to pick up...
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Report: Chinese Navy Seizes US Undersea Vehicle in South China Sea
U.S. Navy destroyers conduct a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea / AP BY: Morgan Chalfant Follow @mchalfant16 December 16, 2016 11:25 am A Chinese navy ship has reportedly seized...
View ArticleChina steals US underwater drone in South China Sea
A Chinese Navy ship stole an American underwater research drone in a South China Sea area contested by the Chinese and the Philippines, two U.S. defense officials told Fox News Friday morning. SHOW OF...
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China Just Seized A US Navy Unmanned Submarine In The South China Sea
USNS Bowditch, mothership to the unmanned vehicle A tweet from Reuters this morning reports that the Chinese navy has seized a unmanned submarine operated by the U.S. Navy from international waters in...
View ArticleUS Underwater Drone Seized by Chinese Navy in South China Sea
A U.S. oceanographic underwater drone was stolen by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters west of the Philippines on Thursday. The United States has filed a diplomatic protest with China over...
View ArticleChinese Navy Takes US Survey Drone in South China Sea
Updated Dec. 16, 2016 1:30 p.m. ET WASHINGTON—A Chinese navy vessel that was shadowing a U.S. oceanographic survey ship in the South China Sea snatched one of the American vessel’s underwater survey...
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Chinese warship seizes US underwater drone in South China Sea
16th December 2016, 17:43 A Chinese warship has seized a US Navy underwater drone collecting scientific data in the disputed South China Sea, according to the Pentagon. The US is demanding Beijing...
View ArticleChina, Philippines Mull New Coast Guard Cooperation
Both sides are making progress toward a new coast guard body and hotline. One of several agreements concluded during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s closely-watched maiden voyage to China from...
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Asia Pacific|China Scolds US as Standoff Over Seized Drone Intensifies
The overseas edition of The People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s flagship newspaper, said on its social media account Saturday night that the Chinese capture of the drone was legal because rules...
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Vietnam opposes all sovereignty violations: Spokesman
Vietnam opposes all sovereignty violations: Spokesman Vietnam opposes all activities that violate its sovereignty as well as militarise and threaten peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of...
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Duterte to set aside UN tribunal ruling on maritime dispute
AP President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday the Philippines would not insist that China recognize an international arbitration court’s ruling invalidating its claims to nearly the whole of the South...
View ArticleGive China all Phl areas it's claiming
TO BE consistent in his supine position, President Rodrigo Duterte might as well formally abandon Philippine rights over maritime areas being claimed by China and renounce the favorable UNCLOS...
View ArticleChina deploying weapons on artificial reefs in South China Sea
China appears to be deploying weapons systems on all seven of the reefs it has reclaimed in the South China Sea (SCS), according to photographs released by a Washington-based think tank. The Asia...
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