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China warns outsiders not to 「sow distrust」 in South China Sea @ 2019-08-03T04: Back Hot News
Keyword:South China Sea
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BEIJING』S SOUTH CHINA SEA STANCE IS DRIVING VIETNAM INTO AMERICA』S ARMS
CHINESE WARSHIPS AND FIGHTER JETS TAKE PART IN A MILITARY DISPLAY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. PHOTO: REUTERS
「THEY WILL GET THE CHALLENGE OF COMING TO THE PACIFIC WITH THE PACIFIC-ASSIGNED FORCES ALREADY THERE,」 HE SAID, 「AND WE WON』T GO TO KOREA, WE WILL ACTUALLY GO TO A SOUTH CHINA SEA SCENARIO WHERE WE WILL BE AROUND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA; AND ANOTHER SCENARIO WE CAN DO THAT IS THE EAST CHINA SEA.」
MOSCOW ALSO SHARES BEIJING』S DISTRUST FOR THE INSTITUTIONS STANDING IN CHINA』S WAY—PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SAID RUSSIA WAS 「SOLIDARIZING WITH AND SUPPORTING CHINA』S STANCE」 AFTER THE LATTER REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION』S 2016 RULING AGAINST THE NINE-DASH LINE. THE RUSSIAN APPROACH TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS NOT UNLIKE CHINA』S TOWARD THE 2014 ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA: OSTENSIBLY NEUTRAL BUT DEFERENTIAL TO THE LOCAL GREAT POWER WHILE STEADFASTLY OPPOSED TO THE MATTER BEING SETTLED IN WESTERN INSTITUTIONS.
THE US SAYS CHINA PREVENTS ASEAN MEMBERS FROM ACCESSING MORE THAN US$2.5 TRILLION IN RECOVERABLE ENERGY RESERVES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. PHOTO: AFP
PHILIPPINE TOURISTS COULD SOON BE VISITING THITU, THE COUNTRY』S LARGEST AND MOST VITAL ISLAND IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
WHY A FIRST US AIRCRAFT CARRIER VIETNAM VISIT MATTERSNIXED CHINA-VIETNAM MEETING HIGHLIGHTS ILLUSION OF SOUTH CHINA SEA CALMBEWARE THE ILLUSION OF CHINA-ASEAN SOUTH CHINA SEA BREAKTHROUGHSJOKO LOOKS TO JAPAN TO BOOST INDONESIA』S REGIONAL INFLUENCEVIETNAM EXTENDS OIL RIG OPERATIONS AMID VANGUARD BANK STANDOFF WITH CHINA
NO REPLY FROM BEIJING TO US CALL FOR SOUTH CHINA SEA CRISIS TALKS
WHY CHINA』S 『MILITIASATION』 OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA NEEDS A REVIEW BY THE PHILIPPINES-US ALLIANCE
HOW AN SR-71 SPY PLANE (FASTEST PLANE ON EARTH) CRASHED IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
THAT NEWS WAS LARGELY OVERSHADOWED BY ANOTHER REPORT OF A SOUTH KOREAN-REGISTERED DRY BULK VESSEL CK BLUEBELL BEING ATTACKED BY PIRATES, REPORTEDLY NEAR THE STRAIT OF SINGAPORE WHEN IT WAS EN ROUTE TO INCHEON, THOUGH THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE ATTACK HAS SINCE BEEN CLARIFIED BY SINGAPORE AUTHORITIES TO 100 MILES EAST OF THE SINGAPORE STRAIT, IN THE ANAMBAS ISLANDS IN THE SOUTHERN RIM OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
HANOI HAS PRESSED AHEAD ITS WORK ON AN OIL RIG ON THE VANGUARD BANK, DESPITE AN INCREASED MILITARY PRESENCE BY BEIJING IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT. THE RUSSIAN-BACKED PROJECT USING A HAKURYU-5 RIG - IS ON A MISSION TO LOOK FOR OIL AND GAS IN THE REGION. THE JOINT-OPERATION BY THE KREMLIN’S OIL COMPANY, ROSNEFT, STARTED WORK IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN MAY AND ACCORDING TO THE SOUTHERN VIETNAM MARITIME SAFETY ASSURANCE CORPORATION, IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15.
SPEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AT A MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS, VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER PHAM BINH MINH DEMANDED AN END TO WHAT HE CALLED CHINA』S 「UNILATERAL ACTIONS INCLUDING MILITARIZATION [AND] INCREASING MILITARY EXERCISES」 IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, THE VNEXPRESS REPORTED ON AUG. 1.
GIVEN OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING CHINA』S FIRING OF MISSILES INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, IT IS LITTLE SURPRISE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAS GOTTEN MORE INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION THAN USUAL. IT ALSO CAME AMID A SERIES OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, INCLUDING RENEWED CHINA-VIETNAM TENSIONS AND THE COMMEMORATION OF THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE JULY 2016 ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL RULING.
CHINA HAS BEEN LOCKED IN A PROXY WAR WITH THE US AND AUSTRALIA OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN RECENT MONTHS AS BEIJING LOOKS TO FLEX ITS MILITARY MUSCLES IN THE REGION. BOTH SIDES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO COURT VARIOUS NATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA TO BE THEIR ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ALLIES – WITH VARYING SUCCESS – IN A QUEST FOR A LARGER SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. BEIJING’S LATEST MOVE WILL PUT WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA ON HIGH ALERT AS PHNOM PENH APPEARS TO HAVE COMPLETED ITS DIPLOMATIC SWITCH FROM THE US TO CHINA FOLLOWING A SCUFFLE OVER THE REAM NAVAL BASE.
THE MORRISON GOVERNMENT HAS JOINED WITH THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN TO ISSUE A POINTED CONDEMNATION OF CHINA"S INCREASINGLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR IN WATERS TO AUSTRALIA"S NORTH, WITH BEIJING PUSHING AHEAD ON A NEW FRONT IN THE CONTEST FOR DOMINANCE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THERE IS GROWING CONCERN IN THE REGION - INCLUDING WITHIN AUSTRALIA - ABOUT THE TENSIONS WITH VIETNAM, WHICH HAVE ADDED A NEW LAYER OF COMPLEXITY TO CHINA"S CONTROVERSIAL ISLAND-BUILDING PROGRAM IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
BY CONTRAST, VIETNAM DOESN』T SHARE BEIJING』S VIEW THAT THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS CHINA』S OWN SEA. PART OF IT BELONGS TO VIETNAM, AND IT HAS A STRATEGY TO DEFEND EVERY INCH OF IT, AS EVIDENCED BY THE RECENT NAVAL STAND-OFF BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

 

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