Erich schrieb:und China bemüht sich mit aller Gewalt, historische Ansprüche auf die Inseln zu belegen
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Zitat:Kostbare Gegenstände aus Schiffswrack bei Xisha-Inseln geborgen
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(China.org.cn, Xinhua, 17. Mai, 2007)

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Zitat:“Peace Ark” hospital ship makes rounds in Xisha Islands

(Source: China Military Online) 2009-11-26

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Zitat:China reiterates "indisputable" sovereignty over South China Sea islands

(Source: Xinhua) 2010-07-31

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Zitat:hunter:
Was ist mit "nationalem Interesse der USA in der Region" gemeint? Die Amis haben keinen Anspruch auf die Spratley-Inseln. Geht es um allfälligen Schutz der Inseln, die von Taiwan und den Philippinen beansprucht werden? Oder geht es um die Schifffahrtsrouten?

Zitat:Militärische Muskelspiele am Südchinesischen Meer

Vietnams Wirtschaft ist auf dem Sprung nach vorn. Bald könnte es zu den Tigerstaaten wie Singapur oder Taiwan aufschließen. An der Einparteienherrschaft wird dennoch nicht gerüttelt. Der Druck nach politischen Reformen nimmt allerdings zu. In der Außenpolitik steht das Land ebenfalls vor enormen Herausforderungen: Vietnam und China streiten um Inselgruppen im Südchinesischen Meer. Durch die Hochrüstung seines nördlichen Nachbarn China sieht Hanoi sich zu einer kostspieligen Aufrüstung gezwungen. Andererseits wird das Land seit einiger Zeit von den USA und Russland regelrecht umworben.
Von Wilfried Arz
EM 02-11 · 03.02.2011
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02 March

PHILIPPINES – CHINA
Responding to two Chinese boats harassing (“ready to ram”) a Philippine survey vessel on oil exploration in the South China Sea (Reed Bank), the Philippines deploy a navy patrol vessel and two military aircraft to the area … China thus far not responding to requests for an explanation.

VIETNAM – CHINA
Vietnamese foreign ministry officials meet Chinese embassy staff to protest Chinese naval activity last month around the Spratly islands in the South China Sea.
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Zitat:Die Marinen Singapurs und Indiens haben ihre jährliche
bilaterale Übung “Simbex 2011” durchgeführt.

Die erste Singapore Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise „Simbex“ fand 1994 statt und war noch wenig mehr als bloßes gemeinsames U-Jagdtraining. Seitdem haben sich die im Wechsel vor der indischen Küste und vor Singapur durchgeführten Übungen in Größe und Komplexität deutlich erweitert. Übungsinhalte decken inzwischen fast alle Elemente moderner Seekriegsführung ab.

Übungsgebiet von „Simbex 2011“ - des insgesamt 18. „Simbex“ - ist das Südchinesische Meer „an der Grenze zum Einflussgebiet der chinesischen Marine“, wie manche indischen Medien lautstark betonen.

Einer am 18. März im Marinestützpunkt Changi in Singapur begonnenen Hafenphase mit vorbereitenden Seminaren und Übungsvorbesprechungen folgte eine mehrtägige Seephase mit U-Jagd-, Flugabwehr- und Überwasserseekrieg-Serials, die am 25. März zu Ende ging.

Die indische Marine hatte dazu die Zerstörer DELHI, RANVIJAY und RANVIR, die Korvette KIRCH und den Flottenversorger JYOTI sowie ein Seefernaufklärungsflugzeug nach Singapur verlegt.

Die gastgebende singapursche Marine brachte drei ihrer neuen Fregatten, eine FK-Korvette, ein U-Boot sowie ein Seefernaufklärungsflugzeug in die Übung ein; Kampfflugzeuge der singapurschen Luftwaffe unterstützten einige Übungsteile.

Zitat:By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 5/19/2011
Vietnam says sailors shot in South China Sea

Two Vietnamese fishermen were shot and wounded in disputed South China Sea waters, a police chief said Thursday, citing the victims' relatives.
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Zitat:New clash in South China Sea

By Ben Bland in Hanoi and Kathrin Hille in Beijing
Published: May 27 2011 15:55 | Last updated: May 27 2011 15:55

Vietnam has accused China of escalating the long-running dispute over control of the South China Sea after three Chinese patrol boats confronted and damaged an oil exploration ship operated by PetroVietnam, the state-owned oil and gas company.
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Zitat:China discusses South China Sea issue with Indonesia, Philippines during Defense Minister's visit

(Source: Xinhua) 2011-05-26

　　BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie discussed the South China Sea issue with leaders from Indonesia and the Philippines during his visit to three southeast Asian nations, a Defense Ministry spokesman said in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Zitat:China opposes Vietnam oil, gas exploration in China's jurisdictional sea area: FM spokeswoman

(Source: Xinhua) 2011-05-29

　　BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- China opposes Vietnam's exploring oil and gas in China's jurisdictional area of the South China Sea, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Saturday.
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"China has been committed to safeguarding the peace and stability in the South China Sea. We are willing to work together with relevant parties to seek a solution to related disputes and implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," Jiang said.

Zitat:Jun 2, 2011

Foreign Ships Harassed Norwegian Ship Near Vietnam Oil Field Report

HANOI -(Dow Jones)- A Norwegian-registered ship conducting seismic surveys near oil blocks off Vietnam's southern coast has been harassed by three foreign ships during the last four days, state media reported Wednesday.

The incident adds to the tension following a series of disputes in the area. Vietnam and China both claim sovereign rights across large areas of the South China Sea believed to hold substantial reserves of oil and gas.

The Viking 2 ship, which is contracted by an oil joint venture between French firm CGG Veritas and PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp., was operating in an area near the Dai Hung oil field, about 270 kilometers off the Vietnamese city of Vung Tau, the Tuoi Tre newspaper said.
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Officials at PetroVietnam weren't available for comment.

Last week, Chinese patrol ships threatened a PetroVietnam ship, the Binh Minh 02, and damaged some of the equipment it was using in Block 148, which is near Nha Trang city in central Vietnam, prompting a strong reaction from Vietnam, the Dat Viet newspaper reported Wednesday.

Earlier Wednesday, the Philippines said it had formally protested to China over Chinese plans to anchor an oil rig in the South China Sea, Agence-France Presse reported.

The Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned China's charge d'affaires on Tuesday to hear the government's concerns about Chinese military action in the West Philippine Sea, AFP said.

Zitat:Chinese defense minister meets with Vietnamese counterpart in Singapore

(Source: Xinhua) 2011-06-04

　　SINGAPORE, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie and his Vietnamese counterpart Phung Quang Thanh met here on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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Phung said that Vietnam and China are brothers, partners, friends and comrades, and that the two militaries share traditional friendly relations.

　　The two sides should boost the cooperation between the militaries and work together to safeguard peace and stability in the region, he said.

　　The Vietnamese defense minister also said that the two countries should resolve their differences over the South China Sea through bilateral efforts, and that no third country should be allowed to interfere in such efforts or use the issue to harm the bilateral relations.
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Zitat:Vietnam to hold live-fire drill as China rift grows

By Ian Timberlake (AFP) – 23 hours ago

HANOI — Vietnam announced Friday that it would hold a live-fire naval drill next week in the South China Sea as an escalating maritime dispute fuels tensions with Beijing.

Relations between China and Vietnam are at their worst in years as the two countries trade accusations over recent confrontations between their ships in potentially energy-rich contested waters.
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Zitat:Vietnam welcomes international help as sea dispute escalates



HANOI | Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:47am IST

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam welcomes efforts by the international community, including the United States, to help cool tensions in the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said, after weeks of flare-ups over maritime disputes with China.
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Zitat:10 hours ago by ■ Leo Reyes - 1 comment

article image: US Destroyer sent to South China Sea amid tension in Spratlys
The United States has sent one of the most formidable warships, the USS Chung-Hoon, a guided-missile destroyer to the South China Sea and Sulu sea amid tensions between China, Vietnam and the Philippines over the disputed Spratly Islands.
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Zitat:Sea dispute a real test for China
By Gong Jianhua (China Daily)
Updated: 2011-06-08 07:56
Vietnam and the Philippines have been strengthening their marine forces by pumping oil from the sea, stationing troops strategically and using oil revenue to fund their militaries. Their common strategy in the South China Sea dispute is a great challenge to China's principle of "shelving disputes and seeking common development".
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