List of South China Sea articles
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Former ExxonMobil executive Rex Tillerson testifies during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 11, 2017. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, acknowledged Wednesday that Russia poses an international danger and that its recent actions had "disregarded" US interests, as he faced a Senate grilling. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Is Tillerson Willing to Go to War Over the South China Sea?
The Exxon boss has shown before he can take Beijing to the limit — but as Secretary of State the stakes will be far higher.
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scs From Obama’s Asia Pivot to Trump’s China Bashing (Or, How to Provoke China Before Inauguration Day)
This week's events suggest the incoming administration might need more, not less, engagement with Asia.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Yet Another Duterte Boast of Killing, This Time With Helicopters
The firebrand Philippines president said he threw people out of helicopters in the past, then (sort of) backed off of the claim.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 With Historic Defense Spending Boost, Japan Turns Further Away from Pacifism
Pacifism is embedded in modern Japan’s DNA. But rising global threats may force that to change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Japan Talks Tough on Senkaku Islands Dispute with China
Japan flexes its maritime military muscles.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beijing Is Ready To Go Eyeball to Eyeball With Trump
The U.S. president-elect took the first steps up the ladder of escalation, but China’s seizure of a naval drone shows it’s glad to follow.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Weekend Behind, The Week Ahead: What Will the Electoral College Do?
From a potential electoral college showdown to another South China Sea stand-off, here's quick rundown of what happened over the weekend
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Seizes U.S. Navy Drone in In South China Sea
Beijing raises the stakes in a watery showdown.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rubio Calls for Sanctions on Beijing for South China Sea Antics
In dealing with Beijing, is this a brilliant bill or blunder and bluster?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Emerging Trump China Policy; U.S. Officials Underline Russian Threat
ISIS Heading Back to the Desert; Israel and the Bad Deal; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the U.S. Navy a Sitting Duck?
Why asymmetric warfare on the high seas is so tricky for great powers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Half of Chinese Favor The U.S. Despite Growing Tensions
The poll also showed that Chinese citizens prefer Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Duterte Wants U.S. Special Forces Out of the Southern Philippines
Ever since he took office on June, the Philippines and the United States have been on somewhat rocky footing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Unfinished Legacy of Obama’s Pivot to Asia
The gridlocked TPP trade deal. Reclaimed islands in the South China Sea. North Korean nukes. How will history judge President Obama’s rebalance to Asia?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Here’s How the Philippines Can Win in the South China Sea
A third-century BC Roman dictator may have the answers.
