Washington: An international arbitration case over the disputed South China Sea that has been boycotted by China will “settle once and for all” whether artificial reefs are entitled to territorial waters, Australia’s top diplomat said. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the ruling by the tribunal in the Hague in the case brought by the Philippines […]
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday rejected U.S. criticism of China’s reef construction in the South China Sea and urged the U.S. side to stop “groundless” accusations. “China will never take such unreasonable criticism,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said when responding to a question at a regular news briefing. She said China […]
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS of the Kalayaan Atin Ito (KAI) movement are poised to make a second trip to the Kalayaan group of islands. This time, they intend to spend at least a month visiting the islands that the Philippines currently occupies in the Spratlys. Last December, 48 student-members of the movement visited Pagasa Island in defiance […]
Barack Obama said India and US will continue to expand their military exercises and maritime cooperation. Washington: In a clear signal to China, US President Barack Obama today said all countries should play by the same rules in international law including freedom of navigation in the South China Sea while India can be an anchor […]
RIYADH: US Secretary of State John Kerry begins a visit to East Asia on Sunday in which he plans to press China to put more curbs on North Korea after its nuclear test and to urge Southeast Asia to show unity in response to China’s claims in the South China Sea. Kerry starts what will […]
DAVOS: The US is not asking countries like India and Vietnam to take sides in the Asia Pacific region, but steps Beijing is taking in the disputed South China Sea are “self-isolating” and driving countries towards America, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said. “I’ve been to India, Vietnam recently. We want to have good […]
Some say Beijing is trying to influence the outcome of the Communist Party congress in Vietnam. Are China’s recent moves in contested maritime areas aimed to influence the outcome of a pivotal Communist Party congress now underway in Vietnam? Beijing’s latest shows of force in the South China Sea have coincided with an unusually pitched […]
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The United States is not looking for conflict with China but steps it is taking in the South China Sea are self-isolating and prompting other countries to seek help from Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Friday. “I’m not one of those people who believes conflict between the United […]
Taipei, Jan. 25 (CNA) The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Monday rejected Vietnam’s claim that Taiwanese vessels illegally dispersed one of its fishing boats by firing a water cannon at it earlier this month, saying it was within its rights to take action. The CGA said two of its Coast Guard cutters spotted two Vietnamese […]
VIENTIANE — The prime minister of communist Laos assured U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday that this small nation will help counter China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. Laos this year takes the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the group’s heads of state scheduled to hold a […]