A Chinese state-owned newspaper has issued a strongly worded warning to Australia about a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) surveillance plane carrying out “freedom of navigation” exercises over the South China Sea. The editorial in the Chinese language edition of The Global Times appears to warn Australia its planes could be shot down if such […]
Category: Territorial Dispute
South China Sea becomes more militarised
The US Navy last month sailed a warship within 12 nautical miles of two man-made islands in the South China Sea. There are six things to look out for as maritime tensions escalate.
US defies Beijing over South China Sea
The US navy initiates freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea in a high-stakes effort to push back against Chinese territorial claims over artificial islands in the disputed waters.
US B-52 bombers fly over disputed South China Sea islands
Two US B-52 bomber planes have flown near artificial islands built by China in disputed areas of the South China Sea, the Pentagon has said.
Game Changer: China’s Naval Bases in Spratleys by Bernie Lopez
The geopolitical premise is that there seems to be no solution yet on site. First, China will never submit to a court where they may lose. Philippine efforts at The Hague will lead to nowhere. Second, China is in despair for energy to keep its economic growth afloat, without which there may be one cosmic […]
A Scary Scenario in the South China Sea by Dr. Erick San Juan
As the world awaits the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal (formed under the aegis of the UNCLOS) at the Hague, between Manila and Beijing’s claim in the South China Sea (SCS), the tension in the region is still very much felt due to occasional military exercises between the US and its allies.
Subic to reopen as military naval base
It seems that the country is really preparing for war MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine government announced it would re-open a former US naval base that was closed more than 20 years ago, stationing its own military hardware at the facility that faces the flashpoint South China Sea.
China will not accept decision of UN Tribunal
China said that she is the victim in the maritime dispute over the West Philippine Sea and that Beijing would never accept any decision by the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal.
PH Needs Missiles, not Warships vs China by Bernie Lopez
Japan wants to beef up Philippine defences, especially in the Luzon Strait, the alternative route for oil ships to Japan if the Taiwan Strait is closed. The US and Japan want a naval facility in Batanes, at dead center of the strait. President Aquino has visited Japanese PM Abe to cement a mutual defence treaty.
Obama tells China to stop reclamation activities at once
Speaking at the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Fellows Forum, US President Barack Obama tells China to “quit throwing elbows in the West Philippine Sea and subscribe to internationally-accepted methods of resolving the dispute.”
How China will start war on 2017 by David Archibald
There will be two main theatres of operation: the East China Sea north of Taiwan and the South China Sea west of the Philippines.
Like a dog with tail between its legs, China asks Philippines for talks on Territorial Dispute
China’s ambassador to the Philippines has suggested that the two countries sit down for talks on the most squeamish territorial dispute in Asia. The question of who controls the fishery-rich, 3.5 million-square-kilometer South China Sea, also full of oil and natural gas as well as major world shipping lanes, could proceed from military preparations to […]