Distorted information about the South China Sea as well as insults against Vietnam and the Philippines were displayed and broadcast, the report said, so the airport authorities switched them off.
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The drills aimed to “consolidate and develop” China and Russia’s comprehensive strategic partnership, and “enhance the capabilities of the two navies to jointly deal with maritime security threats” Yang said.
China has come under pressure to scale back its military operations in the South China Sea.
Russian Federation has also backed the Chinese rejecting the Philippines’ move to bring the South China Sea case before the global arbitration body in the Hague and held that states without any direct claim to territory should act impartially. Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have contesting claims on these waters. The tribunal also found that China had violated the Philippines’ sovereign rights and had caused damage to marine life, prompting China to accuse the Hague of being a “law-abusing tribunal”.
China has repeatedly blamed the United States for stoking tension in the region through its military patrols, and of taking sides in the dispute. Rising tensions included an incident in June, when one of two Chinese jets made an “unsafe intercept” of a USA reconnaissance plane by flying too close, according to the Pentagon. He didn’t disclose the specific location, and some areas of the South China Sea are not disputed.
Meanwhile, the Former Policy Director of Economic and Business Policy of London John Ross pointed out that arbitration should be between two parties who want to participate.
The Philippines “vigorously pushed” for the inclusion of comment on an arbitration ruling in a joint statement from Southeast Asian countries but its failure to secure that was no diplomatic win for China, Manila’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Last year, they held joint military drills in the Sea of Japan and the Mediterranean.
Despite their claims, China has repeatedly portrayed the U.S.as a villain in the South China Sea for backing smaller nation’s territorial claims.
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A Chinese citizen, identified only by the surname Zhong, entered Vietnam on July 23 and found the passport was “defaced while crossing the border”, according to a statement posted on the website of Beijing’s consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. However, nowhere has the tension been higher than in the South China Sea, which is precisely where China will show the U.S. how is boss.
