by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 4, 2016 | World
The U.S. defense secretary is urging Beijing to join in on regional cooperation or risk establishing a “Great Wall of self-isolation”, adding pressure on China from both the United States and Asian powers to rein in its actions in the South China Sea. Ash...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 3, 2016 | World
China accused the Philippines on Friday, of seeking to deny its sovereignty in the South China Sea by describing Taiping Island as a reef rather than an island in Manila’s territorial court case; noting that the accusation came by the time Asia’s biggest...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 27, 2016 | World
The United States and Vietnam have complicated the strategic outlook for China over the disputed South China Sea. For instance, Obama’s last trip to Asia was remarkably highlighted by the historic lifting of Washington’s arms embargo on Vietnam, with the latter...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 13, 2016 | World
Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary, is in a visit to Asia this week and planning to stopover in India and in Philippines to strengthen bonds that could serve USA in hard times. Mainly the talk has focused on the South China Sea, where tensions remain high as China...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 6, 2016 | World
No one would want war to break out in the South China Sea; however, an increasing tug of war between the United States and China could plunge the world’s busiest sea lane into turmoil. The territorial disputes in the South China Sea continue to evoke tensions across...
