Beijing’s sweeping claims of sovereignty over the waterway have drawn repeated complaints from Manila, which has ramped up its rhetoric and is deploying more vessels to protect its maritime territory. Source link
Read More »Indonesia approves US$3 billion development plan for South China Sea gas block
Tuna offshore gas field expected to reach peak production of 115 million standard cubic feet per day in 2027, as Indonesia bids to underline maritime entitlements in geopolitical hotspot. Source link
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Even 25 years after China regained sovereignty over Hong Kong, local culture has not progressed to a point at which condemning colonialism is natural or common. Source link
Read More »PM’s Solomon Islands stance ‘inconsistent’, Australian opposition says
The Labor Party has accused the government of inconsistency over the island chain’s security pact with China, with its talk of both ‘red lines’ and respect for sovereignty ahead of the May 21 election. Source link
Read More »China hits back at Australia over Solomon Islands ‘red line’
Chinese vice foreign minister Xie Feng says Australia has no right to draw red lines for sovereign nations. Source link
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