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China tightening grip on Spratlys; merge threads, updates
Topic Started: Jun 25 2012, 06:46 PM (30,273 Views)
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China says it may allow foreign journalists to visit reefs in disputed waters
By Patricia Lourdes Viray (philstar.com) | Updated April 4, 2016 - 12:09pm


MANILA, Philippines – Bejing may allow foreign journalists to visit relevant islands and reefs in the disputed South China, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official said.

"When the condition is ripe, we will consider inviting foreign journalists to visit the islands and reefs," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei said in his regular press conference on Friday.

Despite reports of escalating tensions in the disputed sea, Hong assured that the situation in the region is stable.

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China launches lighthouse operation in Manila-claimed reef
By Patricia Lourdes Viray (philstar.com) | Updated April 6, 2016 - 4:38pm


MANILA, Philippines – Beijing has started the operation of a lighthouse on one of the Manila-claimed reefs in the South China Sea.

China's Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday that the Chinese Ministry of Transport held a completion ceremony for the construction of a lighthouse in Zamora or Subi Reef.

The construction of the 55-meter-high lighthouse started in in October 2015. It has a lantern on top and rotating lights inside which is being monitored through a remote control terminal.


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Pinoy fisherman to Chinese: Where’s your deed of ownership?
(Associated Press) | Updated April 9, 2016 - 12:00am

In this Feb. 27, 2015 photo provided by fisherman Renato Etac, Chinese Coast Guard members approach his fellow fishermen near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. More than once, the Chinese approached Etac’s boat and pointed their rifles at him, but he says he knew they would not fire and start a war. AP

CATO, Pangasinan, Philippines – As Asian countries jostle for territory in the South China Sea, one Filipino fisherman is taking a stand.

He has faced down Chinese coast guard rifles, and even engaged in a stone-throwing duel with the Chinese last month that shattered two windows on his outrigger.

“They’ll say, ‘Out, out of Scarborough’,” Renato Etac says, referring to Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, a rocky outcropping claimed by both the Philippines and China. He yells back, “Where is the document that shows Scarborough is Chinese property?”

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China dispatches military plane to disputed man-made island
(Associated Press) | Updated April 18, 2016 - 2:22pm

BEIJING (UPDATE 2) — China's navy dispatched a military plane to one of the country's manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said, in what is believed to be the first openly acknowledged mission of its kind.

A brief statement on the ministry's website said the plane was on patrol when it was diverted to Fiery Cross Reef on Sunday morning to pick up three injured construction workers.

The plane then flew to Sanya on China's southernmost island province of Hainan where it landed at Fenghuang International Airport, the ministry said.

Details about the plane and where it was based were not given, although a photo accompanying the report showed a four propeller Y-8 transport being met by an ambulance.

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DND: China's landing of aircraft on Fiery Cross was provocative
By Patricia Lourdes Viray (philstar.com) | Updated April 22, 2016 - 10:36am

MANILA, Philippines — China's efforts to land a military plane to a Manila-claimed reef in the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea was provocative, the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Thursday.

"(The landing) is definitely provocative (since) we have always (say) that we will address the issue through peaceful, diplomatic and the approach through UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea)," DND spokesperson Peter Paul Galvez said.

On Sunday, China's navy dispatched a military plane to Kagitingan or Fiery Cross Reef, a part of the Spratly Group of Islands, to pick up three injured construction workers.

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China singer performs on disputed island
(The Philippine Star) | Updated May 5, 2016 - 12:00am

BEIJING – China’s military this week sent a famed singer of patriotic anthems to perform before navy officers and construction workers on a newly created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea, underscoring its growing confidence in asserting its maritime claims.

The visit by Song Zuying and other performers was documented in photos spread across state media yesterday that offered a rare glimpse of the extensive work China has been carrying out on the former coral reefs in the Spratly Islands, including lighthouses, harbors and buildings.

Several of the photos were accompanied by captions saying they had been taken Tuesday on Calderon (Cuarteron) Reef that is also claimed by the Philippines.

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WATCH: China's military uses rap music video to recruit youth
By Patricia Lourdes Viray (philstar.com) | Updated May 5, 2016 - 9:14am

MANILA, Philippines — The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China recently released a new recruitment video which uses a rap-style music to entice the youth to join the military.

The three-minute, six-second video opens as a young soldier touches his uniform and puts on his cap.

A man's voice will then be heard which says in Chinese, "There are always missions in soldiers' minds, enemies in their eyes, responsibilities on their shoulders, and passions in their hearts."

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China to boost military presence after island-building spree - US
By: Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
May 14, 2016 6:27 AM


WASHINGTON -- China is expected to add substantial military infrastructure, including surveillance systems, to artificial islands in the South China Sea this year, giving it long-term "civil-military bases" in the contested waters, the Pentagon said on Friday.

In its annual report to Congress on China's military activities in 2015, the US Defense Department estimated that China's reclamation work had added more than 3,200 acres (1,300 hectares) of land on seven features it occupied in the Spratly Islands in the space of two years.

It said China had completed its major reclamation efforts in October, switching focus to infrastructure development, including three 9,800 foot-long (3,000-meter) airstrips that can accommodate advanced fighter jets.

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China plans base station for rescue operations in South China Sea
By: Reuters
May 24, 2016 7:17 AM


A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship in the disputed Spratly Islands, state media reported on Monday, as China continues its push to develop civilian and military infrastructure in the contentious region.

The ship, which would carry drones and underwater robots, is set to be deployed in the second half of the year, said Chen Xingguang, political commissar of the ship, which is under the South China Sea Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, according to the official China Daily.

The civilian bureau has 31 ships and four helicopters conducting rescue missions in the South China Sea, and officials from the department told the China Daily they work with the military on such efforts.

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Chinese coastguard harassed us during Panatag flag stunt: PH protesters
By: Agence France-Presse
June 13, 2016 6:11 PM


Manila, Philippines - Filipino protesters said Monday that Chinese coastguard ships blocked and sprayed them with water as they sailed to a disputed shoal in the West Philippine Sea (or South China Sea) to plant a Philippine flag for independence day.

China claims most of the strategic and resources-rich sea, and has controlled Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), just 230 kilometers (145 miles) off the coastal province of Zambales since a 2012 standoff with the Philippine Navy.

The Kalayaan Atin Ito (Freedom This is Ours) group said 16 of its members arrived near the shoal early on Sunday, Philippine independence day, and their boat was promptly blocked by two Chinese coastguard vessels.


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