by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2016 China is building a base in the disputed Spratly Islands for an advanced rescue vessel complete with drones and underwater robots. Chen Xingguang, political commissar of the ship, said the ship is scheduled to be deployed in the second half of the year, the official China Daily reported on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The United States is ramping up its criticism as China continues its dredging and militarization on several disputed islands in the South China Sea. “The South China Sea, as the name indicated, is a sea area. It belongs to China,” declared Chinese PLAN Vice Adm. Yuan Yubai. “The South China Sea is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com The Xi Jinping leadership may have overplayed its hand when it moved a deep-sea oil rig into waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea that are also claimed by Vietnam. This assertive act has provoked a series of anti-Chinese developments the vehemence of which has […]