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Title:
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In first, Washington calls on Beijing to remove missiles from South China Sea
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Author:
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Jesse Johnson
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Source:
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Japan Times
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Date:
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November 10, 2018
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Description:
- The United States has for the first time urged China to remove missile systems deployed to contested man-made islands in the South China Sea, the Pentagon said Friday.
Asia Pacific Regional Developments
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Title:
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China 'ready to work with US' on trade, says Xi's right-hand man
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Author:
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KENTARO IWAMOTO
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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November 6, 2018
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Description:
- SINGAPORE -- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan on Tuesday said China is ready to work with the U.S. to ease the ongoing trade tensions as both countries only lose from confrontation, in a new sign that Beijing is seeking reconciliation between the world's two largest economies.
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Title:
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Indian Navy Boomer Completes First Deterrent Patrol
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Author:
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Franz-Stefan Gady
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 6, 2018
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Description:
- India’s first domestically developed and built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), the INS Arihant, has completed its first deterrent patrol, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 5.
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Title:
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Chinese warship says ‘good morning’ to Japanese helicopter carrier in South China Sea
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Author:
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Minnie Chan
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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November 5, 2018
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Description:
- The crew of a Chinese warship sent a friendly greeting to Japanese sailors aboard a helicopter carrier they encountered in the South China Sea recently in what analysts said was a further sign, albeit superficial, of the warming ties between the two Asian giants.
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Title:
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A Chinese warship reportedly threatened a US Navy destroyer in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Ryan Pickrell
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Source:
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Business Insider
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Date:
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November 4, 2018
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Description:
- A Chinese warship threatened a US Navy destroyer during a tense showdown in the South China Sea in late September, according to new details of the encounter. A Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Type 052C Luyang II-class destroyer challenged the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Decatur during a routine freedom-of-navigation operation near the disputed Spratly Islands. The Chinese warship sailed within 45 yards of the American vessel, nearly colliding with the US destroyer.
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Title:
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EXCLUSIVE DETAILS AND FOOTAGE EMERGE OF NEAR COLLISION BETWEEN WARSHIPS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
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Author:
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JOHN POWER/CATHERINE WONG
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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November 4, 2018
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Description:
- A Chinese warship warned a US Navy vessel in the South China Sea it would “suffer consequences” if it did not change course, internal military documents show, as new details and never-before-seen footage emerge of last month’s near collision in the disputed waters.
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Title:
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Beijing operates weather stations in South China Sea artificial islands
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Author:
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Chad de Guzman
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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November 3, 2018
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Description:
- China said on Thursday it has begun operating weather monitoring stations in the artificial islands in the South China Sea. "These projects are designed to observe the maritime, hydrological, meteorological conditions and air qualities, and provide such services as maritime warning and forecast, tsunami alert, weather forecast, air quality forecast, and disaster prevention and relief," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang said in a press conference on November 1.
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Title:
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Pushback: America’s New China Strategy
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Author:
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Robert Sutter
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 2, 2018
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Description:
- The U.S. government’s across-the-board hardening toward China emerged somewhat erratically over the past year but has shown remarkable momentum in recent months. This report offers a perspective from Washington for the use of those many observers in America and abroad seeking information and early analysis of the importance of the U.S. government shifts toward acute rivalry with China.
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Title:
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China military: World’s largest amphibious airplane AG600 is added to its maritime arsenal
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Author:
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South China Morning Post
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Source:
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Youtube
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Date:
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October 25, 2018
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Description:
- The AG600 is part of China’s effort to modernise its military equipment, especially in the maritime arena. The aircraft also carries out sea rescues and fights forest fires.
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Title:
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ASEAN to start naval exercise with US in 2019
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Author:
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Mayuko Tani
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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October 19, 2018
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Description:
- SINGAPORE -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday announced it would start a joint naval drill with the U.S. in 2019. The announcement came as the group prepares for its inaugural joint exercise with China next week.
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Title:
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US-China Tensions Spill over into South China Sea
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Author:
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Ian Storey
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Source:
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ISEAS
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Date:
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October 11, 2018
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Description:
- China’s more robust response to America’s most recent freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the Spratly Islands is a clear demonstration of how the intensification of Sino-US rivalry is increasingly being played out in the heart of maritime Southeast Asia.
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Title:
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Near-collision of US warship and 'aggressive' Chinese Destroyer in South China Sea captured in photos
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Author:
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Andrew Greene
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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October 10, 2018
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Description:
- Leaked US Navy images have captured the dramatic moment a Chinese warship came perilously close to an American destroyer as it conducted a "freedom of navigation" patrol in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Britain should respect Chinese territory in South China Sea, Wang Yi tells Jeremy Hunt
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Author:
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Keegan Elmer
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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September 25, 2018
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Description:
- British warship HMS Albion sails close to disputed Paracel Islands, provoking exchange between the two countries’ foreign ministers at UN meeting
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Title:
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Australia, France eye joint operations in South China Sea
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 24, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Both Australia and France are looking forward to a multi-flag operation in the disputed South China Sea in a bid to uphold freedom of navigation in the region.
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Title:
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China’s loss in Trump’s trade war is ASEAN’s gain. Look at Vietnam.
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Author:
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Karim Raslan
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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September 14, 2018
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Description:
- The country is setting an example to the rest of Southeast Asia when it comes to attracting industry.
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Title:
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Japan, ASEAN keep cool as huge Russian war-games unfold
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Author:
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Peter J. Brown
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Source:
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Asia Times
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Date:
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September 12, 2018
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Description:
- As the mighty Vostok 2018 exercise unrolls across the vast spaces of Eastern Russia and the seas beyond, elsewhere in the region, the reaction is muted. The upgrade in the Beijing-Moscow military partnership has ramifications for Japan, but fewer for Southeast Asia, where China and Russia have fewer alignments.
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Title:
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Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping ‘pledge Japan and China will deepen cooperation’
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Author:
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Laura Zhou
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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September 12, 2018
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Description:
- Abe says after the two leaders meet at Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum plans are advancing for a first visit to Beijing by a Japanese prime minister since 2011
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Title:
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PN readies BRP Tarlac for first port call to Russia
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Author:
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Priam Nepomuceno
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Source:
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Philippine News Agency
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Date:
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September 6, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippine Navy (PN) is currently preparing BRP Tarlac (LD-601), one of the two strategic sealift vessels in its fleet, for its first ever port visit to Vladivostok, Russia. The ship is set to leave on Sept. 17, PN spokesperson Commodore Jonathan Zata told the Philippine News Agency Thursday.
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Title:
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U.S. and India, Wary of China, Agree to Strengthen Military Ties
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Author:
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Maria Abi-Habib
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Source:
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New York Times
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Date:
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September 6, 2018
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Description:
- NEW DELHI — The United States and India signed an agreement Thursday to pave the way for New Delhi to buy advanced American weaponry and to share sensitive military technology, strengthening their military partnership as both powers warily eye the rise of China.
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Title:
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Philippines rejects China's help on rescuing grounded warship
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Author:
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JUN ENDO
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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September 5, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA -- The Philippine government refused China's help in rescuing a warship that ran aground last week in a disputed region -- in line with President Rodrigo Duterte's reversal of his earlier Beijing-friendly policy.