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Saturday, July 16, 2016
China General Nuclear Ship
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China’s Plans To Float Nuclear Reactors In Disputed Waters

by Kathy Chen and David Stanway (Reuters) China aims to launch a series of offshore nuclear power platforms to promote development in the South China Sea,

July 16, 2016
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Vowing to Ignore South China Sea Ruling, China Says it Will Only ‘Intensify Conflict’
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Vowing to Ignore South China Sea Ruling, China Says it Will Only ‘Intensify Conflict’

By David Brunnstrom and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING, July 12 (Reuters) – An international tribunal’s ruling denying China’s claims in

July 12, 2016
Total Views: 60

Oil and Shipping Markets on Edge After South China Sea Ruling
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Oil and Shipping Markets on Edge After South China Sea Ruling

By Henning Gloystein and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, July 12 (Reuters) – Global oil and shipping markets reacted nervously on Tuesday after an international

July 12, 2016
Total Views: 76

Tribunal Overwhelmingly Rejects Beijing’s South China Sea Claims
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Tribunal Overwhelmingly Rejects Beijing’s South China Sea Claims

By Anthony Deutsch and Ben Blanchard AMSTERDAM/BEIJING, July 12 (Reuters) – An arbitration court ruled on Tuesday that China has no historic title over

July 12, 2016
Total Views: 44

Monday, July 11, 2016
Why the Philippines’ South China Sea Legal Case Matters
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Why the Philippines’ South China Sea Legal Case Matters

HONG KONG/AMSTERDAM, July 11 (Reuters) – A panel of five judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague will announce on Tuesday their ruling

July 11, 2016
Total Views: 69

Saturday, July 9, 2016
A machine gun is mounted on U.S. Destroyer USS Momsen
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American Warships Sail “Too Close” to Chinese-Held Reef

BY GREG TORODE (Reuters) U.S. destroyers have sailed close to Chinese-held reefs and islands in the disputed South China Sea in recent weeks, U.S. naval

July 9, 2016
Total Views: 18

Sunday, July 3, 2016
reclamation of China at Subi reef
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South China Sea – Beijing in Propaganda Overdrive Ahead of Key Court Ruling

BY GREG TORODE AND MIKE COLLETT-WHITE (Reuters) As an international tribunal prepares to rule on Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea,

July 3, 2016
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Hague Court to Rule in July on Challenge to China’s Sea Claims
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Hague Court to Rule in July on Challenge to China’s Sea Claims

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) — An international court will rule next month on the validity of China’s claims to a large swath of one of the world’s

June 29, 2016
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
China COSCO Shipping Planning Cruise Route in Disputed South China Sea
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China COSCO Shipping Planning Cruise Route in Disputed South China Sea

SHANGHAI, June 21 (Reuters) – State-owned China COSCO Shipping Corp plans to launch cruise trips in the South China Sea next month, with the first route

June 21, 2016
Total Views: 140

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
China Plans Manned Subsea ‘Space Station’ in South China Sea
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China Plans Manned Subsea ‘Space Station’ in South China Sea

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China is speeding up efforts to design and build a manned deep-sea platform to help it hunt for minerals in the South

June 8, 2016
Total Views: 111

Monday, June 6, 2016
France Wants Coordinated EU Patrols in South China Sea
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France Wants Coordinated EU Patrols in South China Sea

By David Roman (Bloomberg) — France will urge European Union nations to coordinate navy patrols to ensure a “regular and visible” presence in the

June 6, 2016
Total Views: 80

Monday, May 23, 2016
China to Base Advanced Search and Rescue Ship at Disputed South China Sea Island
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China to Base Advanced Search and Rescue Ship at Disputed South China Sea Island

BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) – A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship in the disputed Spratly Islands, state

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
China Scrambles Fighter Jets as U.S. Navy Tests Freedom of Navigation Near Chinese-Claimed Reef
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China Scrambles Fighter Jets as U.S. Navy Tests Freedom of Navigation Near Chinese-Claimed Reef

By Michael Martina, Greg Torode and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/HONG KONG, May 10 (Reuters) – China scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday as a U.S. navy ship

May 10, 2016
Total Views: 19

Friday, April 29, 2016
China Denies U.S. Aircraft Carrier’s Hong Kong Port Visit
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China Denies U.S. Aircraft Carrier’s Hong Kong Port Visit

By David Brunnstrom and Greg Torode WASHINGTON/HONGKONG, April 29 (Reuters) – China has denied a request for a U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS

April 29, 2016
Total Views: 103

Sunday, April 17, 2016
China Steps Up Drills in South China Sea
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China Steps Up Drills in South China Sea

BEIJING, April 17 (Reuters) – China’s South China Sea fleets have conducted training drills with upgraded methods that resemble actual combat

April 17, 2016
Total Views: 82

Monday, April 11, 2016
G7 Leaders Concerned By South China Sea Territorial Disputes
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G7 Leaders Concerned By South China Sea Territorial Disputes

By Andy Sharp (Bloomberg) — Foreign Ministers from the Group of Seven leading economies expressed concern over territorial disputes in Asian waters where

April 11, 2016
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Subi Reef China Phillipines Dispute
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China Begins Operation of Lighthouse on Artificial Island in South China Sea

BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) – China has begun operating a lighthouse on one of its artificial islands in the South China Sea near which a U.S. warship

April 6, 2016
Total Views: 167

Monday, March 28, 2016
Japan Opens Radar Station Close to Disputed Islands, Angering China
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Japan Opens Radar Station Close to Disputed Islands, Angering China

By Nobuhiro Kubo and Tim Kelly YONAGUNI, Japan, March 28 (Reuters) – Japan on Monday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a

March 28, 2016
Total Views: 117

Saturday, March 26, 2016
china ship
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After Clash Chinese Flotilla Heads to Indonesia

by David Stanway (Reuters) Chinese ships left the port of Qingdao on Saturday to take part in naval exercises off the coast of Indonesia, China’s

March 26, 2016
Total Views: 100

Friday, March 25, 2016
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is pictured on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
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Malaysia: 100 Chinese Boats in Malaysian Waters in South China Sea

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Reuters) – About 100 Chinese fishing boats have been detected encroaching in Malaysia’s waters in the disputed South China

March 25, 2016
Total Views: 155