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Malaysia’s Meek South China Sea Approach
1 month ago

Malaysia’s Meek South China Sea Approach

The Diplomat  

On August 29, the Philippine Daily Inquirer published a report that shot the long-simmering South China Sea disputes to the top of the domestic political agenda in Malaysia. In the note, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “serious concern” and “strong dissatisfaction” over Malaysia’s oil and gas exploration activities near Luconia Shoals. Describing the leaking of the note as a …

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What is China's ‘monster ship’ in South China Sea? Why is the Philippines worried?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What is China's ‘monster ship’ in South China Sea? Why is the Philippines worried?

Firstpost  

China’s Coast Guard vessel CCG-5901 entered Manila’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea on 2 July. In this handout photo provided by Armed Forces of the Philippines, Chinese Coast Guard hold knives and machetes as they approach Philippine troops on a resupply mission in the Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024. …

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Bewildered critics dogpile on FL congressman who wants to name U.S. waters after Trump
6 months, 1 week ago

Bewildered critics dogpile on FL congressman who wants to name U.S. waters after Trump

Raw Story  

Rep. Greg Steube has come up with a novel way to profess his allegiance for former President Donald Trump: name an ocean after him. According to Fox News, Steube introduced legislation Friday to "rename the immediate waters surrounding the U.S., called the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, as the 'Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.'" In a …

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Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills

Al Jazeera  

Recent clashes between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have raised concerns of a maritime escalation. The Philippines has said that two Chinese coastguard ships “harassed” Filipino fishing vessels within its exclusive economic zone in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of joint military drills with its allies. “It is important to note that Rozul Reef falls …

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Maldives Won't Renew Hydrographic Survey Pact with India, Says Atoll-Nation Will Conduct Study by Itself
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Maldives Won't Renew Hydrographic Survey Pact with India, Says Atoll-Nation Will Conduct Study by Itself

News 18  

Maldives will not renew an agreement with India to conduct hydrographic surveys and plans to acquire the facilities and machines required to do the exercise by itself, President Mohamed Muizzu has announced. Muizzu also announced that his country is working to establish a 24X7 monitoring system for the Maldivian waters this month to ensure control of its Exclusive Economic Zone …

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Maldives's Muizzu not to renew agreement with India for hydrographic surveys: 'Underwater details are our...'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Maldives's Muizzu not to renew agreement with India for hydrographic surveys: 'Underwater details are our...'

India TV News  

Male: In a major setback for India, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has announced that he will not renew an agreement with New Delhi to conduct hydrographic surveys and plans to acquire the facilities and machines required to do the exercise by itself. Muizzu also announced that his country is working to establish a 24X7 monitoring system for the Maldivian waters …

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Philippines says its ships have ‘every right’ to be near Scarborough Shoal
1 year, 1 month ago

Philippines says its ships have ‘every right’ to be near Scarborough Shoal

Al Jazeera  

Senior official calls on China to stop ‘creating unnecessary tensions’ and respect the law. The Philippines has said its vessels have “every right” to operate around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea after Beijing claimed the ships entered the area illegally. “Under international law, the Philippines has the right to patrol the length and breadth of the West Philippines …

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India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: A passage of possibilities
1 year, 2 months ago

India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: A passage of possibilities

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 05, 2023 11:00 IST - 12 MINS READ A guide on the banks of the Dardanelles in Çanakkale, some 300 km west of the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, tells excited visitors that they are on an ancient route connecting Asia and Africa with Europe. Thousands of kilometres from India, a corridor that is supposed to connect Alexander’s …

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What set off the latest South China Sea row between China and Philippines?
1 year, 2 months ago

What set off the latest South China Sea row between China and Philippines?

Al Jazeera  

Beijing warns Manila not to ‘stir up trouble’ after the Philippine coastguard removes buoys installed by China in the Scarborough Shoal. Beijing has warned Manila not to “stir up trouble” after the Philippine coastguard removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was deployed by China to block Filipinos from the traditional fishing ground within their country’s own exclusive …

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Chinese ships operating in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone leave after US-China talks
1 year, 6 months ago

Chinese ships operating in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone leave after US-China talks

India Today  

A Chinese research ship and its escort, which operated for nearly a month in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, left those waters on Monday night, vessel-tracking experts said, just after high-level US-China talks. On Monday, after U.S. and China senior officials held talks in Beijing that both parties called constructive, the Chinese vessel and its escort …

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China-Taiwan News: Russia Supports Beijing's Military Drills Around Taiwan, Calls Pelosi's Visit 'Absolutely Unnecessary'
1 year, 11 months ago

China-Taiwan News: Russia Supports Beijing's Military Drills Around Taiwan, Calls Pelosi's Visit 'Absolutely Unnecessary'

News 18  

China-Taiwan News Updates: China on Thursday fired multiple missiles around Taiwan as it launched unprecedented military drills a day after a visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-ruled island that Beijing regards as its sovereign territory. “Five of the nine ballistic missiles launched by China are believed to have landed within Japan’s EEZ,” Nobuo Kishi …

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Manned submersible vehicle capable of reaching depths of 6,000 metres being developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology
2 years ago

Manned submersible vehicle capable of reaching depths of 6,000 metres being developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology

The Hindu  

The National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, is in the process of developing a manned submersible vehicle called ‘Matsya 6000’ in partnership with the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam. The Exclusive Economic Zone of India and its extended EEZ allotted to it in the international waters as per the agreement with the United Nations has given tremendous scope for …

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Turkey resumes gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean
2 years, 4 months ago

Turkey resumes gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean

Al Jazeera  

A Turkish ship sets off to drill for gas in the eastern Mediterranean – a move that risks inflaming regional tensions. Nearly two years after Turkey halted offshore gas explorations in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean, a Turkish drillship has departed from the port of Mersin to search for gas in the region. A day prior to Donmez making …

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Chinese missiles believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone: Minister
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese missiles believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone: Minister

India Today  

Ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone for the first time, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said Thursday. This comes at a time when China is conducting elaborate military drills in response to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit. "Five of the nine ballistic missiles launched by China are …

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Chinese missiles suspected of landing in Japan’s economic zone
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese missiles suspected of landing in Japan’s economic zone

Al Jazeera  

Five Chinese ballistic missiles appear to have splashed down southwest of Okinawa’s Hateruma iIland in Japan’s EEZ. Five ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in the waters of Japan’s exclusive economic zone for the first time, Tokyo’s defence minister said. “Five of the nine ballistic missiles launched by China are believed to have landed within Japan’s …

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East China Sea Flashpoints Heat Up
2 years, 5 months ago

East China Sea Flashpoints Heat Up

The Diplomat  

While China’s aerial intercepts and incursions near Taiwan and Japan get most of the attention, these are not the only methods Beijing is trying to bolster its control of the East China Sea. The most recent dispute erupted on May 20 when Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that China has built 17 gas exploration platforms on the Chinese side …

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Is Duterte squandering The Hague victory to appease Beijing?
3 years, 5 months ago

Is Duterte squandering The Hague victory to appease Beijing?

Al Jazeera  

Experts say China’s gains in South China Sea ‘impossible’ to reverse while urging the Philippines to boost military capability and alliances. ‘Victory Day’ It was in July 2016, less than two weeks into the Duterte presidency when The Hague tribunal concluded, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, that China’s assertion of historic rights within …

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Manila hits Beijing’s ‘blatant disregard’ of South China Sea vow
3 years, 8 months ago

Manila hits Beijing’s ‘blatant disregard’ of South China Sea vow

Al Jazeera  

The Philippines files two more diplomatic protests after maritime authorities spotted a total of 165 Chinese vessels within Manila’s EEZ. Manila has filed two more diplomatic protests against China over what it calls “blatant disregard” of Beijing’s commitment “to promote peace and stability in the region” following the continued presence of Chinese vessels within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in …

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Duterte urged to confront Chinese ‘bullying’ in South China Sea
3 years, 8 months ago

Duterte urged to confront Chinese ‘bullying’ in South China Sea

Al Jazeera  

Manila urged to shore up its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea by building structures within its waters or risk losing them to China. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte must end his “policy of subservience” towards Beijing, lawmakers and foreign policy experts have said, warning that the Filipino leader’s silence is sending the wrong signal as hundreds of Chinese …

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Navigation with permission
3 years, 8 months ago

Navigation with permission

The Hindu  

On April 7, the U.S.’s 7th Fleet Destroyer, the USS John Paul Jones,conducted a ‘Freedom of Navigation Operation’ 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands inside India’s Exclusive Economic Zone. In its response, India asserted that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea “does not authorize other States to carry out in the Exclusive Economic Zone and …

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Why the U.S. challenged India's claims in the Indian Ocean | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
3 years, 8 months ago

Why the U.S. challenged India's claims in the Indian Ocean | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

On Friday, India said it protested a U.S. decision to conduct a navy patrol in India's Exclusive Economic Zone in the western Indian Ocean. The Ministry of External Affairs highlighted India's position on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that the Convention does not authorise other States to carry out military manoeuvres or exercises in the …

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‘India, U.S. not on same page on rules-based order'
3 years, 8 months ago

‘India, U.S. not on same page on rules-based order'

The Hindu  

On April 9, India protested a U.S. decision to conduct a patrol in the western Indian Ocean in India's exclusive economic zone near Lakshadweep. The latest FONOP underlines both countries have "huge differences" when it comes to what a “rules-based order” means for the region, says Manoj Joshi, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation. UNCLOS does not permit continental states like …

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US Navy navigates in India's EEZ without prior consent, boasts about breaking Indian maritime rules
3 years, 8 months ago

US Navy navigates in India's EEZ without prior consent, boasts about breaking Indian maritime rules

Op India  

The US Navy on Friday issued a statement announcing that its 7th Fleet conducted a freedom of navigation operation inside India’s exclusive economic zone without India’s consent. The US Navy claims to have challenged “India’s excessive maritime claims.” US Navy Statement The statement said, “On April 7, 2021 USS John Paul Jones asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical …

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Greece, Turkey launch Mediterranean crisis talks after 5 years
3 years, 11 months ago

Greece, Turkey launch Mediterranean crisis talks after 5 years

Al Jazeera  

The resumption of exploratory talks after five-year hiatus comes after year of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. “The extension of territorial waters westward inevitably sends a message to the East,” said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in parliament on Wednesday. “Under the same legal regime, we can resolve our great problem with Turkey, as long as its leaders abandon this …

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