News Muncher - category spratly

1 month, 1 week ago

China takes measures against 'illegal' Philippine vessels in disputed waters

China's coast guard said on Monday that it had taken "necessary control measures" against an "illegal gathering" of Philippine vessels in disputed waters of the Iroquois reef in the South China Sea. A number of Philippine ships have in recent days "illegally" gathered in the waters of the reef in the Spratly Islands under the banner of fishing, Liu Dejun, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

China draws up new map for southernmost city amid tension over disputed islands with Philippines

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can China and the Philippines Save Their South China Sea Understanding?

The Diplomat

After 18 months of intensifying incidents and an acrimonious diplomatic charade, China and the Philippines announced in July an understanding on Second Thomas Shoal, currently the most fiercely disputed feature of the Spratly Islands – and immediately contradicted each other as to what they have agreed upon. China insists the Philippines accepted two conditions for Philippine resupply missions to Second …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Explaining Vietnam and the Philippines’ Divergent South China Sea Strategies

The Diplomat

On June 17, Chinese vessels forcefully blocked a Philippine resupply mission to its isolated outpost at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. While tensions have grown between China and the Philippines, Vietnam, another nation that disputes China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea, has been quietly reinforcing the features under its own control. In a briefing published last …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Philippine Commander Denies ‘Deal’ Over South China Sea Shoal

The Diplomat

On May 22, a Philippine Navy commander denied forging a “new deal” with the Chinese government to de-escalate tensions over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, breaking his silence for the first time since leaving his post in early May. Let us be united against this false narrative.” The recording in question was released by the Chinese Embassy …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese team proposes invisible expansion in disputed South China Sea using tunnels

The Independent

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

India backs Philippines’ national sovereignty, says Jaishankar; China bristles

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: India backs the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty and seeks “staunch adherence” to a rules-based order, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday amid a flaring up of tensions between Beijing and Manila over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Without directly naming China or referring to territorial disputes in the South China Sea, …

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10 months ago

Second Thomas Shoal | A symbol of defiance

The Hindu

Lying in the waters around the Spratly Islands, a derelict ship at the Second Thomas Shoal has become a symbol of the Philippines’ defiance in the hotly contested South China Sea. China’s claims China claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, including the Second Thomas Shoal, based on the historical and controversial Nine-dash line. The distance between Mischief …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here’s why it matters for the world

CNN

Hong Kong CNN — Maritime disputes across the vast South China Sea have ratcheted up in recent years as an increasingly assertive China militarizes disputed islands and confronts its regional rivals over their competing claims in the strategically important and resource-rich waterway. And the United States agrees, regularly sending its Navy destroyers on freedom of navigation operations close to contested …

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1 year, 9 months ago

U.S. Navy says guided-missile destroyer conducted navigational rights mission in South China Sea

The Hindu

The United States Navy said its USS guided-missile destroyer Milius asserted a navigational rights and freedoms mission in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands on April 10. In response, the Southern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army said in a statement that the Chinese military followed and monitored U.S. destroyer USS Milius’s movements in the Spratly Islands. …

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1 year, 9 months ago

US Navy challenges Beijing in South China Sea amid Taiwan tension; PLAN responds

India TV News

US-China tension: In a major development, the US Navy destroyer sailed close to one of the most crucial man-made and Chinese-controlled islands in the South China Sea on Monday. US says it is free to sail In a statement released on Monday, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet said the US Naby engaged in normal operations within 12 nautical miles of …

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1 year, 11 months ago

What has been happening in the South China Sea and what do experts predict for 2023?

ABC

There are fears of more tension and competition in the South China Sea this year as Beijing continues its relentless building and military operations, with warnings the area will be "saturated with Chinese vessels". "The nine-dash line in the South China Sea gives China, in their books, legitimacy to claim the seabed resources and the protein stocks of the South …

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2 years ago

China starts enlarging another disputed island in the South China Sea

Daily Mail

China is artificially enlarging disputed islands in the South China Sea as Xi Jinping looks to solidify the country's presence in the region, it has been revealed. New images give the most-detailed picture yet of military bases that China has spent the best part of a decade building on remote reefs and atolls in the South China Sea, as it …

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2 years ago

China debunks report of it building ‘unoccupied land features’ in South China Sea

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Australian warships challenged by Chinese military near heavily fortified Spratly Islands

ABC

Two Australian warships were closely tracked by the Chinese military last month as they passed some of Beijing's most heavily fortified islands in the South China Sea, as part of a joint show of force with the US and Japanese navies. Key points: HMAS Hobart and HMAS Stalwart were challenged by the PLA in waters claimed by China The Defence …

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2 years, 2 months ago

President Xi dons army fatigues after announcing China will be focusing on preparations for war

Daily Mail

China, which has second-largest military in world, has threatened to annex Taiwan by force if necessary Pictures have emerged of President Xi Jinping donning army fatigues to inspect a military command centre after he declared China will focus on preparing for war. Pictures have emerged of President Xi Jinping donning army fatigues to inspect a military command centre after he …

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2 years, 3 months ago

China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach

Associated Press

BANGKOK — A Chinese scientific ship bristling with surveillance equipment docked in a Sri Lankan port. Those ships “largely appeared almost overnight” after China constructed port infrastructure a few years ago on the artificial islands it built in the Spratlys that could be used for resupply, Poling said. “Because they are ostensibly civilian fishing vessels, navies’ ships are unable to …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Will the South China Sea Spark the Next Global Conflict?

The Diplomat

“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans,” warned Prussia’s Otto von Bismarck in the thick of fin de siècle insouciance. As Christopher Clark put it, the early 21st century international order features “a more complex and unpredictable array of forces, including declining empires and rising powers – a state of …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Sharp jump in US Navy transits to counter China under Trump

The Independent

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3 years, 10 months ago

South China Sea: US steps up challenges to Spratly Islands in freedom of navigation operation

CNN

Hong Kong CNN — A US Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the second such sailing in as many weeks, as the Biden administration steps up the US’ military presence in the disputed waters. “This freedom of navigation operation upheld the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of the sea recognized in …

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4 years, 5 months ago

China is pushing its South China Sea claims during the coronavirus pandemic — this is what the tensions are about

ABC

Australia and the United States this month hardened their position on the South China Sea, where Washington has accused Beijing of attempting to build a "maritime empire" in the potentially energy-rich waters, despite regional concerns. China illustrates its claims in the South China Sea with a vague, U-shaped "nine-dash line" that includes swathes of Vietnam's exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, …

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4 years, 5 months ago

South China Sea: US declares ‘most’ of China’s maritime claims illegal

CNN

CNN — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a formal rejection of “most” of China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea, the latest in the escalation between Washington and Beijing. “That helps partners like Vietnam and the Philippines, and it’s going to put pressure on other countries – the Europeans, for instance – to get off …

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5 years, 6 months ago

China tests anti-ship missiles in South China Sea, Pentagon says

CNN

Hong Kong CNN — China has test-fired at least one anti-ship missile in recent days in the area around the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the United States military confirmed Tuesday. “The Pentagon was aware of the Chinese missile launch from the man-made structures in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands,” spokesman Lt. Col. Dave …

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China takes measures against 'illegal' Philippine vessels in disputed waters

China draws up new map for southernmost city amid tension over disputed islands with Philippines

Can China and the Philippines Save Their South China Sea Understanding?

Explaining Vietnam and the Philippines’ Divergent South China Sea Strategies

Philippine Commander Denies ‘Deal’ Over South China Sea Shoal

Chinese team proposes invisible expansion in disputed South China Sea using tunnels

India backs Philippines’ national sovereignty, says Jaishankar; China bristles

Second Thomas Shoal | A symbol of defiance

Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here’s why it matters for the world

U.S. Navy says guided-missile destroyer conducted navigational rights mission in South China Sea

US Navy challenges Beijing in South China Sea amid Taiwan tension; PLAN responds

What has been happening in the South China Sea and what do experts predict for 2023?

China starts enlarging another disputed island in the South China Sea

China debunks report of it building ‘unoccupied land features’ in South China Sea

Australian warships challenged by Chinese military near heavily fortified Spratly Islands

President Xi dons army fatigues after announcing China will be focusing on preparations for war

China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach

Will the South China Sea Spark the Next Global Conflict?

Sharp jump in US Navy transits to counter China under Trump

South China Sea: US steps up challenges to Spratly Islands in freedom of navigation operation

China is pushing its South China Sea claims during the coronavirus pandemic — this is what the tensions are about

South China Sea: US declares ‘most’ of China’s maritime claims illegal

China tests anti-ship missiles in South China Sea, Pentagon says