Published 4 years ago

US to reject nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

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U.S. officials say the Trump administration is poised to escalate its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.

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Times of India

US rejects China's attempts to treat South China Sea as its 'maritime empire'

Rest of World News: WASHINGTON: The world will not allow China to treat the strategically important South China Sea as its "maritime empire," the US has asserted, as it v.

4 years ago·India

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BBC News

Beijing's South China Sea project illegal, says US

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China is treating the disputed waters as its "maritime empire".

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea. The administration presented the decision as an attempt to curb China’s increasing assertiveness in the region with a commitment to recognizing international law. It also comes as President Donal…

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

‘We Stand With Our Southeast Asian Allies’: US Rejects Chinese Claims in South China Sea

The US said China has no lawful territorial or maritime claim to James Shoal, an entirely submerged feature only 50 nautical miles from Malaysia and some 1,000 nautical miles from China's coast.

4 years ago·India

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The Guardian

South China Sea: US says Beijing's claims to disputed area 'completely unlawful'

Beijing rejects US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s comments as ‘inciting confrontation’ The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said Washington will treat Beijing’s pursuit of resources in the South China Sea as illegal, inflaming tensions between the two countries and ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations.It was the latest forceful statement by President Donald Trump’s administration to challenge China, which he has increasingly cas…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

U.S. rejects China's claims in South China Sea

“We are making clear: Beijings claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them,” said Pompeo

4 years ago·India

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