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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
South China Sea Maritime Dispute Takes to The Air
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South China Sea Maritime Dispute Takes to The Air

The U.S. flew two unarmed B-52 bombers into a disputed air-defense zone claimed by China, the first test of China’s response amid escalating tensions in

November 26, 2013
Total Views: 6

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Steams Towards Disputed South China Sea For Drills
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China’s New Aircraft Carrier Steams Towards Disputed South China Sea For Drills

China sent its sole aircraft carrier on a training mission into the South China Sea on Tuesday amid maritime disputes with the Philippines and other neighbors

November 26, 2013
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
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200 Nautical Miles from Land: Flashpoint of the Future?

BY JULIÁN PÉTER Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, all coastal countries are granted sovereign rights to a stretch of sea

November 20, 2013
Total Views: 581

Monday, September 30, 2013
Scores Missing After Typhoon Sinks Chinese Fishing Boats
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Scores Missing After Typhoon Sinks Chinese Fishing Boats

Seventy-four Chinese fishermen were missing after a typhoon in the South China Sea sank three ships, the official Xinhua News Agency reported

September 30, 2013
Total Views: 8

Sunday, June 2, 2013
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U.S. and Japan Seek to Prevent Sea Clashes With China

(Bloomberg) The U.S. and Japan called for increased dialogue with China to prevent miscalculations in waterways vital to world trade as territorial

June 2, 2013
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Philippines Taking China Territorial Spat to International Tribunal
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Philippines Taking China Territorial Spat to International Tribunal

The Philippines is taking its territorial dispute with China to an international tribunal, raising the stakes in the political standoff among several countries

January 22, 2013
Total Views: 24

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Chinese Fishing Vessels “Accidentally” Cut Seismic Streamers in South China Sea
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Chinese Fishing Vessels “Accidentally” Cut Seismic Streamers in South China Sea

(Bloomberg) — Chinese fishing vessels accidentally cut the cables of a Vietnam Oil & Gas Group seismic ship doing work in Vietnam-controlled waters

December 4, 2012
Total Views: 83

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
So China Has an Aircraft Carrier. Now What?
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So China Has an Aircraft Carrier. Now What?

Introducing the ‘Liaoning’: China’s New Aircraft Carrier and What it Means By Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins China’s first aircraft

September 25, 2012
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Clinton Presses Chinese Officials on Maritime Dispute Diplomacy
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Clinton Presses Chinese Officials on Maritime Dispute Diplomacy

(Bloomberg) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Beijing on a mission aimed partly at prevailing on China and Southeast Asian nations to

September 4, 2012
Total Views: 9

Thursday, July 19, 2012
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India’s ONGC Will Continue to Explore Offshore Vietnam, Much to China’s Discontent

NEW DELHI–India’s state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (500312.BY) will continue to explore for oil and gas offshore Vietnam in the South China

July 19, 2012
Total Views: 33

Monday, June 18, 2012
China Marine Surveillance Ships
Navy

CMS – China’s Great White Fleet

The New Great White Fleet – Will China’s fleet of secret surveillance ships soon outnumber the US Navy? It has been over three years since China

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 156

Thursday, June 7, 2012
Like it or Not: State Oil Company Becomes ‘Flag’ in South China Sea
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Like it or Not: State Oil Company Becomes ‘Flag’ in South China Sea

By Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson Sometimes oil companies follow the flag, sometimes the flag follows them — and sometimes they themselves become the

June 7, 2012
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
China’s Offshore Move to Drilling Independence: CNOOC’s HYSY 981 Rig Spuds In
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China’s Offshore Move to Drilling Independence: CNOOC’s HYSY 981 Rig Spuds In

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China National Offshore Oil Corp. has begun exploring deepwater oil blocks without the help of foreign partners, partly due to the

May 9, 2012
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Philippines and China Stand Off in South China Sea
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Philippines and China Stand Off in South China Sea

MANILA (Dow Jones)–The Philippines Wednesday said it is trying to find a diplomatic solution to a tense standoff between a Philippine warship and two

April 11, 2012
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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News

China Budgets $11 Billion for Offshore Energy Development in 2012

Last month, CNOOC Limited announced a summary of the company’s business strategy and development plan for the year 2012. The total targeted net

February 14, 2012
Total Views: 41

Monday, December 12, 2011
South Korean Coast Guard Officer Fatally Stabbed in Skirmish with Chinese Captain
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South Korean Coast Guard Officer Fatally Stabbed in Skirmish with Chinese Captain

The captain of a Chinese fishing vessel has been arrested for fatally stabbing a South Korean Coast Guard officer who was trying to stop the ship in South

December 12, 2011
Total Views: 9

Friday, September 30, 2011
Lured by the Law of the Sea, China looks to deny American access to “territorial seas”
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Lured by the Law of the Sea, China looks to deny American access to “territorial seas”

– By John Bolton and Dan Blumenthal, Wall Street Journal   The Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) — signed by the U.S. in 1994 but never ratified

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 347

Friday, July 8, 2011
In U.S. Visit to China, Sea Dispute Looms Large
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In U.S. Visit to China, Sea Dispute Looms Large

By Jeremy Page, The Wall Street Journal BEIJING—Tensions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea threaten to distract Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of

July 8, 2011
Total Views: 14

Monday, March 16, 2009
Incidents

China Sends Patrol Ship, Yuzheng 311, to South China Sea

China has dispatched a retired Chinese navy rescue vessel, the China Yuzheng 311, to patrol the South China Sea where last week the USNS Impeccable was

March 16, 2009
Total Views: 44

Saturday, December 22, 2007
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China Recovers 800 Year Old Ship

Archaeologists in China have just salvaged an 800 year old ship from the South China Sea. The Associated Press tells us; After 800 years at the bottom of the

December 22, 2007
Total Views: 20
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