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Viet troll, stop crying in public, that's shameful
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead, Schumer tells labor leaders
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...tnership-is-dead-schumer-tells-labor-leaders/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...tnership-is-dead-schumer-tells-labor-leaders/
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Eveybody says TPP is dead but for some odd reasons @kecho wants us to believe it's on the edge of revival by posting past articles, maybe someone has to use Viet language to deliver him the obituary if English is too hard to understand.
It is a case of "cling on to the bitter end" for some Viets.
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TPP was never being born yet, how can it be dead??Eveybody says TPP is dead but for some odd reasons @kecho wants us to believe it's on the edge of revival by posting past articles
Why ? 南越 , or 南粤 is the homeland of Hakka people, they claimed themselves as Chinese now even though they are living in Taiwan or in Singapore.
Wonder where you got this. Hakka people of "Guest" are Han originally from Northern China but became "Guest" all over China, Taiwan and South East Asia.
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Firm that helped build South China Sea islands wins Philippine contract
BY JESSE JOHNSON
STAFF WRITER
A Chinese state-owned firm that helped build man-made islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea has clinched a big-ticket infrastructure deal with the Philippines, a rival claimant to the strategic waters, amid Manila’s newfound detente with Beijing, a report has said.
The China Communications Construction Co. (CCCC), a state-owned infrastructure group, signed a contract with the Philippines’ Mega Harbor Port and Development Inc. to conduct a 208-hectare land-reclamation project in the harbor of Davao city, where Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte formerly served as mayor, the Beijing Youth Daily reported Monday.
The reclamation is expected to finished by the end of 2019, it said. CCCC Dredging is the largest dredging company in China in terms of capacity and installed power, the report said.
Beijing has built seven artificial islands on rocks and reefs it controls in the Spratly chain of the South China Sea, with a dredging ship owned by CCCC seen in surveillance photos at one of the islets there in early 2015, the Wall Street Journal reported in November.
Analysts say the agreement is part of moves by Duterte to repair ties with Beijing amid the row over the South China Sea.
In July, a ruling by an international arbitration court invalidated China’s claims to much of the strategic waterway, through which about $5 trillion worth of trade passes every year. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam all have rival claims in the waters.
The U.S. Defense Department’s annual report on China’s military said in May that while Beijing had paused its land-reclamation work in the disputed Spratlys late last year after adding more than 3,200 acres (1,280 hectares) of land to seven features it occupies there, the man-made islets give it long-term “civil-military” outposts from where it can project power.
BY JESSE JOHNSON
STAFF WRITER
A Chinese state-owned firm that helped build man-made islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea has clinched a big-ticket infrastructure deal with the Philippines, a rival claimant to the strategic waters, amid Manila’s newfound detente with Beijing, a report has said.
The China Communications Construction Co. (CCCC), a state-owned infrastructure group, signed a contract with the Philippines’ Mega Harbor Port and Development Inc. to conduct a 208-hectare land-reclamation project in the harbor of Davao city, where Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte formerly served as mayor, the Beijing Youth Daily reported Monday.
The reclamation is expected to finished by the end of 2019, it said. CCCC Dredging is the largest dredging company in China in terms of capacity and installed power, the report said.
Beijing has built seven artificial islands on rocks and reefs it controls in the Spratly chain of the South China Sea, with a dredging ship owned by CCCC seen in surveillance photos at one of the islets there in early 2015, the Wall Street Journal reported in November.
Analysts say the agreement is part of moves by Duterte to repair ties with Beijing amid the row over the South China Sea.
In July, a ruling by an international arbitration court invalidated China’s claims to much of the strategic waterway, through which about $5 trillion worth of trade passes every year. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam all have rival claims in the waters.
The U.S. Defense Department’s annual report on China’s military said in May that while Beijing had paused its land-reclamation work in the disputed Spratlys late last year after adding more than 3,200 acres (1,280 hectares) of land to seven features it occupies there, the man-made islets give it long-term “civil-military” outposts from where it can project power.
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A most recent news from China's Xisha islands said that the seawater desalination of the Xisha Islands has reached 500,000 tons/year; while the fresh water transported from the Hainan Island reduced to about 45,000 ton! Very nice progress!!
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三沙基础设施不断完善 西沙岛礁年生产海淡水50万吨
来源： 南海网 作者：高鹏 时间：2016-11-12 22:38:00
南海网、南海网客户端三沙11月12日消息(南海网记者高鹏)11月12日，中国共产党三沙市第一次代表大会在三沙市永兴岛召开，南海网记者了解到，三沙设市以来，加快基础设施建设，推动一批重大基础设施建设取得成效，岛礁发生翻天覆地变化。
据了解，2013年3月，西沙邮轮旅游航线正式开通，截至目前共开121航次，接待游客2.3万人次，既带动了西沙岛礁服务业发展和渔民就业增收，促进了居民常态居住，增加了民事存在，为巩固政权创造了条件。
永兴、赵述居委会综合楼陆续建成投入使用，永兴公用住房1、2号楼建成投入使用，3、4号楼建设主体已完工。建设永兴应急物资储备中心，建成储量1200余吨的冷库。永兴岛上有了农产品自选超市、哨兵超市、美食园、理发店、冷饮店、咖啡屋。永兴学校建成开学，2016年招收29名学生。
市人民医院建成投用，医治住岛军民13291人次，120紧急救治重症患者154人，培训卫生员14名，每个居委会岛礁建立了卫生室，大大方便了远离大陆岛礁居民的看病问题。双拥运动场、三沙体育馆和岛礁文化室、文化广场的建成，极大丰富住岛军民的文体生活。
建成岛礁海水淡化厂9座，其中永兴岛1000吨海水淡化厂建成试运行，管网全岛覆盖，西沙岛礁年生产海淡水50万吨，从海南本岛运输补给淡水累计4.5万吨。委托南方电网管理运营三沙电力，完成了永兴电网改造，新电厂预计2017年1月建成投产，将新增1000千瓦发电能力，其他岛礁都安装发电机组并逐步实现“双保险、双保障”。完成永兴岛全岛路网建设，赵述岛、晋卿岛环岛路已经建成，七连屿北岛、中岛、南岛生态小道正在建设，甘泉岛环岛路正在开展前期工作。
这些实实在在的变化，让岛上居民感受到生活质量的改善，幸福指数的提高。三沙市委组织部副部长黄广南说，举个例子，三沙设市前，他就在永兴岛上工作，以前整个岛只有一部座机电话，打电话要排队，而且排队时间长，加上电话费贵，打电话可以说是奢望。三沙设市后，通信设施改善，各岛礁手机信号全面覆盖，与外界通信不再是“奢望”。另外岛礁配有卫生员，渔民的伤病可以及时救治。
“现在永兴岛上的生活非常方便，水电不缺，而且各类物资非常齐全。”三沙市信息中心工作人员冯见升说，医院、学校、超市等机构现在都有，未来他想把儿子接到永兴学校上学。
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三沙基础设施不断完善 西沙岛礁年生产海淡水50万吨
来源： 南海网 作者：高鹏 时间：2016-11-12 22:38:00
南海网、南海网客户端三沙11月12日消息(南海网记者高鹏)11月12日，中国共产党三沙市第一次代表大会在三沙市永兴岛召开，南海网记者了解到，三沙设市以来，加快基础设施建设，推动一批重大基础设施建设取得成效，岛礁发生翻天覆地变化。
据了解，2013年3月，西沙邮轮旅游航线正式开通，截至目前共开121航次，接待游客2.3万人次，既带动了西沙岛礁服务业发展和渔民就业增收，促进了居民常态居住，增加了民事存在，为巩固政权创造了条件。
永兴、赵述居委会综合楼陆续建成投入使用，永兴公用住房1、2号楼建成投入使用，3、4号楼建设主体已完工。建设永兴应急物资储备中心，建成储量1200余吨的冷库。永兴岛上有了农产品自选超市、哨兵超市、美食园、理发店、冷饮店、咖啡屋。永兴学校建成开学，2016年招收29名学生。
市人民医院建成投用，医治住岛军民13291人次，120紧急救治重症患者154人，培训卫生员14名，每个居委会岛礁建立了卫生室，大大方便了远离大陆岛礁居民的看病问题。双拥运动场、三沙体育馆和岛礁文化室、文化广场的建成，极大丰富住岛军民的文体生活。
建成岛礁海水淡化厂9座，其中永兴岛1000吨海水淡化厂建成试运行，管网全岛覆盖，西沙岛礁年生产海淡水50万吨，从海南本岛运输补给淡水累计4.5万吨。委托南方电网管理运营三沙电力，完成了永兴电网改造，新电厂预计2017年1月建成投产，将新增1000千瓦发电能力，其他岛礁都安装发电机组并逐步实现“双保险、双保障”。完成永兴岛全岛路网建设，赵述岛、晋卿岛环岛路已经建成，七连屿北岛、中岛、南岛生态小道正在建设，甘泉岛环岛路正在开展前期工作。
这些实实在在的变化，让岛上居民感受到生活质量的改善，幸福指数的提高。三沙市委组织部副部长黄广南说，举个例子，三沙设市前，他就在永兴岛上工作，以前整个岛只有一部座机电话，打电话要排队，而且排队时间长，加上电话费贵，打电话可以说是奢望。三沙设市后，通信设施改善，各岛礁手机信号全面覆盖，与外界通信不再是“奢望”。另外岛礁配有卫生员，渔民的伤病可以及时救治。
“现在永兴岛上的生活非常方便，水电不缺，而且各类物资非常齐全。”三沙市信息中心工作人员冯见升说，医院、学校、超市等机构现在都有，未来他想把儿子接到永兴学校上学。
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THIS STRIKE GROUP MADE CHINA NERVOUS, EVEN WITHOUT AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER — NAVY TIMES
Posted on November 20, 2016
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The first-of-its-kind Pacific surface action group ‘three-destroyer pack’ – Decatur, Momsen and Spruance – patrolled in and out of the South China Sea, playing ‘cat and mouse with the Chinese fleet and surveilled China’s man-made islands,’ according to Navy Times.
The destroyers, are back from their western Pacific deployment. The group was deployed in April on a quest to fine-tune so-called “distributed lethality” tactics, which breaks up more traditional strike groups and amphibious ready groups. “Top surface warfare officer Vice Adm. Tom Rowden has been championing a concept designed to join up surface combatants that can spread out the enemy’s surveillance assets and ships, and that adds long range anti-ship and anti-sub weapons to make the ships more deadly. The destroyers were sent out to test the concepts in the real world,” says the report.
http://tankler.com/this-strike-grou...n-without-an-aircraft-carrier-navy-times-9966
Posted on November 20, 2016
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The first-of-its-kind Pacific surface action group ‘three-destroyer pack’ – Decatur, Momsen and Spruance – patrolled in and out of the South China Sea, playing ‘cat and mouse with the Chinese fleet and surveilled China’s man-made islands,’ according to Navy Times.
The destroyers, are back from their western Pacific deployment. The group was deployed in April on a quest to fine-tune so-called “distributed lethality” tactics, which breaks up more traditional strike groups and amphibious ready groups. “Top surface warfare officer Vice Adm. Tom Rowden has been championing a concept designed to join up surface combatants that can spread out the enemy’s surveillance assets and ships, and that adds long range anti-ship and anti-sub weapons to make the ships more deadly. The destroyers were sent out to test the concepts in the real world,” says the report.
http://tankler.com/this-strike-grou...n-without-an-aircraft-carrier-navy-times-9966
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China's destroyers stage drills in S. China Sea
CRI, November 21, 2016
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
CRI, November 21, 2016
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
The Chinese navy stage a 5-day drill on the South China Sea. The South China Sea Fleet destroyers carried out missions on anti-piracy, special combat soldiers' cable drop, hijacking and anti-hijacking, and comprehensive replenishment under complex conditions. The drill aims to improve the ability of accomplishing multiple types of military missions. [Photo: Chinanews.com]
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American guided-missile destroyer arrives in Manila
November 21, 2016 PNA Nation 0
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The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived in Manila Nov. 18. A US Embassy in Manila statement on Monday said the port visit highlights the strong community and military connections between the Philippines and the United States.
The port visit follows McCampbell’s successful completion of a training exercise with the Royal Brunei Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2016. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.
The brief port call will allow McCampbell to replenish supplies as well as give sailors time to rest and relax.
Petty Officer 1st Class Ambrosio Maddagan, a Filipino-American from Honolulu, Hawaii, said, “I am very excited for this upcoming port visit because I will be able to show my fellow shipmates my heritage and culture.”
McCampbell is commanded by Cmdr. Ed Angelinas and crewed by approximately 300 Sailors, of whom 20 are Filipino-Americans.
McCampbell is on patrol with the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.
http://www.update.ph/2016/11/american-guided-missile-destroyer-arrives-in-manila/11194
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The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived in Manila Nov. 18. A US Embassy in Manila statement on Monday said the port visit highlights the strong community and military connections between the Philippines and the United States.
The port visit follows McCampbell’s successful completion of a training exercise with the Royal Brunei Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2016. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.
The brief port call will allow McCampbell to replenish supplies as well as give sailors time to rest and relax.
Petty Officer 1st Class Ambrosio Maddagan, a Filipino-American from Honolulu, Hawaii, said, “I am very excited for this upcoming port visit because I will be able to show my fellow shipmates my heritage and culture.”
McCampbell is commanded by Cmdr. Ed Angelinas and crewed by approximately 300 Sailors, of whom 20 are Filipino-Americans.
McCampbell is on patrol with the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.
http://www.update.ph/2016/11/american-guided-missile-destroyer-arrives-in-manila/11194
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Duterte to Declare Fishing Ban in Chinese-Controlled Lagoon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNOV. 21, 2016, 5:48 A.M. E.S.T.
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to declare a lagoon in China-controlled waters to be a marine sanctuary where Filipinos and Chinese will be prohibited from fishing, officials said Monday.
China seized the Scarborough Shoal in 2012 after a tense standoff with the Philippines. Duterte's plan is delicate because it may imply Philippine territorial control there. Chinese coast guard ships have closely guarded the shoal since then, and both governments have suspected the other of planning construction to cement their claims to the area.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNOV. 21, 2016, 5:48 A.M. E.S.T.
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to declare a lagoon in China-controlled waters to be a marine sanctuary where Filipinos and Chinese will be prohibited from fishing, officials said Monday.
China seized the Scarborough Shoal in 2012 after a tense standoff with the Philippines. Duterte's plan is delicate because it may imply Philippine territorial control there. Chinese coast guard ships have closely guarded the shoal since then, and both governments have suspected the other of planning construction to cement their claims to the area.
--> Duterte to Declare Fishing Ban in Chinese-Controlled Lagoon - The New York Times
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China, Malaysia begin joint military exercises amid closerties
(Xinhua) 20:48, November 22, 2016
Chinese and Malaysian armed forces began a joint exercise on Tuesday in Paya Indah, awetlands park in the state of Selangor, as the two countries aim to forge closer military tiesand safety and security cooperation.
"Aman Youyi 2016," or "Peace Friendship 2016," is a joint exercise on humanitarianassistance and disaster relief, involving 410 participants from the Malaysian Armed Forcesand 195 from the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Observers from the Royal ThaiArmed Forces will also witness the exercise.
Launching the opening ceremony of the exercise, Fang Fenghui, a member of China'sCentral Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the Joint Staff Department under theCMC, expressed the hope that the two sides can take this opportunity to make continuousjoint efforts in combating terrorism and addressing maritime threats.
"We've always believed that nothing is more important than the all-round growth of thefriendly relations between the two countries and the two militaries as well as jointlysafeguarding peace and stability in the region including the South China Sea," said Fang.
He also reiterated China's stance on the South China Sea and pointed out that China alwaysopposes outside interference in the South China Sea issue.
Zulkifeli Bin Mohd Zin, chief of the Malaysian defense force, said multinational initiativessuch as "Aman Youyi" would afford greater synchronization and stronger awareness inhumanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
After the opening ceremony, Chinese special forces performed close quarters combat skillswhile commanding officers from the two sides conducted a Table Top Exercise.
China and Malaysia have seen closer military ties in recent years. It is the third time thatChina and Malaysia have conducted such joint exercises. Last month, a Chinese naval fleetpaid a friendly visit to the Malaysian port of Klang.
(Xinhua) 20:48, November 22, 2016
Chinese and Malaysian armed forces began a joint exercise on Tuesday in Paya Indah, awetlands park in the state of Selangor, as the two countries aim to forge closer military tiesand safety and security cooperation.
"Aman Youyi 2016," or "Peace Friendship 2016," is a joint exercise on humanitarianassistance and disaster relief, involving 410 participants from the Malaysian Armed Forcesand 195 from the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Observers from the Royal ThaiArmed Forces will also witness the exercise.
Launching the opening ceremony of the exercise, Fang Fenghui, a member of China'sCentral Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the Joint Staff Department under theCMC, expressed the hope that the two sides can take this opportunity to make continuousjoint efforts in combating terrorism and addressing maritime threats.
"We've always believed that nothing is more important than the all-round growth of thefriendly relations between the two countries and the two militaries as well as jointlysafeguarding peace and stability in the region including the South China Sea," said Fang.
He also reiterated China's stance on the South China Sea and pointed out that China alwaysopposes outside interference in the South China Sea issue.
Zulkifeli Bin Mohd Zin, chief of the Malaysian defense force, said multinational initiativessuch as "Aman Youyi" would afford greater synchronization and stronger awareness inhumanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
After the opening ceremony, Chinese special forces performed close quarters combat skillswhile commanding officers from the two sides conducted a Table Top Exercise.
China and Malaysia have seen closer military ties in recent years. It is the third time thatChina and Malaysia have conducted such joint exercises. Last month, a Chinese naval fleetpaid a friendly visit to the Malaysian port of Klang.
