Bordered by ten nations and including some of the world's most important shipping lanes and fisheries, the South China Sea is a vital region. Critically important mineral resources, including oil, are thought to be there in large quantities as well. The Chinese have long laid claim to nearly the entire South China Sea. That claim is contested by many nations and in some instances the conflict has turned violent. This summer the United States entered the fray. In July, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, "The United States has a national interest in freedom of navigation, open access to Asia's maritime commons, and respect for international law in the South China Sea." This comment, made at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) regional forum held in Hanoi, triggered a vigorous response from Chinese authorities. Chinese authorities argue that they and other nations in the region can work out their differences on a bilateral, nation to nation basis. They say that the US is intruding into the discussion and attempting to make rights and use of the South China Sea an international issue. As Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi put it, "What will be the consequences to if this issue is turned into an international or multilateral one? It will only make matters worse and the resolution more difficult." Classroom use of this video is permitted. We would appreciate feedback from viewers. Please write to us at uschina@usc.edu. This new <b>...</b>

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Stratfor Director of Military Analysis Nate Hughes examines the Philippine and Chinese approaches to solving the South China Sea problem during a standoff near a disputed island. For more, visit: www.stratfor.com

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Vice President of Strategic Intelligence Rodger Baker examines the recent dispute over oil exploration in the South China Sea. For more, visit: www.stratfor.com

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BY KEVIN DONNELLAN A small group of uninhabited islands off the Northwestern Philippines is the site of a tense standoff between China and the Philippines over territorial claims. Fox News reports. "The Chinese ships ordered the Philippine warship to leave Scarborough, claiming Chinese sovereignty over the rich fishing ground. But the warship has stayed put, arguing it is Philippine territory." But this dispute is about far more than fishing territory says NTDV. "The South China Sea is believed to have large oil and gas deposits. China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei all have competing claims on sections of the sea." Stratfor publishes daily intelligence briefings for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. It says tensions in the area have been on the rise for some time. "Vietnam and the Philippines in particular have been more aggressive at offering new areas for forcing investment and expanding production in existing areas. This has drawn the attention and ire of China." So far the standoff has remained peaceful but state run China Daily contained a veiled warning to its neighbours. "Beijing's restraint should not be misconstrued, it does not lack the means and resources to act more boldly in defense of its territorial integrity." Global Nation quotes Gregorio Honasan, a Philippine senator who believes the United States should intervene, citing the Mutual Defense Treaty between the two countries. "Why is the US ominously silent this time <b>...</b>

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SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com China and the Philippines have been locked in a month-long standoff at Scarborough Shoal, a small uninhabited reef in the South China Sea. The standoff is part of a larger regional struggle for control of several small, possibly oil-rich island chains in the region. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com Incredibly, though China's southernmost tip is Hainan Island, it claims almost the whole of the South China Sea as its own. Meanwhile, Chinese oil company CNOOC has begun exploring for oil in another disputed island chain. Anti-Chinese sentiment is beginning to swell. Who is going to tell the Chinese just how ridiculous their claims are?

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SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com China and the Philippines have been locked in a month-long standoff at Scarborough Shoal, a small uninhabited reef in the South China Sea. The standoff is part of a larger regional struggle for control of several small, possibly oil-rich island chains in the region. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com Incredibly, though China's southernmost tip is Hainan Island, it claims almost the whole of the South China Sea as its own. Meanwhile, Chinese oil company CNOOC has begun exploring for oil in another disputed island chain. Anti-Chinese sentiment is beginning to swell. Who is going to tell the Chinese just how ridiculous their claims are?

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Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com The dispute between the Philippines and mainland China over the sovereignty of Huangyan Island continues to escalate. The mainland regime continues to criticize the Philippines and is increasing military build-up in the area. Recently, the regime also started to apply strict inspection of fruits imported from the Philippines. Many suggest that the Chinese regime is trying to force Philippines to back away through economic pressure. Recently, mainland China's state Administration of Quality Supervision posted a notice to its website, saying that they had detected harmful substances in fruits imported from the Philippines and requested that local Quality Supervision agencies strengthen inspection of fruits from the Philippines. The notice was announced on May 2, and posted to the website on May 8. This is the second time that China has requested strengthening the inspection of fruits from the Philippines in the recent period. Voice of America reported that this is a typical method that the mainland regime uses to apply economic and political pressure, Japan and Taiwan have also suffered such economic threats in the past. The Chairman of the Philippine's Banana-Growers and Exporters Association Stephen Antig told media, some bananas exported to China have already failed inspection. Antig believes, the Huangyan Island incident caused the Chinese to strengthen inspection. This might cause a major blow to <b>...</b>

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For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me The Chinese regime is planning to take tourists to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, according to official reports released on Wednesday by Chinese state media. Reuters cited Deng Xiaogang, a deputy head of tourism for Hainan Island, a province close to the Paracel islands. Deng said (quote): "The broad plan is being worked on, and a specific one is also being worked on, and we hope that within the year we'll be able to open maritime tourism to the Paracel Islands." Known as the Xisha Islands in Chinese, the Paracels are a group of 40 small atolls. Tourism plans to the disputed islands could add more fuel to the on-going maritime territorial conflicts between China and neighboring South East Asian countries. Various foreign media organizations reported that the Deputy Director of China's National Tourism Administration, Wang Zhifa said, "The Xisha Islands tourism plan enables us to guard the frontier and stake our claims to these islands." Yet on Thursday, a Chinese official from the Information Center of the National Tourism Administration denied any tourism plans to the Paracel Islands. According to Reuters, the website of the People's Daily—the Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece—cited Deng saying he had never spoken to the media. Deng was reported saying he doesn't know anything about tourism in the Paracels. It also stated that Deng is no <b>...</b>

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A high seas spat between China and the Philippines over a disputed rocky shoal in the South China Sea continues, punctuated by newly vigorous US/Philippines security cooperation. (April 30, 2012)

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The South China Sea is the future hot-point of conflict in the world. As India and China focus on increasing their naval capabilities, how is the United States adapting their strategy? The Center for a New American Security's Patrick Cronin sits down with Steve Paikin.

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China will soon start drilling from an advanced new oil platform designed to tap into deep-sea petroleum resources in the South China Sea, according to reports in the country's official media on Monday. The development is major technological progress for China, which claims to have developed the new platform indigenously through its state-owned corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) [NYSE: CEO, Hong Kong: 0883]. It also occurs in an area where China has clashed recently with neighbors including the Philippines. CNOOC is China's third largest oil and gas company after China National Petroleum Corporation and Sinopec, and specializes in exploration and development of maritime hydrocarbon resources. Most of the platforms to date are located in water shallower than 300 meters, considered the deep-water mark by the industry; operations in waters deeper than 300 meters remain in the start-up stage. The new platform, dubbed "Haiyang Shiyou - 981" or "Oceanic Petroleum 981" was inaugurated in May of 2011 in Shanghai, and has only recently been moved into place 320 kilometers (or 198 miles) southeast of Hong Kong, at the northern end of the South China Sea and within the country's Exclusive Economic Zone. Operations at the rig are slated to begin on Wednesday. CNOOC originally paid 6 billion yuan or $952 million for the rig, which was built by China State Shipbuilding Corp. CSSC claims that the rig can drill to a depth up to 10000-12000 meters (32800 to 39360 <b>...</b>

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NEW YORK, July 12, 2011 — Philip Yang, Minister of Taiwan's Government Information Office, discusses relations with China with NYU Law Professor Jerome Cohen. Source: asiasociety.org

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Analysts say Cambodia handled its first Asean summit for the year with success, but it will face leadership challenges over the South China Sea, as Asean countries and China continue talks. Officials from Vietnam and the Philippines, both Asean countries, raised the issue at meetings ahead of the final summit earlier this week, with Asean leaders ultimately deciding they would draft a so-called code of conduct, or set of rules, for the sea. (VOA Khmer)

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The Chinese Navy has recently staged its first full-scale exercise on the territorial seas around the Hainan Island in conjunction with marine police and marine surveillance units. Fourteen vessels of all types and two fighter planes participated in the three-day full scale exercise. They drilled in anti-submarine patrol, landing and transport, as well as escorting The Chinese Navy combined air arms, maritime police, ocean surveillance, marine affair department and Hainan petrochemical company in the full scale maneuver. The exercises also tested army supporting localities in safeguarding rights and enforcing laws, the forced boarding and checking of suspicious ships and maritime anti-terrorism actions. In addition, this full scale exercise is regarded as having beefed up battle skills practiced in peace time and strengthened the capability of the navy of dealing with complicated situations and taking military actions. The Great Day of Annihilation thegreatdayofannihilation.com

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Amid rising tension in the South China Sea, a US Navy Assault ship has sailed into Hong Kong. The visit is being described as routine but the ship's captain says he's ready to ensure peace in the region. Rob McBride reports from Hong Kong.

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As China, the US, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei strive for sovereignty over disputable islands in the South China Sea trying to find oil and gas deposits there. Chinese leader Hu Jintao ordered the national navy command to "prepare for war". Analysts suppose the words of the Chinese leader could be also interpreted as "armed struggle" or "armed conflict", although meaning of the phrase remains the same. Reportedly, such statement was made at the meeting with China's top-ranking military authorities. The head of PRC said that the navy "should as soon as possible improve its modernization, and summon up all strength to prepare for war and promote national security". A Dec. 8, 2011 satellite image provided by the the DigitalGlobe Analysis Center shows the Chinese aircraft carrier Varyag sailing in the Yellow Sea, approximately 100 kilometers south-southeast of the port of Dalian, China. According to international experts, China had earlier acquired its first aircraft carrier and is presently modernizing the national navy. Analysts consider China may get ready for "war" against Vietnam and Philippines. The latter has repeatedly blamed China for overt aggression in the region. US president Obama said last month that American administration would expand presence in the South China Sea. According to some information, in this case the US looks like the only real competitor to China. However, American military expects no aggression from China. Vietnam has received a <b>...</b>

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Royce questions State Department's Kurt Campbell about the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Campbell described the area as an "artery in the global economy" and indicated support for legislation, cosponsored by Royce, which calls for peace and a collaborative resolution to the disputes.

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The International Crisis Group has reported that there has been a conflict between China and Philippines about a very important part of the South China Sea. Why is there such controversy over this area?

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Political analyst and Russian Military Anton Chernow said that the Su-30MK2V is most modern in Asia. (DVO) Armyrecognition quoted experts Chernow, from the Institute of Political and Military Analysis of the Russian Su-27 and Su-30 of Vietnam Air Force. Here is the article content: According to the Russian Defense Ministry, in addition to weapons configuration, electronics ... on the basic Su-30MK for export to China, Indonesia, Algeria, the Su-30MK2V of Vietnam has changed a few upgrades, avionics systems and avionic systems new position, new combat system like in the Su-30MKM of Malaysia but Su-30MK2V of Vietnam is "superior". In addition, Vietnam's Su-30MK2V also integrated electronic counter measures system (ECM) may be new to combat the high interference condition of the enemy. "With the advanced equipment systems, the Vietnam People's Air Force's Su-30MK2V is the most modern in Asia," Chernow said experts. The special, Chernow noted experts, Vietnam has expressed interest in buying another 30 Su-30 aircraft generation after the full 12 Su-30MK2V of the contract in 2010. If the purchase of 30 new aircraft this is true, the Vietnam People's Air Force will have all 253 fighters on the payroll.

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It has been a busy day for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Bali. He held back-to-back meetings with US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit. ibnlive.com

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Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com A renewal of the tense situation recently escalated in the South China Sea region. Territorial disputes between neighboring countries still continue to develop. Will the region see a sudden outbreak of military conflict? This question once again became a focus of attention in China and overseas. Recent military exercises were undertaken in China, with preventative exercises in Japan. There are concerns about a possible sudden outbreak of military conflict in the South China Sea. Within China, voices are growing that favor a war to settle this dispute over the South China Sea. Is there any change with the foreign policy of Chinse Communist Party (CCP) authorities? This question has become a focus of attention at home and abroad. Global Times under People's Daily, a CCP propaganda media, published an editorial claiming the current maritime territorial disputes have created troubles that kept consuming the domestic political unity in China. The editorial claimed that China cannot only negotiate, but should "kill one to warn one hundred", when necessary. Commentator Wen Zhao said that the CCP's current priority is ensuring a smooth power transfer at its 18th Congress. Now is a critical moment with the CCP seeking stability and fearing change. Wen Zhao: "The mentality of the CCP top-level does not want too much change to happen at the moment when it makes a transfer of power. Or else, its power transfer <b>...</b>

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BEIJING: China has denied it is increasing combat readiness in response to a tense territorial row with the Philippines in the South China Sea which has dragged on for more than a month. The stand-off erupted last month after Philippine authorities detected Chinese ships fishing near the Scarborough Shoal. They tried to arrest the crew, but were blocked by Chinese surveillance vessels deployed to the tiny rocky outcrop in the South China Sea about 230 kilometres (140 miles) from the Philippines' main island of Luzon. The two nations have stationed non-military vessels at the shoal since April 8 in an effort to assert their sovereignty over the area. But China's defence ministry denied military units were getting ready for war, despite warnings in state media that China is prepared to fight to end the stand-off. "Reports that the Guangzhou military region, the South China Sea fleet and other units have entered a state of war preparedness are untrue," the ministry said in a brief statement on its website. The Guangzhou military region in southern China has responsibility for the area. It gave no source for the reports, but rumours on Chinese microblogs say China has ordered some military units up to level two of its four-level scale of war preparedness, one notch from the top which indicates full readiness. China claims virtually all of the South China Sea, which is believed to sit atop huge oil and gas reserves, as its historical territory, even waters close to the coasts <b>...</b>

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Cambodia's current position as head of Asean and its relations with China could help the mediation process over the South China Sea, a Cambodian analyst says. The dispute over maritime boundaries between China and some members of Asean are complicated, but Cambodia would not be exempt from a regional conflict, says Chheang Vannarith, executive director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace. Cambodia's policy of neutrality, he says, could help achieve progress in the dispute. (Soeung Sophat, Washington)

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The first deep-water drilling rig developed in China will begin operations in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the country's largest offshore oil producer said Monday. The sixth-generation semi-submersible China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) 981 will begin drilling in a sea area 320 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong at a water depth of 1500 meters, the China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) said in a press release. The starting of operations marks the first independent deep-water oil drilling performed by a Chinese company, and a "substantial step" made by the country's deep-sea oil industry, CNOOC said. About 70 percent of oil and gas reserves in the resource-rich South China Sea is contained within 1.54 million square km of deep-water regions, defined as sea areas with depths of over 300 meters. However, most of China's current offshore oil exploration is conducted less than 300 meters below the surface. The South China Sea is estimated to contain 23 to 30 billion tons of oil and 16 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, accounting for one-third of China's total oil and gas resources. The Great Day of Annihilation thegreatdayofannihilation.com

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In the last year, territorial disputes in the oil-rich South China Sea topped the list of security concerns in Southeast Asia. VOA's Brian Padden in Jakarta looks back at how a number of confrontational incidents at sea increased regional tensions, prompted a major diplomatic initiative and a renewed commitment by the United States to increase its military presence in Asia.

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Subscribe, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. www.youtube.com/WatchPlaylists www.twitter.com/WatchPlaylists www.facebook.com/WatchPlaylists Waves of war? China-Filipino sea row boiling over. China has refuted claims that troops in the country's south are preparing for war over a territorial dispute with the Philippines. However growing warmongering rhetoric in the Chinese media is heightening tensions in the region. The row centers on tiny islands in the South China Sea which are believed to sit on massive oil and gas reserves. "The reports alleging that the PLA Guangzhou Military Area Command and the Navy's South China Sea Fleet have entered combat readiness are not true,"the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on its website on Friday. Despite the government statement there have been online reports that China ordered troops in the Guangzhou region to the second highest level of combat readiness. Source: rt.com

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Philippine and Vietnamese navies had agreed on holding joint "fun games" on the disputed South China Sea islands to what the two sides claimed to calm tensions over the disputed island chain and build mutual trust, the Philippine navy chief said on Tuesday. The Philippine Vice Admiral Alexander Pama made the remarks at a press briefing with foreign press in Manila, the Philippines. The Spratly Islands, or Nansha Islands called by China, are regarded as one of Asia's most dangerous potential flashpoints, but there will be no military activities involved in the games, said Pama. "It is literally called the 'fun games'. We will be sending some of our boys to their occupied islands and they will also be sending their boys to our occupied islands. At the fun games, they will actually be doing games like basketball and soccer," said Pama. Pama said the games are part of an agreement he signed with his Vietnamese counterpart during his visit to Manila last October. But the time schedule of the joint activity has not been determined. Pama added that the Hamilton-class cutter Grogorio Del Pilar which the Philippine navy bought from the United States in 2011 is currently deployed to the west of Palawan near the South China Sea. After Grogorio Del Pilar, the largest and most advanced vessel owned by the Philippine navy, and the navy will buy another vessel from the US next month, he said. The Nansha Islands in South China Sea, a group of islets and atolls, are believed to be <b>...</b>

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As the USA and the Philippines carry out joint military exercise in the South China Sea, the tension in the region mounts. Russia finds itself being drawn into the territorial dispute between China and its neighbours On April 18 the Armed Forces of the USA and the Philippines began a big joint military exercise near the disputable regions of the South China Sea claimed by China. Despite the assurances of the US Military Command that these maneuvers are not aimed against the PRC, experts consider these exercises to be part of a new Asia-Pacific doctrine of Washington aimed at suppression of the growing impact of Beijing. For the first time Russia also found itself involved in the rising disputes over the belonging of the South China Sea regions that are rich in energy resources. The Balikatan (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) exercise that started on the Palawan Island and its surrounding areas will last till April 27. About 7 thousand men of the US and the Philippines military forces will be repelling mock terrorist attacks who will try to seize oil and gas facilities located in the sea. Besides the American and Philippine armedforces personnel, the military of Australia, Japan and South Korea will also take part in this exercise. "There is no reason to believe that our actions may threaten anyone. Our task is learning to react to emerging threats and challenges," Curtis Hill, a representative of the US Command, stated while answering the question about whether Beijing may perceive <b>...</b>

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Reports from Philippino tribes-people and the White Dragon Society members indicate a major military stand-off is taking place in the South China Sea and the Philippines over control of historical gold deposits in the region.

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For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ me.lt Just two weeks ago, the Chinese regime signed a pact for settling the South China Sea disputes. On Monday, the Chinese state newspaper published an editorial warning of "sounds of cannons" referring to the maritime dispute. But, the Foreign Ministry is saying the paper does not reflect the regime's position. On Tuesday, a Chinese national newspaper, The Global Times, published a controversial editorial. It warns the countries involved in the South China Sea dispute to "mentally prepare for the sounds of cannons." The Global Times is published by the People's Daily—the voice of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The newspaper editorial criticizes Vietnam and the Philippines for advancing their own interests and exploiting the Chinese regime's "mild diplomatic stance" over the South China Sea claims. It also states the Chinese military would resort to action if the Asian neighbors do not change their stance over the sea claims. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu dismissed the editorial, saying it does not represent the Chinese regime's position. Two weeks ago, Chinese leaders signed a six-point agreement with Vietnamese authorities for a peaceful resolution to the sea dispute. In June, the Chinese regime's aggression in the South China Sea intensified the long-standing territorial claims. Vietnamese authorities complained about Chinese vessels <b>...</b>

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