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Japan, China Execs Vow to Unite on Commerce

Japan, China Execs Vow to Unite on Commerce

(Photo Credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images) (BGF) - The Japan Times has reported that Chinese and Japanese business leaders have vowed to continue holding dialogues in order to "deepen mutual understanding...so as to contribute to the prosperity and peace of the...

Vietnam back Philippines

(BGF) - According to The Diplomat, it is the first time ever that a number of well-known public figures in Vietnam and within the Vietnamese Diaspora signed a letter to the Philippine Ambassador in Vietnthe am to express support for the Philippine's sovereignty rights...

China wants Russia out of South China Sea

(BGF) - The WorldNet Daily reported that China was putting pressure on Russia to remove its commercial presence from the South China Sea, particularly the oil exploration projects it has with Vietnam. Moscow also has military interest in Vietnam, with its submarines...

China Warns Against Joint Exercises in South China Seas

(BGF) - According to the Voice of America, Chinese officials were warning against any joint military patrols or exercises between Vietnam and the Philippines in the disputed Spratly Islands, which China calls Nansha. China has claimed that it has "indisputable...

Clarification of China’s Claim?

(BGF) - China's "nine-dashed line" maritime claims in the South China Sea has been a key source of disputes with its neighbors, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia.  M. Taylor Fravel, an Associate Professor of Political Science and member of the Security Studies...