Ms. Bonnie S. Glaser .. and fourth element is supporting and enhancing defensive capabilities of Allies and partners we’ve this is mostly the Philippines and Vietnam. I think we’ve heard a good deal about this yesterday by U.S. maritime Security Systems to Southeast Asia overall will exceed 156,000,000 Million Dollars in the 2014-2015 timeframe. On […]
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Mr. Michael Fuchs today at our efforts to modernize these alliances including new agreements like the enhanced defense cooperation agreement with the Philippines and the U.S. Australia Force posture agreement will benefit the entire region. Now some call as outsiders and tell us not intervene in regional issues but they ignore the fact that for […]
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Peter Dutton, Director of China Maritime Studies Institute in the Center for Naval Warfare Studies of the Naval War College, speaks with Ernest Bower, Director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program, about the conflicting claims over the South China Sea and what that means for international relations. Discusses the 9 dash line of China, China’s […]
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The South China Sea is a major strategic waterway for trade and energy shipments to Asia’s major economies. It has been the focus of maritime disputes which have continued for more than six decades, with competing claims from China, Vietnam, the Philippines and others. In recent years, growing Chinese assertiveness in pressing its claims has […]
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Discusses the destabilizing action of China regarding its claim in South China. From occupation of Philippines controlled shoal, blocking of supply ship in Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal), declaring Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ ) in East China Sea,moving oil rig in disputed water and more. SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 11, 2015) The littoral combat […]
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Mischief reef (Kagitingan reef) is controlled by the Philippines until China takeover the area in February 1995. How the Philippines can take back this reef? When China massively reclaim the area! When the Philippines Armed Forces unable to patrol due to monsoon season, China slowly annexed the reef by building a structure and insisting its […]
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Vice President Jeomar Binay speech regarding Philippine economy, economic policies, Makati City development, re-balancing of United States of America to Asia Pacific and South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) tension during “The Banyan Tree Leadership Forum”. Questions and Answer: Energy crisis problem (Nuclear Power – Bataan Power Plant), Poverty problem, Is he running for President […]
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A UNCLOS discussion of (PRC) Chinas’ 9 dash line claimed in South China Sea. The topic includes Reed Bank, Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands but the subject focus on Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal, Ayungin Reef, Mischief Reef and Philippines 200 nautical miles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies is pleased to […]
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