China’s increased reliance on non-naval ships to assert its claims in the South China Sea is complicating U.S. efforts to avoid a clash in the disputed waters, according to 7th Fleet commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin. While the U.S. and Chinese navies are working more closely under an agreed code for unplanned encounters at sea, […]
SINGAPORE – Any move by China to fly jet fighters from runways on its new man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea would be destabilizing and would not deter US flights over the area, a senior US naval officer said on Monday. Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, the commander of the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet, […]
Full Text: 12 February 2016 COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS Palacio del Gobernador General Luna Street Intramuros, Manila 1002 Attention : Chairman Andres D. Bautista Comm. Christian Robert S. Lim Comm. Al A. Parreño Comm. Luie Tito F. Guia Comm. Arthur D. Lim Comm. Ma. Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon Comm. Sheriff M. Abas Subject . Debate of Presidential […]
BEIJING – China on Thursday responded to a Reuters report that the U.S. and India are discussing joint naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea, warning that interference from countries outside the region threatens peace and stability. “No cooperation between any countries should be directed at a third party,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong […]
Asian nations could unite and resolve South, East China Sea conflicts – showing they don’t need US as enforcer. Having moved at a snail’s pace for years, the international dispute over control of the South China Sea is reaching a new stage. The United States military is openly challenging China’s claim of some 90 percent […]
EVER heard of Sunnylands? Just Google and you will find some interesting facts about this place situated in Rancho Mirage, California. It has a sprawling estate known as the Annenberg Retreat where world leaders with diverse perspectives gather in peace to share ideas and find common ground. And from tomorrow, the US President Barack Obama […]
For almost four years now, the Philippines has been Southeast Asia’s fastest growing major economy. Once dubbed the “sick man” of Asia, the country’s image has enjoyed a turnaround under President Benigno Aquino III. The Philippines sovereign credit rating has been upgraded from junk to investment grade by all major credit rating agencies. Though still […]
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday said he expects the Netherlands-based arbitral tribunal to hand down a ruling on a Philippine complaint against China’s massive claim in the disputed South China Sea in May. Manila’s case, filed in January 2014, challenged the validity of China’s sprawling territorial claims in the resource-rich waters and […]
China toned down vitriolic rhetoric in response to the recent passage of a US warship near a disputed island in the South China Sea. USS Curtis Wilbur Guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur Chinese government-controlled media outlets, however, seized on the transit of the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur on Jan. 30 within 12 miles of […]
Are the United States and China collaborating to rewrite the international law of the sea? If so, it would be an odd but potent combination with ominous global implications. China is a member of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, but regularly violates its provisions. The United States has not ratified UNCLOS, but […]