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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 4, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/ Reuters
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Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters/File Photo
China Slams Philippines’ Definition of South China Sea ‘Reef’
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...Caption:
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang after an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi, Vietnam May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
China Faces Headaches from Warming Vietnam-U.S. Ties
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...Caption:
The Japanese submarine Oyashio, escorted by a Japanese destroyer, arrive at the former U.S. naval base in the Philippines at Subic Bay, on April 3. (Ted Aljibe/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)
Tension on the South China Sea Draws Concerns
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...Caption:
Rising Tensions in South China Sea Risk Military Confrontation between China and USA