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Category: Territorial Dispute
G7 diplomats issue warning over South China Sea
The foreign ministers have expressed growing concern about opposing agendas in the South China Sea. China’s maritime ambitions have led to regional disputes that could boil over into a more overt conflict.
China has plans to install Nuclear Power Plants in its Fake Islands
China’s quest to fence off a big chunk of the South China Sea may have just gotten another powerful boost: plans for a fleet of floating nuclear power plants that could provide huge amounts of electricity for the far-flung atolls and islets.
Can Reed Bank bring peace? by Bernie Lopez
China’s ‘Missile Triangle’ consists of Woody Island in the Paracels, and Fiery Cross Reef and Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratlys. The US ‘Base Triangle’ consists of Subic Naval Base and Clark Field Airbase in Luzon, and Antonio Bautista Air Base in Palawan. Smack in the middle, sandwiched by the two giant military forces is […]
America deploys armada to South China Sea
The US Navy has deployed a small armada to the disputed islands in the South China Sea, according to The Navy Times. America’s USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier, destroyers Chung-Hoon and Stockdale, cruisers Antietam and Mobile Bay, and Japan’s Blue Ridge were deployed after China installed HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island, one of the most […]
Japan to supply military hardware to Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Former WWII enemies are now allies against China. Ironically, China, USA, and the Philippines were allies against Japan during WWII. The Philippine defence chief said his government has signed an accord with Japan to allow Tokyo to supply military equipment to Manila in the first such Japanese defence pact in Southeast Asia.
US warns China: Don’t use Navy to intimidate Filipino fishermen
WASHINGTON—The United States does not want China to use its Navy to intimidate fishing vessels from other countries in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the US state department said.
Chinese Coast Guard rammed and damaged Filipino fishermen boats
SUBIC, Zambales. Chinese Coast Guard rubber boats rammed and damaged a boat carrying 11 Filipino fishermen at Panatag Shoal (international name: Scarborough Shoal) last month, in a move likely to heighten tensions between the Philippines and China in the hotly disputed South China Sea.
Australian leaders slam militarisation of South China Sea
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely said that “Australian leaders want to reduce tension and achieve a peaceful resolution of the disputes in the South China Sea.”
Taiwan was never part of China by Bruce Jacobs
The presidential debates have revealed the prevailing misunderstandings between political leaders regarding the nation’s relationship with China. No such thing as the so-called “1992 consensus” took place in 1992. Former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi admitted making up the term in 2000 and it was not until the 2001 legislative election that the Chinese […]
Philippine Supreme Court Approves Return of U.S. Troops
The United States won a significant victory in its efforts to counter China’s rising influence in the South China Sea, as the highest court in the Philippines cleared the way for American troops to return to the country.
PH offers 8 bases to US
Top diplomats and defence officials of the United States and the Philippines met last month to discuss arrangements for expanded US military presence in eight facilities in the Philippines in a bid to strengthen maritime cooperation amid tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea.