Topic: Paracel Islands

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China's passport propaganda baffles experts

China is issuing passports with a map of the disputed South China Sea labeled as part of China.
The Monitor's View Japan-China island clash: Peace in a common history

The island clash between Japan and China, as well as other island disputes in East Asia, could be more easily resolved if neighbors shared a common view of history.
Global News Blog Beijing and US tense up over fresh South China Sea dispute

A new Chinese city and base on a disputed South China Sea island have kicked up tensions, but it will likely end there. The last thing China wants to do is give the US a reason to get involved.
Consumer Energy Report Beijing flexes some muscle to protect energy interests

Beijing has boosted its military presence in the energy-rich South China Sea, despite disputed claims by Vietnam.
Global News Blog Why China is founding a new city on a coral reef

The new city of Sansha lies on tiny coral reefs in the Paracel Islands, one of the many disputed specks of land in the South China Sea.
Global News Blog Why won't China sign the South China Sea code of conduct? (+video)

China dodged signing a code of conduct this week at the East Asia Summit, a regional security meeting.
China's standoff with the Philippines heats up with travel warnings, oil drilling

Analysts say the oil-rich waters around Scarborough Shoal and the Paracels are but one factor in the increasingly prickly relations between China and the Philippines.
Three fishing boats involved in standoff between China and the Philippines leave shoal

The standoff began Tuesday when Chinese ships prevented the Philippine navy from detaining Chinese fishermen who were allegedly caught poaching at the Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines.
The Monitor's View Hillary Clinton and Asia's watery flashpoint

China appears to have backed down a bit and agreed to work multilaterally on resolving the various claims to the South China Sea. A strong US stance probably helped.
07/21/2011 05:30 pm
US-Vietnam ties strengthen with military exercises, to China's chagrin

This week, the USS John McCain is engaged in military exercises in the South China Sea - setting a new threshold in US-Vietnam ties.
08/12/2010 02:50 pm