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China holds landing exercises in disputed seas

By AP News Wed, Mar 27, 2013 5:21PM UTC 0 Comment

BEIJING (AP) — China’s increasingly powerful navy paid a symbolic visit to the country’s southernmost territorial claim deep in the South China Sea this week as part of military drills in the disputed Spratly Islands involving amphibious landings and aircraft. The visit to James Shoal, reported by state media, followed several days of drills starting...

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Mayor: South China Sea city ‘could become Chinese business hub’

By Patrick Boehler Sun, Mar 10, 2013 3:44PM UTC 0 Comment

Xiao Jie, the first mayor of Sansha city. Pic: AP.

A tiny, newly founded Chinese municipality in the South China Sea, which is also claimed by Vietnam, could become an offshore haven for Chinese companies, its mayor and Communist Party Secretary said in an interview this week. “We think we should develop some virtual economic activity. We already have 11 companies that have registered in...

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China rejects Philippine UN mediation effort

By AP News Wed, Feb 20, 2013 10:43AM UTC 0 Comment

BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday it has rejected the Philippines’ attempt to seek international arbitration over conflicting claims to territory in the South China Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that China’s ambassador to Manila, Ma Keqing, had returned Manila’s formal notification of the move to a Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs official....

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China urged to face Philippines at UN tribunal

By AP News Tue, Jan 29, 2013 4:07PM UTC 0 Comment

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior U.S. lawmaker says China should agree to face the Philippines before a U.N. arbitration tribunal to resolve the two Asian countries’ territorial rifts peacefully and avoid a crisis in the region. The Philippines announced last week that it was bringing a case before a U.N. arbitration tribunal to challenge...

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Analysis: Strengthening Cambodia-China ties alarm ASEAN neighbors

By Michele Penna Tue, Jan 29, 2013 9:52AM UTC 0 Comment

A Cambodian army soldier looks at Chinese military vehicles displayed before a hand over ceremony at a military air base in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2010. Pic: AP.

On January 23, Moeung Samphan, Secretary of State at the Cambodian Defense Ministry, and General Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army, signed a military cooperation agreement under which 12 Chinese-built Zhi-9 helicopters will be delivered to the Royal Cambodian Army. As part of the deal, the People’s Liberation Army will...

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