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“Warning Shot Across The Bow:” US Warns China On Aggressive Acts By Maritime Militia
“Warning Shot Across The Bow:” US Warns China On Aggressive Acts By Maritime Militia Earlier this month, we reported that 275 Chinese fishing militia and Coast Guard vessels surrounded the island of Thitu in the South China Sea, which is currently being occupied by the Philippines. The US recently delivered a stern message to Beijing about its aggression in […]
Beijing Orders 200 Ships To Spratly Islands, Provoking Panic In Manila
Beijing Orders 200 Ships To Spratly Islands, Provoking Panic In Manila What appears to be Beijing’s latest military flex in the South China Sea – the contested collection of shoals and reefs that plays a crucial role in global trade and also contains vast untapped gas reserves – has reportedly set off “alarm bells” in […]
Ring Of Fire On ALERT After Philippines Earthquake: California Is WARNED
Ring Of Fire On ALERT After Philippines Earthquake: California Is WARNED After a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines, the Ring of Fire was put on alert. After dozens of earthquakes rocked Hawaii this month, followed by a volcanic eruption, many fear the Ring of Fire has become much more active, which has prompted scientists […]
Mayon Volcano Alert Level Raised, Explosion Anytime: ‘Just Be READY’
Mayon Volcano Alert Level Raised, Explosion Anytime: ‘Just Be READY’ The Philippines most active volcano, Mount Mayon, has been rumbling for days. Because of the volcano’s ongoing activity, the alert level has been raised to 4 and the danger zone around Mayon is now 5 miles in diameter. A recent explosion has taken place at […]
Filipinos May Soon Be Jailed for Not Singing the National Anthem Enthusiastically
Filipinos May Soon Be Jailed for Not Singing the National Anthem Enthusiastically (ANTIMEDIA) — New legislation that would make enthusiastic singing of the national anthem mandatory in the Philippines has been approved by the Philippine House of Representatives. The act, known as the “Revised Flag and Heraldic Code” is a revision of an existing bill […]
China Threatens To Leave UN Sea Convention If Court Invalidates Maritime Claims
China Threatens To Leave UN Sea Convention If Court Invalidates Maritime Claims As an arbitration court in The Hague gets ready to make a decision regarding an ongoing territorial dispute between China and the Philippines, China has reportedly told some other Asian countries that it may leave the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea if it disagrees with […]
A Fine Balance: China’s Need for Resources and Stability in the South China Sea
A Fine Balance: China’s Need for Resources and Stability in the South China Sea The shift in demographic and economic weight from Europe to East Asia has intensified over the past 20 years, which makes East Asia and its coastal areas increasingly important – a critical shift in current and future international relations dynamics underscored […]
Chinese State Paper Warns “War Will Be Inevitable” Unless U.S. Stops Meddling In Territorial Dispute
Chinese State Paper Warns “War Will Be Inevitable” Unless U.S. Stops Meddling In Territorial Dispute Whereas over the past year, ever since the outbreak of the hostilities over the fate of Ukraine following the Victoria Nuland orchestrated presidential coup, relations between Russia and NATO have devolved to a Cold War 2.0 state as manifested by countless […]
Science and Geopolitics Converging in the Troubled Waters of the South China Sea
Science and Geopolitics Converging in the Troubled Waters of the South China Sea The South China Sea remains at the epicenter of one of the most volatile maritime areas in the world, with little or no agreement on sovereignty claims to the ownership of atolls, submerged banks, islands, reefs and rocks. Yet South China […]
Homes flattened as typhoon roars through Philippines | Reuters
Homes flattened as typhoon roars through Philippines | Reuters. (Reuters) – A powerful, slow-moving typhoon ripped through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that flattened houses and toppled trees and power lines in areas still scarred from a deadly super-storm just over a year ago. In the coastal villages of Dolores, on Samar […]
