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AIME-2023: Indian Navy ships arrive in Singapore
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Harbour Phase of the exercise is scheduled to be held at Changi Naval Base from 2 to 4 May 2023 and the Sea Phase will be conducted from 7 to 8 May 2023 in the South China Sea. AIME 2023 will provide an opportunity for Indian Navy and ASEAN navies to work together closely and conduct sea
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US calls on China to stop 'provocative and unsafe' acts in South China Sea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a statement, the State Department said, "We call upon Beijing to desist from its provocative and unsafe conduct. The United States continues to track and monitor these interactions closely."
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China's rising coercion redounds on its own head
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing's own policies, such as the militarization of South China Sea outcrops and interference of other nations' vessels, caused the USA to shift from a policy of engagement to one of managing competition.
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China bans fishing in East Sea, Vietnam Fisheries Society opposes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) said it vehemently opposed China's wrongful annual fishing ban, which this year takes place from May 1 to August 16, over many stretches of the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea), Vietnam News reported.
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G7 opposes China's 'militarisation activities' in South China Sea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The G-7 joint statement comes in the wake of French President Emmanual Macron's remarks during his recent visit to China where he said that Europe should not become a "follower" of either Beijing or Washington and avoid getting involved in any conflict between the two countries over Taiwa
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Through invented antiquity, Beijing seeks to validate territorial claims
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Name-giving is a process through which Beijing seeks to validate territorial claims through invented antiquity. While this tactic may not immediately alter boundaries, it is part of Beijing's longer-term strategy of validating territorial aggrandisement.
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US Navy destroyer sails near contested island in South China Sea militariz
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
US Navy has sent a destroyer near a contested island in the South China Sea.
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Chinese military raises tensions everywhere it goes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Is there any place where China is not exacerbating security concerns? Nearly everywhere one looks, China is ratcheting up tensions and flexing its muscles, whether in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, along the border with India, in the East China Sea, is steadfastly supporting Russia in a
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China backs military-ruled Myanmar: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the South Korean-based East Asia Foundation, the writer said that China couldn't let go of its "weak" neighbour Myanmar as it provides Beijing with direct access to the Indian ocean and also makes it possible to bypass the contested South China Sea.
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China's 'Global Security Initiative' counters Chinese policy of bullying c
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
With the "Global Security Initiative" (GSI) announced in April 2022, Xi Jinping is trying to offer China as an honest broker in conflicts which is counter to the actual Chinese policies and actions which demonstrate its contempt for the United Nations Charter and UN entities when they are
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Geopolitical importance of Indian Ocean
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
While the focus remains on the western Pacific and the South China Sea, because of the China-US direct interests, the Indian Ocean is a major geopolitical theatre. Several key energy-producing countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE are located in the region. More t
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US reacts to Beijing's "warning off" claim
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims, CNN reported. The warship conducted what the US Navy calls a "freedom of navigation
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