Special to WorldTribune.com China said the United States engaged in a “deliberate provocation” when it sent a guided missile destroyer close to one of Beijing’s artificial islands in the South China Sea. The USS Lassen on Oct. 26 sailed within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands chain. China’s Ministry of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China on Oct. 15 said that it would be an infringement of Beijing’s sovereignty if the United States follows through with plans to sail warships near artificial islands in the South China Sea. The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington recently published satellite images of the artificial islands that show […]
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 Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com TACLOBAN, Philippines — The great game for power and influence in Asia laps up on the storm-ravaged shores of this devastated city in the form of a Chinese vessel known as the Peace Ark, with 100 doctors and nurses on board and 300 beds for patients in need […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Perceptions often govern attitudes. Indeed the image of the United States worldwide is increasingly challenged by China in a number of key areas as Beijing asserts itself as on the international stage as an economic and political player. This shifting balance of power towards the People’s Republic of China, […]