Monday Briefing: How China Is Walling Off the Sea
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South China Sea
China coast guard deploys ‘floating barrier’ to cut off disputed South China Sea shoal
Philippines says it ‘strongly condemns’ move at Scarborough Shoal which prevents its fishing boats from gaining accessThe Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying i…
Chinese Navy Confronts Philippine Ship in Disputed Waters
Chinese vessels have been challenging other vessels over a contested part of the West Philippine Sea.
Competition over the South China Sea explained in 30 seconds
China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all have claims over the area, and tensions often threaten to boil overThe South China Sea is one of the most strategically and economically important waterways in the world. In 2016 more tha…
China warns against ‘new Cold War’ as big powers meet in SE Asia
DefenceTalkChina’s premier said on Wednesday major powers must oppose a new Cold War, a thinly veiled reference to Washington as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia. Beijing has expressed concern about US-backed blocs formi…
China building airstrip on disputed island, satellite images suggest
Pictures appear to show 600-metre runway on South China Sea’s Triton island, which is also claimed by Vietnam and TaiwanChina may be constructing an airstrip on a disputed island in the South China Sea that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, satell…
US and Beijing spar over shipwreck-turned-military outpost
Vessel becomes potential flashpoint as Beijing orders Philippines to remove wreck housing marines in South China SeaAn international row is growing between the Philippines, the US and China over a rusting ship that has been turned into a crucial milita…
Philippines accuses China of water cannon attack in Spratly Islands
Latest in long history of nautical intimidations by Beijing, which lays unrecognised claim to almost all of the South China Sea The Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of firing water cannon at its vessels in the disputed South China Sea, desc…
China must stop harassing vessels in South China Sea, U.S says
The United States has called on China to “cease its routine harassment” of vessels of other countries with claims in the South China Sea.
Philippines raises alarm as Chinese boats increase presence in disputed sea
The Philippines won a 2016 arbitration case that invalidated China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea, where about US$3 trillion worth of sea-borne goods pass every year.