South China Sea / South East Asia sea spat

Cable: 1973MANILA00858_b

Show Headers --- Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators: n/a Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Concepts: !

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Cable: 1974TAIPEI00682_b

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Show Headers --- Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators: n/a Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Concepts: !

Show Headers This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. 091045Z Aug 02 2002HANOI01990 - UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PTO6776 PAGE 01 HANOI 01990 01 OF 02 091047Z ACTION EAP-00 INFO LOG-00 NP-00 AIT-03 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 USNW-00 DOTE-00 DS-00 EB-00 FAAE-00 FBIE-00 UTED-00 VC-00 TEDE-00 INR-00 LAB-01 VCE-00 DCP-01 NSAE-00 PM-00 SCT-00 TEST-00 USIE-00 IIP-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00 DRL-02 NFAT-00 SAS-00 /007W ------------------D6F6E7 091048Z /38 FM AMEMBASSY HANOI TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7255 INFO AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY ASEAN COLLECTIVE AMEMBASSY BEIJING AIT TAIPEI 0699 NSC WASHDC USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI//FPA// SECDEF WASHDC//ISA/ABLAGG// You can use this tool to generate a print-friendly PDF of the document 02HANOI1990_a . The formal reference of this document is 02HANOI1990_a , please use it for anything written about this document.

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Cable: 02HANOI1990_a

Taiwan Plans To Expand Pier In Disputed Islands

TAIPEI — Taiwan plans to expand a pier on one of the disputed Spratly Islands, officials said Sunday, as the rest of the claimants beef up military deployment in the South China Sea. The Coast Guard Administration has budgeted Tw$19 million ($640,000) to evaluate the project, which is part of its efforts to boost defense capabilities in the disputed area this year. “The fund will mainly be used to do an environmental impact study near Taiping Island,” a coast guard official told AFP. The fortified island, under Taiwan’s control, is the largest in the disputed South China Sea area.

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130407/DEFREG03/304070009/Taiwan-Plans-Expand-Pier-Disputed-Islands

BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Wednesday that China's position on the South China Sea has been consistent and clear.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-09/05/c_131829526.htm

China's position on South China Sea consistent, clear: FM

A shoal too far in South China Sea - Pale Moon

A shoal too far in South China Sea By George Amurao

For the first time in its 45-year history, ASEAN’s foreign ministers failed to issue a joint communiqué following their annual consultations last week in Phnom Penh. It is important to understand this high-profile failure.

Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and K Streets: China Reveals its Hand on ASEAN in Phnom Penh | Center for Strategic and International Studies - Pale Moon

Brendan Taylor is Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University.

South China Sea: Storm in a tea cup

Asia Report N°223 23 Apr 2012 The conflicting mandates and lack of coordination among Chinese government agencies, many of which strive to increase their power and budget, have stoked tensions in the South China Sea.

Stirring up the South China Sea (I)

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam kicked off a weeklong naval exchange Monday with the U.S. Navy, with the former battlefield enemies cooperating amid percolating tensions in the South China Sea with Beijing.