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MANILA, Philippines, July 22 (Eagle News) — The new commander of the U.S Pacific Fleet assured that the United States and China have a positive relation despite amid tension between America and Beijing due to territorial disputes involving the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei and Malaysia. Meanwhile, Admiral Scott Swift assured that the U.S Navy is ready and prepared to respond to any contingency that will happen in the South China Sea. (Eagle News Service) […]
SOUTH China Sea, July 22 (Eagle News) — Chinese navy’s South China Sea Fleet recently conducted a landing drill to hone its combat capacity. The drill involved a landing brigade, Marine Corps, amphibious forces and navy helicopter units. The landing formation, namely the “red” side, successfully broke rival army blockades, and transported troops to a landing area after one-day and two-night voyage. The drill also featured a combined command system. It aimed to test the […]
CHINESE navy’s South China Sea Fleet recently conducted a landing drill to hone its combat capacity, according to China’s state-run media, China Central Television (CCTV). The CCTV video footage showed that the drill involved a landing brigade, marine corps, amphibious forces and navy helicopter units. The landing formation, namely the “red” side, successfully broke rival army blockades, and transported troops to a landing area after one-day and two-night voyage, CCTV said in its report. The […]
AS DELIVERED Statement Before the Permanent Court of Arbitration Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands WHY THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT THIS CASE TO ARBITRATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE REGION AND THE WORLD Republic of the Philippines v. People’s Republic of China HON. ALBERT F. DEL ROSARIO Secretary of Foreign Affairs 07 July 2015 Mr. President, distinguished Members of the Tribunal, it is a great honor to respectfully appear before you on behalf of my country, the […]
JULY 8 (Reuters) — China said on Tuesday (July 7) that it opposed the arbitration case brought up by the Philippines against Beijing over territorial disputes in South China Sea. Manila has sent a legal team of experts and high ranking officials in the Hague this week to fight in an unprecedented arbitration case under the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Philippine foreign ministry said. It said Philippines will present […]
JULY 7 (Reuters) — China’s claim to the disputed South China Sea will come under international legal scrutiny for the first time this week, after Philippines filed the case at a U.N. tribunal. Manila’s international legal team has gone to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to initially argue that the five-judge panel has jurisdiction to hear the case, Philippines Foreign Ministry officials told Reuters. That is because of concerns China raised in […]
(Reuters) Japan and Vietnam discussed on Saturday (July 4) China’s recent maritime expansion in areas of the South China Sea over which several other countries have rival claims. China has stoked regional tensions by building artificial islands in areas of the South China Sea that other countries have claimed as their own. The talks between the two countries were held on the sidelines of a Japan-Mekong Summit in Tokyo. “We shared our severe concerns […]
JULY 3 (Reuters) — China’s Foreign Ministry expressed anger on Friday (July 3) after the Pentagon’s updated National Military Strategy slammed Chinese claims in the South China Sea as aggressive and “inconsistent with international law”. “China’s actions are adding tension to the Asia-Pacific region,” says the paper, released this week in the first update of the strategy since 2011, making specific reference to China’s “aggressive land reclamation efforts” in the South China Sea. China’s Foreign […]
(Reuters) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Vietnam on Thursday (July 2) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of relations between the United States and Vietnam. Speaking as a guest of honor at the Marriott Hotel in Hanoi for an event hosted by the U.S. Embassy to celebrate American Independence Day, Clinton described the normalization of relations as “one of the most important achievements” during his terms. Vietnam is turning to their now reconciled former […]
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Beijing on Tuesday (June 23) urged Tokyo and Manila not to create tensions in the region after a Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the Japanese P3-C Orion surveillance plane, with three Filipino guest crew members, flew at 5,000 feet (1,524 m) above the […]
Author: Veasna Var, UNSW, Canberra (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — The South China Sea has become a flashpoint for conflict between China and some of its ASEAN neighbours, particularly the Philippines and Vietnam. China’s recent land reclamation around the Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands has also strained relations between China and the United States. While, as a non-claimant, the South China Sea is not of direct concern for Cambodia, it holds great relevance to […]
JUNE 18 (Reuters) — China told other countries to stay out of the South China Sea debate on Wednesday (June 17) after the U.S. State Department said China’s island reclamation announcement would not ease tensions in the disputed region. China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (June 16), indicating that Beijing is close to setting up new […]
