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TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) — Taiwan would like to peacefully resolve any disputes that might arise from the international court ruling in the South China Sea, but will be steadfast in maintaining its rights in Itu Aba, the sole Taiwan-held island in the Spratlys, senior government officials said Monday (July 11). Taiwan is one of the claimant which will be affected by the arbitration result in the case before The Hague between the Philippines and China. “We […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A tropical storm in China left six people dead and at least eight more missing, reports said, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain. Super Typhoon Nepartak brought chaos to Taiwan Friday, forcing more than 15,000 people to flee their homes as part of the island saw its strongest winds in over a century. It had weakened into a tropical storm by the time it made landfall in Fujian […]
by Jan Hennop THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — An international tribunal will hand down a ruling on Tuesday in an increasingly bitter dispute over the South China Sea, in a closely-watched case that risks ratcheting up tensions in Southeast Asia. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) — the world’s oldest international arbitration tribunal — will issue a written decision at 11:00 am (0900 GMT) after the Philippines challenged China’s claim over much of the […]
THE Chinese PLA Navy has mobilized warships, supporting vessels and war planes from its South Sea Fleet, East Sea Fleet and North Sea Fleet for a live-fire war game, which has also drawn participation from land-to-surface missile forces. Friday’s round of the war game is conducted in the South China Sea between the Hainan Island and Xisha Islands in two opposing forces of the Red and Blue corners to test and enhance the battle readiness and capabilities of […]
by Karl MALAKUNAS Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines is willing to share natural resources with Beijing in contested South China Sea areas even if it wins a legal challenge next week, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay told AFP Friday. Yasay said President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration hoped to quickly begin direct talks with China following Tuesday’s verdict, with the negotiations to cover jointly exploiting natural gas reserves and fishing grounds within the Philippines’ exclusive economic […]
MOSKAU, Russia (AFP) — Russia warned Friday that the US deployment of an advanced missile defense system in South Korea would have “irreparable consequences”, echoing warnings by China of a threat to regional security. “The United States, supported by its partners, are continuing to build up the potential of the Asia-Pacific segment of the global anti-missile defense system, which undermines the established strategic balance in the (region) and beyond,” the foreign ministry said in a […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing will not take a “single step back” in the contested South China Sea, state-run media said Friday, despite reports of US naval patrols close to its artificial islands ahead of a tribunal ruling in the dispute. Beijing asserts sovereignty over almost all of the strategically vital waters in the face of rival claims from Southeast Asian neighbours, and has rapidly turned reefs into artificial islands capable of hosting military planes. […]
BEIJJING, China (AFP) — The deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea would “seriously damage” regional security in northeast Asia, China said Friday, adding it strongly opposed the move. The deployment of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) system announced by the US and South Korea would “seriously damage the strategic security interests of countries in the region including China”, Beijing’s foreign ministry said in a statement posted online. “China strongly […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — At least 35 have been killed in a landslide in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, state media reported Thursday. The landslide caused by heavy rain hit a village in the Kunlun Mountains, burying houses and their occupants in the early hours of Wednesday. By Thursday night 35 bodied had been pulled from the debris, according to the official Xinhua news agency. A rescue operation was underway, but efforts were being hindered by […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Thursday urged respect for a decision on territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to be handed down by an international arbitration court next week. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Dutch city of The Hague is set to make its final decision on Tuesday in the case between the Philippines and China. “We urge both parties to comply with the ruling and urge […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s newest military transport plane entered service Wednesday, the country’s defense ministry said, extending Beijing’s ability to deploy its fighting forces around the world as it pursues a greater global role. The announcement comes with tensions mounting over territorial disputes between Beijing and its neighbours in the East and South China seas. The Y-20 is the country’s largest homegrown transport aircraft, a statement on the defence ministry’s website said. The plane […]
CHINA’S ongoing military drill in South China Sea does not target any country in the regions’ dispute, said Chinese military experts on Monday. Experts from the China’s National Defense Ministry say that it is just a routine military exercise in accordance with the annual plan so it is neither necessary to link it with the arbitration case, nor target at any claimants in the South China Sea disputes, including the Philippines. The Chinese experts […]
