Territorial disputes are threatening to spark deadly clashes that could have worldwide repercussions between China and some or all of its neighbors in the South China Sea — Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.RICHARDP.CRONINInvestors Business Daily...
There is tension in the South China seas. China has embarked on huge projects where it is creating artificial islands in the sea, in what are known as land reclamation projects. U.S-China Spar Over New Islands "...underlines the global importance of the South China Sea through which one ...
Many boats ran into trouble with the Thai pirates who prowled the South China Sea at that time. From The Daily Beast Days were wasted searching the South China Sea, not the Indian Ocean. From The Daily Beast There are lots of sources of tension in that relationship, notably in the South...
China's increasing military presence in the Spratlys has stirred fears it could lead to an air defence zone, which would escalate tension with other claimants, and the United States, in one of the world's most volatile areas. China claims almost the entire South China Sea, believed to have...
ASEAN seeks to tackle Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tension 25/07/2024 4 min. read Global Europe China, Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol 15/07/2024 3 min. read Global Europe China scolds EU over statement about South China Sea 12/07/2024 3 min. read Global Europ...
The long-standing rivalry over maritime zones in the South China Sea will not be settled but may simmer down this year, analysts say.
Cecilia Vega: What's behind this uptick in tension? What changed? Gilbert Teodoro: I think, well, what changed is the determination of the Philippines to say, "No." Cecilia Vega: You're standing up to China? Gilbert Teodoro: Oh yes. Yes, and they don't like it. ...
andotherislandsandreefsintheseaarevariouslyclaimedbyChina,Taiwan,thePhilippines,Malaysia,Brunei,andVietnam.Theconflictingclaims,importantbecauseofthesea'sfisheriesandoilandnaturalgasdeposits,haveincreasinglybecomeasourceofinternationaltension,especiallybetweenChinaandtheothersclaimants,inthe21stcent.Chineseassertionofits...
Chinese fighter pilot harasses U.S. B-52 over South China Sea, Pentagon says The Pentagon said it was "concerned" that China's fighter pilot "was unaware of how close he came to causing a collision." Oct 26, 2023 Taiwan unveils 1st domestically made submarine amid tension with China ...
“‘There’s tension points in the relationship, but based on discussions coming out of New York last week and other things that we have coming up, we do not see it getting worse,’ Mattis told reporters traveling with him to Paris. ‘We’ll sort this out.’” ...