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Title:
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Backed Into A Corner: Friendless Beijing Seeks Moscow's Support In South China Sea
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Author:
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Tim Daiss
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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April 20, 2016
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Description:
- China is seeking Russian support in the disputed and increasingly volatile South China Sea , even though Russia is not a claimant in the body of water. However, it is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, as is China.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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China: US, the Philippines are causing tensions in South China Sea
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Author:
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CCTV.com
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Source:
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CCTV.com
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Date:
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April 20, 2016
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Description:
- China's foreign ministry has responded to British minister of state for foreign affairs's recent remarks over South China Sea. Hugo Swire blamed China for causing tensions in the region. A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said such comments were unfounded accusation in disregard of the facts.
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Title:
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The Philippines at Forefront of New Pentagon Maritime Security Initiative
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Author:
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Megan Eckstein
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Source:
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USNI News
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Date:
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April 18, 2016
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Description:
- The Pentagon recently began funding maritime security projects with countries in the South China Sea aimed at giving them the capability to monitor activities in their territorial waters and air space amidst concerns of regional Chinese expansion. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the department recently released funding under the Maritime Security Initiative, which totals $425 million total over five years. Nearly 85 percent of this year’s funding, about $42 million of $50 million total, will go to the Philippines, where Carter was last week in announcing several steps being taken to bring the two nations closer together.
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Title:
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PH, China should share ‘fruits of sea,’ says envoy
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Author:
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Estrella Torres
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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April 18, 2016
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Description:
- AMBASSADOR Rosario Manalo, the lead diplomat who helped frame the charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in 2007, has urged the government to agree on bilateral negotiations with China, not in addressing the territorial issue but in “sharing the fruits of the sea” in line with the Declaration of Conduct (DOC) signed by the Asean and China.
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Title:
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Philippines: Call for security infrastructures in South China Sea
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Author:
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Gilbert Felongco
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Source:
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Gulf News
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Date:
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April 18, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines has called on concerned countries to build more structures to safeguard security, particularly in the South China Sea where overlapping claims have heightened tension in the region.
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Title:
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China, Russia oppose internationalizing South China Sea dispute
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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April 18, 2016
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Description:
- Both Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Monday voiced their opposition to internationalizing the South China Sea dispute, calling for settlement through negotiation and consultation.
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Title:
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Duterte clarifies China tack
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Author:
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The Standard
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Source:
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The Standard
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Date:
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April 17, 2016
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Description:
- AMID criticism of his position on the country’s ongoing dispute with China on the West Philippine Sea, presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte clarified that he will not compromise on the country’s claims in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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War in Scarborough Shoal?
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Author:
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Efren S. Cruz
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 17, 2016
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Description:
- The announcement that there will be joint US-Philippine patrols in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is the result of China’s plan to build a base in the Scarborough Shoal located only 123 miles from the Philippine island of Luzon.
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Title:
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‘China misunderstands Philippines-US military activities’
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Author:
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Aurea Calica
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 17, 2016
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Description:
- By its strong and negative reaction to the intensified joint Philippine-US military activities in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea, China “misunderstands” their purpose, which is to ensure freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce, Malacañang said yesterday.
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Title:
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South China Sea dispute: Rewriting the history of Scarborough Shoal
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Author:
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Peter Lee
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Source:
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Asia Times
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Date:
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April 16, 2016
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Description:
- Today, occupation of Scarborough Shoal symbolizes the PRC threat in the South China Sea. As the PRC faces imminent repudiation of its Nine Dash Line claim inside the Philippine EEZ under the UNCLOS arbitration panel, there have been a blizzard of reports in the western press that the PRC intends to extend its infamous island-building program to the shoal, located less than 150 nautical miles from the main Philippine island of Luzon.
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Title:
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New Philippine president might be softer on China
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Author:
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Cliff Venzon
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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April 16, 2016
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Description:
- A protracted territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea has led the outgoing administration of President Benigno Aquino to step up military co-operation with the U.S. and Japan in its twilight months, but there is speculation that the president elected on May 9 could be more conciliatory.
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Title:
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Clearing The Air On Our Position On The South China Sea
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Author:
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Nemani Delaibatiki
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Source:
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Fiji Sun Online
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Date:
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April 16, 2016
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Description:
- The clarification by Government about Fiji’s position on the South China Sea controversy demonstrates unequivocally our sturdy and clear foreign policy. Government has clarified a media release issued in Beijing after talks between our Foreign Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola and his Chinese counterpart. A statement said this “incorrectly depicts Fijian policy towards China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.”
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Title:
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Philippines Loses $37K, as China Destroys Philippine Bananas Anew, the 2nd in 3 Weeks
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Author:
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Jenia Cane
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Source:
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China Topix
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Date:
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April 16, 2016
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Description:
- The government of Shanghai, China destroyed a total of 60.34 tons of bananas imported from the Philippines on Friday after found to be infected with a certain disease.
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Title:
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U.S. Stationing Warplanes in Philippines Amid South China Sea Tensions
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Author:
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The Wall Street Journal
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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April 15, 2016
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Description:
- The U.S. will start stationing warplanes in the Philippines this week as the vanguard of a major deployment to the Southeast Asian country as Washington and its allies mount a coordinated response to Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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International scholars visit Taiping Island in South China Sea
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Author:
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Tang Pei-chun and Kuo Chung-han
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Source:
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Focus Taiwan News Channel
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Date:
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April 15, 2016
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Description:
- Taipei, April 15 (CNA) The Republic of China's government on Friday took several experts on international law to Taiping Island in the disputed South China Sea, in hopes of buttressing its case that it is an island under international law.
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Title:
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China blasts US-Philippines military cooperation
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Author:
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CCTV
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Source:
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CCTV
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Date:
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April 15, 2016
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Description:
- Responding to the stepped-up U.S.- Philippine military cooperation, the Chinese defense ministry has said the action will jeopardize the stability of regional peace and China will resolutely defend its interests in the region.
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Title:
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Fiji quick to deny supposed South China Sea support
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Author:
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Radio New Zealand
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Source:
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Radio New Zealand
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Date:
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April 15, 2016
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Description:
- Fiji's government insists it has no position on the South China Sea dispute, after China's foreign ministry suggested otherwise. A statement was issued after a meeting between the two countries' Foreign ministers, and Fiji's government was quick to pour cold water on the assertion.
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Title:
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Will China's Slowing Economy Stall The Silk Road Project?
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Author:
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Robert Berke
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Source:
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OilPrice.com
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Date:
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April 15
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Description:
- Only two years ago, the world press headlined exciting stories about the Chinese proposed project to rebuild and modernize the ancient Silk Road, re-opening the fabled route to the world, both on land and across seas. Numerous new 'Silk Road' websites sprang up across the internet almost overnight, promising an information-thirsty world news of progress on the new, new thing.
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Title:
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Beijing condemns Manila for upgrading work in S. China Sea
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Author:
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Zhang Tao
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Source:
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China Daily
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Date:
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April 13, 2016
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Description:
- Beijing hits out at Manila for upgrading work on illegally occupied territory. The upgrading of a military airport in the South China Sea by the Philippines reflects the country's "hypocrisy", a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Title:
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U.S. defense chief visits Philippines amid sea dispute with China
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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April 13, 2016
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Description:
- U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday to highlight strong and growing military relations with a crucial Southeast Asian ally as China assertively pursues its claims in the South China Sea.