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Report: Beijing Installs Weapons Systems On Artificial Islands In South China Sea

By Reuters, Reuters

Report: Beijing Installs Weapons Systems On Artificial Islands In South China Sea

The weapons were reportedly spotted using new satellite imagery.

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China's Nine-Dash Line and its Misplaced National Pride

Duterte, Trump, and Implications of 'Sticking It' to the Rest of the World

Rodrigo Duterte has only been in office a few months in the Philippines but is giving Donald Trump a run for his money as the most bombastic and outrageous political figure on the global media stage.

China's Zero Sum Vision Of The World

New Images Suggest China Building Aircraft Hangars On Disputed Islands

By Reuters, Reuters

New Images Suggest China Building Aircraft Hangars On Disputed Islands

Towers and hexagonal structures have also been built on the islets in recent months.

By Reuters

Arbitration Ruling and Philippines-China Relations Under the Duterte Administration

MANILA, Philippines -- Duterte is willing to talk to China, and China must read his lips.

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U.S. Policy Shifts From Détente to Deterrence in the South China Sea

China's expansionist designs on the region's strategic shipping lanes and untapped natural resources are turning it into the next global hotspot.