An aerial view of China occupied Subi Reef at Spratly Islands in disputed South China Sea April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Francis Malasig/Pool BEIJING (Reuters) - China has "reasonably" expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar f...
The South China Sea issue is uniquely complex, involving multiple countries, a big number of disputed islands and reefs, and overlapping claims of vast maritime areas. Resolving such a complex issue quickly is impossible. Temporarily setting aside disputes remains the only feasible approach. All ...
Both China and Vietnam have recently stepped up their conflicting claims over the various island groups in the South China Sea. China invites int'l bids for oil, gas project in disputed South China Sea The South China Sea, which has an area estimated at 3,500,000 sq km, is one of the...
A full effect 'equidistance line' from the largest islands towards the surrounding coats would create a large area of overlap between the EEZ claims of the ASAN claimants and the EEZ claim of China from the disputed islands. This could lead to possible provisional arrangement of a practical ...
ABOARD PHILIPPINES COAST GUARD PLANE, South China Sea (Reuters) - As a Philippine coast guard aircraft flew over the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, a message came in over the radio telling it to immediately leave "Chinese territory". Such...
Major disputes in the South China Sea are putting critical habitat—and the food supply of millions—at risk.
China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbours as the country asserts its territorial claims. A joint announcement of the names on Sunday from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of ...
Philippine civilians claim disputed South China Sea islandBy Seth Doane July 1, 2015 / 7:28 PM EDT / CBS News PAG-ASA, Philippines --The U.S. military is concerned about the growth of China -- the literal growth of China. China is building brand new islands in the South China Sea ...
Wrongly assumes that China’s assertive foreign policy actions are seen as such by nationalist sections of Chinese public opinion. Discounts the huge strategic and economic interests China has, or perceives it has, in advancing its claims to disputed islands and maritime space. Claims, in the fac...
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