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FISHING

COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2016
China's fishing fleet plundering African waters
China needs to start reigning in its marauding fishing fleets and treat its African partners on equal terms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2016
Xi defiant as Obama presses Chinese leader on South China Sea
U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging Beijing to uphold its legal obligations and stressing the United States' commitments to its regional allies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2016
In interview, Obama to urge China to stop flexing muscles over South China Sea
China needs to be a more responsible power as it gains global influence and avoid flexing its muscles in disputes with smaller countries over issues like the South China Sea, U.S. President Barack Obama told CNN in an interview to be aired Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2016
ASEAN, China to adopt communications protocol to ease tensions in disputed South China Sea
Southeast Asian countries and China will establish hotlines and adopt communications protocols to avoid potential naval clashes in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, a Philippines Foreign Ministry official said Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2016
Philippines says China must recognize South China Sea ruling
China will be the "loser" if it does not recognize an international court ruling against Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea, Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay Jr. said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2016
Duterte wants talks with China on sea dispute 'within the year'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he expects talks with China on their South China Sea dispute within a year, adding that he will not raise an international ruling rejecting China's claims there when he attends a regional summit next month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016
Overfishing spells trouble for China's future
In pursuing catch at all costs, China's fishermen have exacted a terrible environmental toll in Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2016
Indonesia to destroy 71 boats, including Chinese, in display of maritime sovereignty
Indonesia will cap Wednesday's Independence Day celebrations by scuttling as many as 71 impounded foreign vessels — mostly Vietnamese but also a handful of Chinese — to signal its determination to protect its sovereignty over lucrative fishing grounds in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2016
Vietnam places rocket launchers within range of China-held isles, where aircraft hangars are now visible
Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands in the disputed South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers capable of striking China's runways and military installations across the vital trade route, according to Western officials.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2016
Spyware attacks Vietnamese government sites amid South China Sea dispute
The spyware used in cyberattacks on Vietnam's major airports and national carrier last month is now also suspected of having bombarded many more official sites amid tensions with China over territory in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2016
New images suggest China has built reinforced hangars on disputed islands, think tank says
Recent satellite photographs show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in the disputed South China Sea, according to a Washington-based think tank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2016
Former Philippine leader Ramos flies to China in bid to 'rekindle' ties soured over maritime row
Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos arrived in Hong Kong late Monday in a bid to "rekindle" ties with China as a special envoy to the country after an international tribunal rejected Beijing's historic claims to much of the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2016
Chinese Air Force flies 'combat patrols' over Spratlys, Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea
China's air force has sent bombers and fighter jets on "combat patrols" near the disputed Spratly Islands and the flash point Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of stepped-up military moves that Beijing has said will become a "regular practice."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 1, 2016
Emboldened Chinese military presses Xi for stern response to South China Sea ruling
China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, sources said, wary of provoking a clash with the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2016
China, Russia to carry out joint military drills in South China Sea
China and Russia will hold joint naval drills in the disputed South China Sea in September, China's Defense Ministry announced Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2016
No 'free pass' for Indonesia on China Sea disputes, letter says
Indonesia should step up and play a greater leadership role in Southeast Asia's management of maritime disputes with China, a group of foreign policy experts and academics said in an open letter.

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