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SOUTH CHINA SEA

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2021
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte fully restores key troop pact with U.S.
The agreement has assumed additional importance as the United States and its allies contend with an increasingly assertive China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2021
China blasts NBC for using ‘incomplete’ map on Olympic broadcast
The condemnation came a day after an announcer for public broadcaster NHK raised eyebrows by referring to the Taiwanese team as 'Taiwan' rather than 'Chinese Taipei.'
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2021
South China Sea ruling was not just empty words
Beijing believes that there should be no checks on the pursuit of its national interests and that in Asia, at least, its preferences should take precedence over all other considerations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2021
Fifty years since Kissinger's secret visit, Sino-U.S. ties now fraying fast
The downward trajectory is unlikely to be altered any time soon, experts say, as top officials in both countries are buckling down for a long-haul competition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2021
China 'drove away' U.S. warship on tribunal ruling anniversary
China's military said on Monday it "drove away" a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Paracel Islands on Monday, the anniversary of an international court ruling that Beijing has no claim over the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2021
Time for ASEAN minilateralism on Myanmar and territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Many Southeast Asian countries are too economically and strategically dependent on China to take a robust stance on the South China Sea disputes in favor of ASEAN claimant states
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2021
Duterte’s pivot to China yet to deliver promised billions
Most big-ticket projects funded by China have yet to break ground or haven't been approved, with only three under construction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2021
With record warplane incursion near Taiwan, China has a message: We won't be cowed
The mission comes as Beijing faces international calls to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait and as the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary fast approaches.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2021
China sends largest-ever number of warplanes near Taiwan
A record 28 warplanes have ventured into Taiwan's air defense identification zone just days after a G7 statement urged the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2021
U.S. Navy says Japan-based carrier group operating in South China Sea
The USS Ronald Reagan was conducting a 'routine mission,' the U.S. Navy said, amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, which claims most of the disputed waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2021
Uniting G7 nations on China proves daunting task for Biden
G7 leaders agreed to a joint communique that singled out China by name a handful of times, but did not overtly condemn Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 9, 2021
At the G7, can Biden unite the globe’s top democracies to take on China?
At the summit in England from Friday, Biden will be working to rally the world's democratic nations — and counter China — as the globe struggles back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2021
Malaysia to summon Chinese envoy over 'suspicious' air force activity
Malaysia's air force said it scrambled jets on Monday to conduct visual confirmation after the planes flew within 60 nautical miles of Malaysian Borneo's Sarawak state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2021
Pentagon chief unable to talk to Chinese military leaders despite repeated attempts
Despite the tensions and heated rhetoric, U.S. military officials have long sought to have open lines of communication to be able to mitigate potential flare-ups or deal with any accidents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 18, 2021
As Europe's interest in the Indo-Pacific grows, is Japan ready to lead the way?
As countries such as France and Britain dispatch ships to the region, the onus is now on Tokyo to show leadership by setting out a long-term, detailed roadmap for cooperation.

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