South East Asia

  • Politics and Ships

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    China does not want to control all of the oil and natural gas rich South China Sea, according to officials Beijing only wants 80 percent. China Asserts Sea Claim With […]

  • US ‘trouble-making’

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    The US State Department’s declared “close” monitoring of increased tensions in the South China Sea has caused problems with the authorities in Beijing. South China Sea: Beijing attacks US ‘trouble-making’ […]

  • Flashpoints

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    Things are heating up in the Greater Pacific, in this article Foreign Policy examines five key spots to watch closely. 5 Flashpoints in the South China Sea As tensions mount […]

  • Tensions Increase

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    Philippine President Benigno Aquino says his country will not back down in a territorial dispute with China. Philippines Slams China’s Establishment of Sansha City in South China Sea Philippine President […]

  • Sansha Garrison

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    Beijing claims that it has authorized the creation of a military base in the area of a newly established city in a disputed part of the South China Sea. China Approves City […]

  • Malacca Strait Cooperation

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    The Malacca Strait is quite unique, it is a shared border of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand as well as connecting three major oceans: the South China Sea in the North, […]

  • Vietnam and Japan to Cooperate

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    Vietnam and Japan agreed to step up cooperation in defense and maritime security during Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba’s visit to Vietnam from July 13-14. Vietnam, Japan agree […]

  • South China Sea Talks

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    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met in Cambodia on Thursday to discuss how best to resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea, […]

  • Disputed Islands

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    Chinese State media reported today that while tensions rise with its neighbours over rival claims to the area, Beijing has sent a large fishing fleet to the sensitive Spratly Islands in the […]

  • Clinton Backs Vietnam

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    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is backing Vietnam’s efforts to resolve a dispute over mineral and fishing rights in the South China Sea. Clinton Backs Vietnamese Efforts to Resolve […]

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