Labor's Bob Carr warns against 'deputy sheriff' military action in South China Sea

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 14 Jul 2016
Former Labor foreign minister Bob Carr has warned Australia risks looking like a US "deputy sheriff" should warships sail close to China's artificial islands ... The territorial dispute has escalated in recent years after China seized control of coral atolls and tiny islands in waters claimed by the Philippines, dredging the sea floor to reclaim land and construct aircraft runways, which could serve as military bases ... ....

Bellicose KMT calls for Itu Aba action

Edit Taipei Times 13 Jul 2016
KMT Legislator Hsu Shu-hua (許淑華) took issue with the Japanese judge handling the South China Sea case, who she alleged “did not allow [Taiwanese] fishermen to sail within 200 nautical miles [370.4km] of the Okinotori atoll — which Japan claims is an island.”. “However, given that Taiping Island is 54,000 times larger than the Okinotori atoll, why then is the former a ‘rock’ and the latter an ‘island,’” she said ... ....

STMicroelectronics Certifies Cryptographic Library for STM32 Microcontrollers According to US Security Standards (STMicroelectronics NV)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2016
(Source. STMicroelectronics NV). Geneva / 13 Jul 2016 STMicroelectronics ... The library includes firmware as well as hardware-acceleration functions for some STM32 families. There are examples for each algorithm and template projects for popular development tools includingKeil MDK-ARM™, IAR Embedded WorkbenchEWARM and, GCC-based IDEs such as Ac6 SW4STM32 and Atollic TrueSTUDIO ... (noodl. 34522506) ....

The world is daring China to cross a red line

Edit New York Post 13 Jul 2016
Admonishing a schoolyard bully is fine, but is it enough to make him stop abusing the other kids? ... The ruling can be a major setback to China’s President Xi Jinping’s agenda. Or it might change little, or even escalate tensions ... Chinese fishermen and military patrols increasingly clash with locals, pushing them out of sea rocks, atolls and islands that are rich in minerals, fishery and other goodies ... Oops ... He needs Beijing ... ....

South China Sea: Why the Hague Ruling May Intensify the Conflict Between the U.S. and China

Edit Newsweek 13 Jul 2016
Try Newsweek. Subscription offers ... Cui said the arbitration case "will probably open the door of abusing arbitration procedures ... U.S ... CROSSROADS ... U.S ... Taiwan, which maintains that the island it occupies, Itu Aba, is legally the only island among hundreds of reefs, shoals and atolls scattered across the seas, said it did not accept the ruling, which seriously impaired Taiwan's territorial rights in the 3.5 million sq km sea. A U.S ... ....

South China Sea ruling will ‘intensify conflict’: Chinese envoy

Edit The Himalayan 13 Jul 2016
WASHINGTON/BEIJING ... Cui said the arbitration case “will probably open the door of abusing arbitration procedures ... CROSSROADS ... Taiwan, which maintains that the island it occupies, Itu Aba, is legally the only island among hundreds of reefs, shoals and atolls scattered across the seas, said it did not accept the ruling, which seriously impaired Taiwan’s territorial rights in the 3.5 million sq km sea ...   ... ....

Maldivian Retreats: Amilla Fushi

Edit Huffington Post 13 Jul 2016
Landing in the Maldives is enough to make even a hardened cynic's jaw drop in wide-eyed wonder. Each mini island boasts a postcard-esque paradise that blurs the lines of reality and Amilla Fushi - situated in the Baa Atoll - is no different ... No wonder the motto here is��'Your Island Home'... The Rooms ... Like most hotels in the Maldives, Amilla offers signature over-water villas ... These are less rooms, suites or even villas ... The Food ... The Spa....

Beijing's ambassador to the US has harsh words for the South China Sea ruling

Edit Business Insider 13 Jul 2016
The Chinese diplomat blamed the rise in tension in the region on the United States' "pivot" toward Asia in the past few years ... Crossroads ... U.S ... U.S ... U.S ... Taiwan, which maintains that the island it occupies, Itu Aba, is legally the only island among hundreds of reefs, shoals and atolls scattered across the seas, said it did not accept the ruling, which seriously impaired Taiwan's territorial rights in the 3.5 million sq km sea ... A U.S ... ....

China Adheres to the Position of Settling Through Negotiation the Relevant Disputes Between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2016
These books record vividly descriptive names the Chinese people gave to Nanhai Zhudao, such as 'Zhanghaiqitou' (twisted atolls on the rising sea), 'Shanhuzhou' (coral cays), 'Jiuruluozhou' (nine ... Under this system, islands and shoals have become known as 'Zhi'; reefs 'Chan', 'Xian', or 'Sha'; atolls 'Kuang', 'Quan' or 'Tang'; and banks 'Shapai'....

BLOG SURF: Water crisis

Edit The Himalayan 12 Jul 2016
Ebeye, the second largest city in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is a small but densely populated atoll in the North Pacific ... You can drive around the atoll in just 15 minutes via the one-way ring road that ......

Rain keeping a check on crimes in Aurangabad, says commissioner of police

Edit The Times of India 12 Jul 2016
Aurangabad ... DCP (headquarter) Sandeep Atole said, "Many cases registered on a daily basis comprise property and body offences and it is our observation that during particular occasions, including heavy rains, these offences become rare."Atole added that they are checking if any complaints were turned down by police stations on Sunday due to the heavy rainfall. Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App ... RELATED....

Filipinos celebrate South China Sea ruling with 'Chexit' parties

Edit The Jakarta Post 12 Jul 2016
Filipinos were celebrating a ruling by an international arbitration court on the South China Sea dispute between the Philippines and China hours ahead of its official announcement on Tuesday ... Manila has also protested China’s continuing blockade around Scarborough shoal, an atoll north of the Spratlys just 230 km west of the Philippines’ coast ... ....

Tribunal overwhelmingly rejects South China Sea claims

Edit Otago Daily Times 12 Jul 2016
China's state-run Xinhua news agency said shortly before the ruling was announced that a Chinese civilian aircraft had successfully tested two new airports in the disputed Spratly Islands ... Taiwan, which maintains that the island it occupies, Itu Aba, is legally the only island among hundreds of reefs, shoals and atolls scattered across the seas, said it did not accept the ruling, which seriously impaired Taiwan's territorial rights ... ....
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