In comparison, it created 404 acres (163.5 ha) of land in the first 11 months of 2023 and 342 acres (138.4 ha) in 2022. Vietnam has reclaimed a total area of about half the area that China has built up, with much of Vietnam's work on reefs China also claims. Of the two main island groups in the South China Sea, China occupies the Paracels, while the Spratlys, to the south, are contested by several countries.
lørdag 15. juni 2024
Vietnam's South China Sea island building sets record in 2024: report
Vietnam’s island building in the South China Sea has reached a record with the total new land created in the first six months of this year equaling that of 2022 and 2023 combined, a U.S. independent think tank said. The Washington-based Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said in its latest report that since November 2023, Vietnam has created 692 new acres (280 ha) of land across a total of 10 features within the Spratly archipelago.
In comparison, it created 404 acres (163.5 ha) of land in the first 11 months of 2023 and 342 acres (138.4 ha) in 2022. Vietnam has reclaimed a total area of about half the area that China has built up, with much of Vietnam's work on reefs China also claims. Of the two main island groups in the South China Sea, China occupies the Paracels, while the Spratlys, to the south, are contested by several countries.
In comparison, it created 404 acres (163.5 ha) of land in the first 11 months of 2023 and 342 acres (138.4 ha) in 2022. Vietnam has reclaimed a total area of about half the area that China has built up, with much of Vietnam's work on reefs China also claims. Of the two main island groups in the South China Sea, China occupies the Paracels, while the Spratlys, to the south, are contested by several countries.
EU officials to make rare Tibet visit to examine human rights
European Union officials are scheduled to make a rare visit starting this weekend to the Tibet Autonomous Region during their annual human rights talks with China, an EU spokesperson told Radio Free Asia. Although it isn’t clear how much access the officials will ultimately be granted, the spokesperson, Peter Stano, told RFA that the EU has put forth “concrete proposals” for the places the delegation would like to see, including boarding schools, prisons and places of worship.
“We have requested a meaningful, non-touristic visit that will allow us to measure our long-standing human rights concerns against the reality in Tibet on the ground,” Stano said.
A small group of EU officials led by Paola Pampaloni, the EU’s deputy managing director of Asia and Pacific Department, will make the visit to Tibet during the annual EU-China Human Rights Dialogue in Chongqing, China, that is scheduled to start on June 16.
Kina-advarsel: - Norsk ekspert på trusseletterretning advarer mot å gjøre seg avhengig av Kina
- Det er vel sånn at Russland er som en tornado, mens Kina er tsunamien som kommer sakte, men slår til med full kraft, sier Cathrine Lagerberg til Børsen. Hun er ekspert på trusseletterretning, strategiske sikkerhets- og risikovurderinger, skribent og fagprofil Strategem og UTSYN, og har tidligere jobbet i olje- og gassindustrien og i Forsvaret.
Tidligere denne uka gikk hun ut på det sosiale mediet LinkedIn med en ganske tydelig advarsel mot kinesiske strategiske planer. Bakteppet er at kinesiske elbil-aktører har klart å presse prisene så mye, at EU-kommisjonen nå undersøker om de har en urettferdig fordel takket være statsstøtte.
Tidligere denne uka gikk hun ut på det sosiale mediet LinkedIn med en ganske tydelig advarsel mot kinesiske strategiske planer. Bakteppet er at kinesiske elbil-aktører har klart å presse prisene så mye, at EU-kommisjonen nå undersøker om de har en urettferdig fordel takket være statsstøtte.
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