Language : English 简体 繁體
Go

Search

简体 繁體

Foreign Policy Economy Environment Security Society & Culture Pacific Dialogue Magazine Videos
Media Report
July 14 , 2016
  • The Washington Post：China's actions in South China Sea seen as defying ruling
    The Associated Press reports: "Two Chinese aircraft landed on disputed reefs and Beijing's coast guard reportedly blocked a Filipino boat from a contested shoal, in acts of defiance after a landmark ruling found China's vast claims in the South China Sea legally baseless....Chinese state media reported that two Chinese civilian aircraft landed successfully Wednesday on two new airstrips on Mischief and Subi reefs. China also said it had completed four lighthouses on disputed reefs and was launching a fifth....Mayor Arsenia Lim of the northwestern town of Masinloc, where the fishermen live, said they sailed to Scarborough to test China's compliance with the ruling. 'What they're doing is bad because it shows as if there is no law,' Lim told The Associated Press by telephone."
  • Reuters：After decades of mistrust, Pope pushes for diplomatic breakthrough with China
    Reuters reports: "Interviews with some two dozen Catholic officials and clergy in Hong Kong, Italy and mainland China, as well as sources with ties to the leadership in Beijing, reveal details of an agreement that would fall short of full diplomatic ties but would address key issues at the heart of the bitter divide between the Vatican and Beijing. A working group with members from both sides was set up in April and is discussing how to resolve a core disagreement over who has the authority to select and ordain bishops in China, several of the sources told Reuters. The group is also trying to settle a dispute over eight bishops who were appointed by Beijing but did not get papal approval - an act of defiance in the eyes of the Vatican. In what would be a dramatic breakthrough, the pope is preparing to pardon the eight, possibly as early as this summer, paving the way to further detente, say Catholic sources with knowledge of the deliberations."
  • The Wall Street Journal：South China Sea Ruling Increases Uncertainty for Shipping, Trade
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "Shipping companies have long worried that escalating tensions in the South China Sea could impact global commerce. But Tuesday's ruling could embolden smaller Asian countries to be more assertive regarding their rights in these waters, increasing run-ins with China and leading to possible disruptions of freedom of navigation....Eric Shimp, a policy adviser at U.S. law firm Alston & Bird and a former U.S. trade representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said that the potential for conflict increases if governments interpret the ruling as a legal basis to expand fishing operations or oil and gas exploration in waters where China has asserted control....Any disruption to shipping-borne trade in the South China Sea could have a wide-ranging impact on global commerce, including energy supplies, analysts say."
Calendar
News
Commentary
Back to Top
2024 China-United States Exchange Foundation. All rights reserved.