The article discusses political and economic concerns related to disputes over the Spratly Archipelago and the Paracel Islands, opposition to Chinese actions over the islands from Vietnam and the Philippines, and territorial claims to the islands.Raikov...
There had been no problem with the nine-dashed line before the 1970s, but with Vietnam, the Philippines and other countries pushing further territorial claims, more governments are beginning to deny legitimacy of the nine-dashed line. The United States and other countries have intervened in the...
More than $5 trillion of world trade is shipped through the South China Sea every year. Besides China's territorial claims in the area, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan have rival claims. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Richard Borsuk) Copyright 2017 Thomson R...
Wednesday 4 December 2024 06:31, UK China Philippines South China Sea Chinese Coast Guard in water cannon clash The South China Sea is subject to several competing territorial claims from sovereign states in the region.Share This is a modal window. Video Unavailable The South China Sea ...
As Manila resorts to various means to pursue its illegal territorial claims, it is undermining peace and stability in the region. The Philippine government should put an end to its irresponsible and dangerous gamble, which may lead to geopolitical confrontation and turn the South China Sea into a...
China claims large swatches of the sea based on what Beijing said are nine dashes delineating Chinese historical territory in olden maps. The so-called "nine-dash line" overlaps with territorial claims by several parties, and forms the basis for China's actions ranging from drilling for oil ...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims ...
The South China Sea with the China’s territorial claims highlighted. Disputes over who owns the South China Sea have been going on for decades. While China's cold clashes with the U.S. and its antagonism toward Taiwan grab the most headlines, the superpower has been in conflict with Viet...
The territorial claims over the Spratly Islands have been made by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines for years now. The US regularly conducts FONOP in the South China Sea and has long opposed China’s claims. ...
Territorial conflict is an old story in the South China Sea, where several nations make conflicting claims on the region—and its oil and gas potential. But the escalating conflict betweenVietnamandChinais something new altogether. Anti-China protesters march while shouting slogans in Ho Chi Min...