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The precarious situation in the South China Sea is far from being solved. All countries tend to declare their desire to avoid conflict, but the actions that they undergo contradict their formal declarations. First it...

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China’s maritime disputes span centuries. The tug-of-war over sovereignty of the Diaoyu/Senkakus in the East China Sea can be traced to the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, while Japan’s defeat in World War II and Cold...

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After continuous tensions between China and Japan regarding China’s new Air Defense Identification Zone, Japan took safety measures regarding a new five year defense plan that attracted an outrage response from the Chinese officials. Each...

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Due to last month’s discussions issued by China regarding the expansion of its air defense zone over the Diaoyu Islands, all the interested actors started to respond quickly. South Korea recently announced that it expended...

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Protests in Thailand develop from bad to worse, as the protester’s leader Suthep Thaugsuban calls for general strike starting from Monday. The conflict burst out in the moment in which the lower house passed an...

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