The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen on Oct. 27 sailed within 12 nautical miles of reclaimed islands controlled by Beijing in the South China Sea. © Reuters TOKYO — While Washington seems to have won the first round of its confrontation with Beijing in disputed South China Sea waters, tensions are likely to remain high and […]
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has dispatched an unknown number of fourth-generation J-11BH/BHS fighter aircraft to Woody Island (known as Yongxing Island in Chinese), the largest of the Paracel Islands administered by the People’s Republic of China in the South China Sea, according to Chinese media reports. Woody Island, located around 200 miles […]
JAKARTA: Indonesia could take China before an international court if Beijing’s claim to the majority of the South China Sea and part of Indonesian territory is not resolved through dialogue, Indonesia’s security chief said Wednesday. Beijing’s claim to almost the entire South China Sea is shown on Chinese maps with a nine-dash line that stretches […]
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se cited the importance of freedom of navigation and flight in the disputed South China Sea region during an Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) event in Luxembourg. It was the first time Yun addressed the South China Sea issue at an international meeting amid recent maritime tension between Beijing and Washington. Seoul has tried […]
Just this month alone, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales sacked a number of government officials and employees. On November 5 eight personnel of the Commission on Audit (COA) were dismissed from the service for receiving millions of pesos in additional compensation and bonuses from the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). Four LWUA executives got six-month suspensions for […]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to raise issues concerning the South China Sea at international meetings in coming weeks involving the Group of 20 major countries, and Southeast Asian nations and their dialogue partners. “The rule of law should be carried out to preserve the open, free and peaceful sea,” Abe said during a speech […]
The South China Sea is Chinese territory, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech in Singapore Saturday, according to Chinese state-run media. Xi added that his nation would settle disputes over contested waters with other powers in the region, China has recently built artificial islands in the sea on top of previously submerged reefs, […]
(CNN) —The South China Sea is Chinese territory, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech in Singapore Saturday, according to Chinese state-run media. Xi added that his nation would settle disputes over contested waters with other powers in the region, China has recently built artificial islands in the sea on top of previously submerged […]
Supreme Court Senior Associate said there are speculations that after securing South China Sea, China will move beyond the first island chain in the Western Pacific. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) – Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, in an exclusive interview with CNN Philippines on Thursday (November 25), said the maritime dispute in […]
Posted on November 6, 2015 By Jonathan London and Vu Quang Viet Headline, Politics, VietnamVietnam Must Reassess South China Sea Strategy Vietnam People’s navy BPS-500 class antisubmarine warfare corvette HQ-381. Source: Wikimedia, used under a creative commons license. Look for allies, seek clarification from Beijng Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hanoi this week comes […]