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China LOSES claim on South China Sea at UN-backed Tribunal, threatens WAR
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France Urges European Union to join it in Patrolling the South China Sea
By: France Defence
France is pressing its allies in the European Union (EU), especially Germany and the United Kingdom (despite Brexit), to establish joint EU naval patrols of the South China Sea.
France is urging the 27-nation EU to coordinate naval patrols in the South China Sea to ensure a "regular and visible" presence in the disputed waters illegally claimed by China, the latest sign of an international counter to China's militarization of this strategic waterway.
France has shown keen interest in leading naval patrols of the South China Sea by warships of the European Union to defend freedom of navigation still threatened by China's opposition to the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in favor of the Philippines that denied China's aim to own most of these waters.
The French government said the protection of freedom of the seas is vital from an economic standpoint. It's also concerned a loss of this right in the South China Sea might lead to similar problems in the Arctic Ocean or Mediterranean Sea, said Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
"If we want to contain the risk of conflict, we must defend this right, and defend it ourselves," said Le Drian.
Le Drian asserted that France will continue to sail its ships and fly its planes wherever international law allows, "and wherever operational needs request that we do so."
The EU has urged the claimant states in the South China Sea, including China, to resolve their disputes peacefully, while calling for the continuation of free navigation through the South China Sea.
Warships of the French Navy are expected to begin patrols of the disputed South China Sea, perhaps by as early as this year, as the government of President François Hollande seeks to enforce its defense of the rules based international order.
Expected to lead the French Navy patrols in the South China Sea are its frigates, the backbone of the French surface fleet.
French frigates secure the aero-naval space and escort other forces such as the aero-naval and amphibious groups. The French Navy has 26 frigates equipped for anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine operations.
By: France Defence
France is pressing its allies in the European Union (EU), especially Germany and the United Kingdom (despite Brexit), to establish joint EU naval patrols of the South China Sea.
France is urging the 27-nation EU to coordinate naval patrols in the South China Sea to ensure a "regular and visible" presence in the disputed waters illegally claimed by China, the latest sign of an international counter to China's militarization of this strategic waterway.
France has shown keen interest in leading naval patrols of the South China Sea by warships of the European Union to defend freedom of navigation still threatened by China's opposition to the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in favor of the Philippines that denied China's aim to own most of these waters.
The French government said the protection of freedom of the seas is vital from an economic standpoint. It's also concerned a loss of this right in the South China Sea might lead to similar problems in the Arctic Ocean or Mediterranean Sea, said Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
"If we want to contain the risk of conflict, we must defend this right, and defend it ourselves," said Le Drian.
Le Drian asserted that France will continue to sail its ships and fly its planes wherever international law allows, "and wherever operational needs request that we do so."
The EU has urged the claimant states in the South China Sea, including China, to resolve their disputes peacefully, while calling for the continuation of free navigation through the South China Sea.
Warships of the French Navy are expected to begin patrols of the disputed South China Sea, perhaps by as early as this year, as the government of President François Hollande seeks to enforce its defense of the rules based international order.
Expected to lead the French Navy patrols in the South China Sea are its frigates, the backbone of the French surface fleet.
French frigates secure the aero-naval space and escort other forces such as the aero-naval and amphibious groups. The French Navy has 26 frigates equipped for anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine operations.
The US navy has been challenging not only China's claim but also those of the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, south Korea..etc by sailing through and challenging what they consider excessive claims as part of their freedom of navigation ops. Be informed kid..click the link!
http://policy.defense.gov/OUSDP-Offices/FON/
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Malware Called 'South China Sea RAT' Spied on Philippines, Other Targets
A malware known as NanHaiShu or “South China Sea Remote Access Trojan (RAT)” in Mandarin was discovered to have gathered intelligence related to the South China Sea arbitration case from the Philippines and organizations involved in assisting the South East Asian country which won an international arbitration case against China.
Hackers believed to be from China have attacked government and private-sector organizations linked to the row over the key waterway, a Japan Times report said quoting an analysis by Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure.
While asserting that it had no proof of Chinese government involvement, the F-Secure analysis said that hackers have tried to extract sensitive information from the Philippines and other targets.
Notable targets included the Philippines Department of Justice, the organizers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and an unidentified major international law firm involved in last month’s South China Sea arbitration decision at The Hague which went in favour of the Philippines, the report said.
The Department of Justice is believed to have played a key role in the case and reports ahead of a November 2015 APEC event in the Philippines had said leaders attending the summit would discuss the South China Sea issue, the Japan Times report said.
F-Secure said more organizations had been targeted, but details had been withheld at their request. The omitted portions of the report, however, did not indicate that the arbitration court would itself have been targeted by this malware campaign, Erka Koivunen, a cybersecurity adviser with F-Secure, was paraphrased in The Japan Times.
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A malware known as NanHaiShu or “South China Sea Remote Access Trojan (RAT)” in Mandarin was discovered to have gathered intelligence related to the South China Sea arbitration case from the Philippines and organizations involved in assisting the South East Asian country which won an international arbitration case against China.
Hackers believed to be from China have attacked government and private-sector organizations linked to the row over the key waterway, a Japan Times report said quoting an analysis by Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure.
While asserting that it had no proof of Chinese government involvement, the F-Secure analysis said that hackers have tried to extract sensitive information from the Philippines and other targets.
Notable targets included the Philippines Department of Justice, the organizers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and an unidentified major international law firm involved in last month’s South China Sea arbitration decision at The Hague which went in favour of the Philippines, the report said.
The Department of Justice is believed to have played a key role in the case and reports ahead of a November 2015 APEC event in the Philippines had said leaders attending the summit would discuss the South China Sea issue, the Japan Times report said.
F-Secure said more organizations had been targeted, but details had been withheld at their request. The omitted portions of the report, however, did not indicate that the arbitration court would itself have been targeted by this malware campaign, Erka Koivunen, a cybersecurity adviser with F-Secure, was paraphrased in The Japan Times.
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