A Hong Kong- flagged ship that hit a Filipino boat, leaving 14 people missing out on at sea off Mindoro Island, did not release rescue boats and postponed its distress signal about the occurrence to Philippine authorities, the coast guard stated Tuesday. Rescuers continued throughout the day with looking for survivors from the FV Liberty […]

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China is dredging in a bay at Woody Island, its greatest settlement in the South China Sea, most likely to broaden the synthetic island’s northwest corner, satellite images shows. This advancement in the contested Paracel island chain, in the northern part of the South China Sea, comes amidst installing issue in Southeast Asia over China’s […]

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Japan and the members of the Southeast Asian bloc voiced issues Thursday over increasing stress in the South and East China Seas, as China’s assertiveness grows and ASEAN thinks about when to resume settlements with Beijing on a standard procedure. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries, or ASEAN, will hold a virtual top […]

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China has actually increased its pace of deep sea surveys in the South China Sea, fretting other countries and claimant states. Specialists state that the mapping of the sea flooring is a pressure method in challenged waters and might assist China’s Navy in keeping track of submarine traffic. China has the world’s biggest fleet of […]

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The Indonesian foreign minister stated Thursday there was “no reason to negotiate” as she declared Jakarta’s position that it has no overlapping claims with Beijing in the South China Sea, days after Indonesia sent out the U.N. chief another letter on the subject. The diplomatic letter to United Nations Secretary- General António Guterres, dated June […]

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A Chinese ship rammed a Vietnamese fishing boat operating in the Paracel Islands, Vietnamese state media reported Friday, in what might be the first case of China implementing its unilateral fishing restriction in parts of the South China Sea versus vessels of another country. Tuoi Tre (Youth) paper reported that Wednesday’s occurrence occurred near Lincoln […]

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Vietnam objected Thursday to China’s current reported laying of undersea cable televisions in the challenged Paracel Islands, stating it was an offense of Vietnamese sovereignty. The Foreign Ministry comment came as Vietnam released a coastguard vessel into another objected to island chain in the South China Sea, the Spratlys, in evident action to the existence […]

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The United States is having a hard time to take on China’s growing influence in Southeast Asia, according to a brand-new survey of the area’s specialists, despite the fact that there is strong assistance amongst them for democratic worths. China currently has far more financial influence than the U.S., and somewhat more political power, in […]

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The Philippines inaugurated a beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island on Tuesday, with authorities explaining it as the first of numerous upgrades on the area that Manila claims in South China Sea waters near where Beijing has actually developed military stations. The ramp is a concrete pier that will enable ships to dock on Pag-asa, Philippine […]

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A Chinese ship seems laying undersea cables between Chinese outposts in the challenged Paracel Islands, vessel tracking software application and satellite imagesshows Professionals state the cables will likely have military utilizes and might possibly enhance China’s capability to discover submarines. The cable television ship started operations in the location almost 2 weeks back after leaving […]

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