Speaking to NPR, Philippine political experts have expressed concern that the Obama administration’s support for their territorial claims in the South China Sea will evaporate, comparing the situation to President Obama’s long-abandoned “red line” in Syria.
This story originally appeared in the South China Morning Post. China called on Japan not to get involved in the South China Sea disputes in a regional summit on Friday, where Beijing is also attempting to get support for its
A state-run Chinese newspaper has run an editorial calling the governments of Japan and the United States the “eunuchs” of new Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, following a humiliating loss for Beijing at the Hague over its claims in the South China Sea.
Chinese citizens are reportedly smashing their iPhones and posting photos of the destruction online, along with calls to boycott American goods, to express their anger over an international court’s decision against Beijing in the South China Sea territorial dispute.
China’s Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told reporters Wednesday that the nation has “the right” to establish an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea following the rejection of Chinese territorial claims in the region by the Hague.
Center for Security Policy founder Frank Gaffney joined SirusXM host Stephen K. Bannon on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily to talk about The Hague’s decision against Chinese territorial claims, a momentous event that seems likely to increase tensions across the Pacific Rim.
President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan personally sent off a naval warship Wednesday morning to patrol Taiping Island, a Taiwanese territory in the South China Sea that Taipei fears they could lose as a result of Tuesday’s verdict rejecting China’s claims
Contents: UN Court issues harsh ruling condemning China and affirming the Philippines; Tribunal ruling eviscerates China’s ‘Nine-Dash Line’ claims’ China reacts angrily to the Tribunal ruling
In 2013, the Philippines took China to court over Beijing’s seizure of Scarborough Shoal, which lies within Manila’s 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone, or EEZ. The South China Sea and its resources do not belong solely to China, the Philippine government said, but to all of the nations– Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam—that surround it.
The Chinese government has ordered its propaganda outlets in high gear to denounce a decision against their territorial claims in the South China Sea by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, calling the case “null and void” because it
Contents: Increasingly angry China rams Vietnamese boat as tribunal ruling expected; Japan’s election opens the way to repeal ‘pacifism’ constitution clause; US will send 560 more troops to Iraq
Contents: South China Sea tension set to escalate after July 12 arbitration ruling; Obama flip-flops again on Afghanistan
An editorial in the Chinese government-run newspaper, the Global Times, asserts that Beijing is “prepared for any military confrontation” with the United States or the Philippines in response to an expected verdict later this month on the Philippines’ territorial case against China at The Hague.
The Chinese military will be executing military drills by the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea up to the day before a UN tribunal is to decide whether Beijing’s claims to nearly the entire sea are legitimate.
The Indonesian legislature has approved a nearly ten-percent increase in the nation’s defense budget following a visit by President Joko Widodo to Natuna Island, a territory on the cusp of China’s “nine-dash line,” unilaterally defining Beijing’s borders as extending into five other countries.
From Graham Flanagan at Business Insider: The US Navy is making its presence known in the heavily disputed South China Sea. It recently deployed two aircraft carriers along with about 140 aircraft and additional ships to conduct training exercises. Read the
Contents: China claims that 60 countries support its South China Sea policy; China cites UNCLOS in disagreement with Japan; South China Sea: Which countries are on China’s side?; Cognitive dissonance and doubling down in China
The Chinese government is touting the support of “dozens” of countries for its illegal colonization of the South China Sea, with particular praise for Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe’s statement opposing the arbitration of China’s territorial dispute in international court.
Contents: China’s ‘ironclad proof’ of South China Sea claims revealed as hoax; The craziness of China’s claims in South China Sea; France calls for European navies to patrol the South China Sea; A request to readers: Protect the Generational Dynamics legacy
The U.S. Navy has deployed four E/A-18G Growler aircraft and 120 troops have arrived to assist the Philippines with monitoring its sea borders amid continuing tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Ever since Richard Nixon opened relations with Communist China in 1972, Chinese intentions have been a matter of incessant and often fevered speculation in this country.
London’s thesis is that President Obama is “unwilling to engage the world, in the way in which it really exists.”
Contents: ASEAN makes humiliating South China Sea reversal under pressure from China; Obama administration reevaluates plans for Afghanistan troop withdrawal
Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki summoned China’s ambassador to Japan early Thursday morning to lodge a protest against the passage of a Chinese navy ship through the contiguous zone near the Senkaku Islands, a Japanese territory over which China claims sovereignty.
Dr. Michael Auslin, resident scholar and director of Japan Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joined Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon to discuss his recent article, “The Next U.S. President Must Carry a Big Stick.”
Following rumors that the government of China is considering establishing an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over disputed territories in the South China Sea, Taiwan’s new defense minister confirmed the island would not respect such a zone if Beijing attempts to impose it.
Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Mongolia on his way to China, warned Beijing Sunday that declaring an air defense zone over the South China Sea to be a “provocative and destabilizing act.”
Reuters reports that the Chinese navy will send five ships to participate in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), a massive international maritime drill held every two years in Hawaii.
(Reuters) China rebuffed U.S. pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea on Sunday, restating its sovereignty over most of the disputed territory and saying it “has no fear of trouble.”
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton did not think much of President Obama’s much-touted “pivot to Asia,” as expressed during his appearance on Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon.
Contents: New Taiwan poll shows overwhelming support for independence from China; China close to imposing an air defense ID zone (ADIZ) in South China Sea
A report in the South China Morning Post cites Chinese sources as stating that Beijing is preparing to impose an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea, which would require all aircraft to allow China to track their movements in the region, even over the sovereign territory of other nations.
After months of expanding its military capabilities in the South China Sea, the Chinese military is preparing to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to the Pacific Ocean, according to a report published Thursday in The Guardian.
The Chinese government is sounding the alarm on widespread destruction of coral reefs in the South China Sea, arguing that, as “owners” of the region’s disputed territories, it is Beijing’s responsibility to keep them safe. China’s protests ignore years of government construction of artificial islands and Chinese poaching that have ravaged the region.
President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam, in which he announced the end of an embargo on arms sales to the southeast Asian country, is an attempt to destabilize the region that exposes Washington’s lack of interest in human rights, according to Chinese state-controlled media.
While visiting Vietnam, President Obama announced the lifting of a ban on the sale of military equipment, which has been in place since the end of the Vietnam War.
Dr. Herbert London of the London Center for Policy Research joined SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon on Tuesday’s edition of Breitbart News Daily to present his evaluation of a world in chaos due to the withdrawal of American power.
The Pentagon has revealed that at least two Chinese Shenyang J-11 fighter jets intercepted an American EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea on Tuesday. The U.S. plane was on a routine mission in international airspace.
Contents: China says Pentagon report on China military ‘severely damages’ relations; Pentagon documents massive China buildup, but omits ‘Maritime Militia’
On Friday, the Pentagon released a report documenting a rapid Chinese military buildup in the South China Sea, with an emphasis on China’s construction of artificial island fortresses. China responded on Saturday, expressing “strong dissatisfaction” with the Pentagon report.