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Islands near Australia could be sold to China

Australia is doing plenty to challenge China without buying the Conflict Islands, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told local media. The islands, which the current owner has threatened to sell to Beijing, comprise 21 coral atolls located off the eastern coast of Australia between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon …

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Chinese ships detected near disputed islands

On Monday morning, two Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan’s territorial waters near the uninhabited Senkaku Islands, an East China Sea archipelago which is the subject of longstanding dispute between Beijing and Tokyo, NHK news reports. The ships entered the waters about 20km off the island of Minami Kojima at …

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China responds after US claims it ‘militarized’ islands

China has rejected claims that it is engaged in a major military buildup after a senior US commander accused the country of deploying an arsenal of weapons to several islands in the South China Sea and “destabilizing” the region. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin responded to …

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Solomon Islands accepts Chinese riot assistance

In a statement on Thursday, the Solomon Islands government announced that it had accepted China’s “offer of riot equipment and six Police Liaison Officers to equip and train Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.” The government said China’s assistance would complement aid received from other countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, …

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Russia says no to lease of disputed islands

Speaking on Monday, Yuri Trutnev, who also serves as Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, said that the Russian government has prepared and submitted to the State Duma a bill on the creation of incentives in the territory. “We will develop the Kuril Islands and attract both Russian …

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