8 h. ago China says it will create nature reserve on disputed Scarborough Shoal

China says it will create nature reserve on disputed Scarborough Shoal  Radio Free Asia

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12 h. ago China approves nature reserve at disputed South China Sea shoal claimed by the Philippines

China approves nature reserve at disputed South China Sea shoal claimed by the Philippines  Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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13 h. ago China to establish nature reserve in disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

China to establish nature reserve in disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea  Reuters

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14 h. ago China to Set Up Nature Reserve at Disputed South China Sea Shoal

China to Set Up Nature Reserve at Disputed South China Sea Shoal  Bloomberg.com

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14 h. ago China approves nature reserve at contested Scarborough Shoal

China has approved the establishment of a nature reserve at the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory in the South China Sea, a decision that could escalate tensions with rival claimant the Philippines. The move comes months after China published a set of geographic coordinates for 16 base points around the feature, which it calls Huangyan Island and is known as the Panatag Shoal in the Philippines. Beijing has controlled the sea feature since a stand-off with the Philippines in 2012. The...

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14 h. ago Breaking | China approves nature reserve at contested Scarborough Shoal

Breaking | China approves nature reserve at contested Scarborough Shoal  South China Morning Post

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16 h. ago Fishing for intelligence: US plan puts Filipinos at risk in South China Sea

A US proposal to train Filipino fishermen as informants, tasked with reporting illegal fishing and environmental degradation by foreign vessels, has triggered concern that civilians could be thrust into the front lines of the South China Sea dispute. Jonathan Fritz, US principal deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, outlined the initiative during a round-table discussion at the US embassy in Manila on Thursday. Despite Washington’s recent overhaul of its foreign...

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24 h. ago Approving China embassy would be unlawful, UK government told

Approving China embassy would be unlawful, UK government told  Yahoo News Canada

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25 h. ago Approving China 'mega' embassy would be unlawful, UK government told

Approving China 'mega' embassy would be unlawful, UK government told  BBC

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55 h. ago US Proposes Annual Approvals for Samsung, SK Hynix China Chip Exports

US Proposes Annual Approvals for Samsung, SK Hynix China Chip Exports  WebProNews

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60 h. ago US Plans Annual Approval for Samsung, Hynix to Export Chip Gear to China, Report Says

US Plans Annual Approval for Samsung, Hynix to Export Chip Gear to China, Report Says  Investopedia

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65 h. ago US weighs annual china chip supply approvals for Samsung, Hynix, Bloomberg News reports By Reuters

US weighs annual china chip supply approvals for Samsung, Hynix, Bloomberg News reports By Reuters  Investing.com

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66 h. ago US weighs annual china chip supply approvals for Samsung, Hynix, Bloomberg News reports

US weighs annual china chip supply approvals for Samsung, Hynix, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters

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5 d. ago Was Philippine police chief sacked for rejecting ‘overpriced’ gun deal?

A controversy over an alleged overpriced firearms deal has intensified in the Philippines, with insiders claiming that national police chief Nicolas Torre III was removed from his post for rejecting a proposed procurement of 80,000 assault rifles – a transaction some believe was padded by billions of pesos. While officials framed Torre’s dismissal as an administrative matter, multiple sources told This Week in Asia he was sacked for rejecting the “overpriced” 8 billion Philippine peso (US$140...

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9 d. ago Will China boost defence posture as Vietnam deepens footprint in Spratlys?

Beijing may be prompted to fortify its defences in the disputed South China Sea, observers have warned, after new satellite images showed Vietnam had stepped up island-building in the Spratly Islands. Vietnam occupies the most features on the contested Spratlys, which China claims as the Nansha Islands. Rival claimants over all or part of the archipelago include Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei. Satellite images released on August 22 by the US think tank Centre for Strategic and...

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1 week ago China's market regulator approves Nissan China's new JV with Dongfeng

China's market regulator approves Nissan China's new JV with Dongfeng  Reuters

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1 week ago Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s playbook to build fortified islands in the disputed South China Sea

Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s playbook to build fortified islands in the disputed South China Sea  CNN

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2 w. ago Philippines warns China not to cross ‘red line’ over grounded warship

The Philippines has warned China that any attempt to board or tow away its grounded warship at the Second Thomas Shoal would be crossing a “red line” after Manila detected a sharp rise in Chinese maritime activity around the disputed feature in the South China Sea. Philippine Navy Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad told reporters on Tuesday that the military was closely monitoring a surge in Chinese maritime activity near the shoal, including the deployment of a navy tugboat for the first...

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2 w. ago Vietnam accelerates land building in disputed South China Sea

Vietnam accelerates land building in disputed South China Sea  Straight Arrow News

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2 w. ago House Democrats want define what type of chips can be sent to China

House Democrats unveiled a new bill on Friday to set legal thresholds for chips deemed too advanced to send to China without congressional approval, attempting to set clear limits in the ongoing debate about how tightly to control the flow of the technology amid national security concerns. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, Ami Bera of California and Jill Tokuda of Hawaii, would prevent the export of certain advanced chips without both a US Commerce...

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