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Title:
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'US and Allies Can't Annoy China as it is a Major Trading Partner' - Professor
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Author:
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Sputnik International
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Source:
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Sputnik International
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Date:
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February 20, 2018
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Description:
- The US, Australia, India and Japan have reportedly been negotiating to establish a joint regional infrastructure plan to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The plan comes in a bid to counter Beijing’s increasing influence. Radio Sputnik spoke with Stuart Orr, Professor at the Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, Australia.
Political Security
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Title:
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Solons slam Duterte’s ‘province of China’ joke as unpatriotic, sign of subservience
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Author:
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ERWIN COLCOL
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 20, 2018
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Description:
- Opposition lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Tuesday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for joking that the Philippines should be a province of China.
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Title:
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Duterte: China’s manmade islands in disputed sea not for PH but intended vs the US
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Author:
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Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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February 20, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought on Monday to allay fears about China’s construction of military bases on manmade islands in the South China Sea, saying these were built to defend against America rather than confront neighboring states.
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Title:
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Duterte asserts claims but jokes PHL can be a Chinese province
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Author:
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VIRGIL LOPEZ
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 19, 2018
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Description:
- Speaking before an audience that included the Chinese ambassador and Filipino-Chinese businessmen, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday asserted the Philippines' sovereign rights over its claims in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Philippines: Risks Rising With China Challenging US at Sea
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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Voice of America
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Date:
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February 19, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The risks of a "miscalculation" and armed conflict have risen in the disputed South China Sea with a militarily stronger China now able to challenge the United States, which used to be the dominant power in the strategic waterway, the Philippine envoy to Beijing said Monday.
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Title:
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Is Asean wasting time on sea code of conduct with Beijing ignoring pact?
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Author:
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Rene Acosta
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Source:
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BussinessMirror
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Date:
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February 10, 2018
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Description:
- Asean countries have been pushing for a code of conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS), but there is great skepticism if such a regional maritime agreement can be hammered out. But even if Asean succeeds, can it force China to abide by it?
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Title:
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Duterte stops foreign research over Benham Rise
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Author:
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ABSCBN News
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Source:
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ABSCBN News
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Date:
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February 6, 2018
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a stop to all research done by foreigners on Benham Rise and directed the Navy to "chase out" any vessel doing such, Agriculture Sec. Manny Piñol said Tuesday. Quoting the President during a Cabinet meeting on Monday, Piñol said: "Let me be very clear about this: the Philippine Rise is ours and any insinuation that it is open to everybody should end with this declaration."
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Title:
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Philippines’ approval of Chinese research vessel in strategic Benham Rise waters triggers national security concerns
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Author:
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Raissa Robles
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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February 1, 2018
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Description:
- A Chinese ship that arrived in the Philippines this week ahead of an approved mission to a strategically crucial undersea region sparked concerns over the Southeast Asian country’s powers of jurisdiction, and its national security.
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Title:
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Analysts say Trump comments bad news for North Korea
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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The Washington Post
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump’s fiery comments on North Korea reflected confidence that his campaign of pressure and sanctions on the country is working, South Korean analysts said Wednesday.
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Title:
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The South China Sea and the Decline of US Influence
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Author:
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Mark J. Valencia
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- For 70 years the United States has dominated Southeast Asia with both hard and soft power — the capability to use economic or cultural influence to shape the preferences of others. Soft power underpins and makes possible robust hard power relationships. But some analysts and policymakers refuse to recognize that U.S. influence and its relationships in Southeast Asia are much shallower and more ephemeral than assumed.
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Title:
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What the EU Thinks of the US ‘Indo-Pacific’ Strategy
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Author:
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Mercy A. Kuo
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Bernt Berger – senior fellow and head of the Asia Program at the German Council on Foreign Relations; and founder and CEO of the Engagement Policy Centre in Berlin – is the 125th in “The Trans-Pacific View Insight Series.”
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Title:
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Fallout from Philippines' pivot to China
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Author:
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Raul Dancel
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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Januart 29, 2018
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Description:
- China's presence in the Philippines has never been more pronounced than it is now. Manila recently allowed a Chinese ship to conduct maritime research at a resource-rich vast underwater plateau known as Benham Rise, east of the main island of Luzon, near US bases in Guam and Hawaii.
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Title:
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Ex-security adviser: Benham research may boost China's submarine warfare
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Author:
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Ruth Cabal
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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January 29, 2018
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Description:
- A former national security adviser warned of China's "hidden agenda" in conducting research in Benham Rise, saying it poses serious security threats.
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Title:
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Japan foreign minister hopes for improved ties with China
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Author:
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CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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January 28, 2018
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Description:
- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed hopes for improved relations with China during talks Sunday in Beijing that also touched on joint efforts to counter North Korea's nuclear program.
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Title:
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Losing valuable territories without really trying
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Author:
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Edgardo J. Angara
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 27, 2018
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Description:
- Filipinos, it seems, are like lemmings. We have one of the longest coastlines in the world. We have allowed other countries to grab, seize, and occupy our territories with ease over the course of several decades.
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Title:
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Secretary of Defense Mattis’s Trip to Southeast Asia: A Few Thoughts
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Author:
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Joshua Kurlantzick
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Source:
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Council of Foreign Relations
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Date:
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January 26, 2018
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Description:
- Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis traveled to Southeast Asia this past week, and during his first stop in Indonesia signaled a desire to improve strategic aspects of the U.S.-Indonesia relationship including on the South China Sea, training, and defense modernization.
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Title:
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Palace: Philippines has sovereignty over Scarborough shoal
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Author:
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Paolo Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 23, 2018
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Description:
- China can assert its claim to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal but Philippine sovereignty over the area remains, Malacañang said yesterday. “What can we do? That is their claim. But what is very clear is all pieces of evidence affirm that we have sovereignty (over the shoal),” presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a press briefing.
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Title:
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Philippines won’t be embroiled in U.S.-China sea spat--Manila
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Author:
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Source:
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The Asahi Shimbun
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Date:
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January 22, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA--The Philippines said Sunday that it won't get embroiled in a fresh spat between the United States and China involving Beijing's protest of an American warship passing near a Chinese-controlled shoal also claimed by the Philippines.
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Title:
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US ‘fully committed’ to defend the Philippines
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Author:
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Roy Mabasa
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 10, 2018
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Description:
- The United States is fully committed to defend the Philippines in the event of a foreign attack, Ambassador Sung Kim said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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Canberra: Tribunal ruling on South China Sea reflects international law, should be implemented
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Author:
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Recto Mercene
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Source:
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BusinessMirror
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Date:
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January 10, 2018
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Description:
- Canberra on Wednesday said it will not support acts by any country that would go against the international tribunal’s ruling on the South China Sea (SCS)—including its militarization—and is encouraging both China and the Philippines to implement the decision.