ICE Case Studies Diaoyu Islands Dispute I. CASE BACKGROUND 1. Abstract The on-going sovereignty dispute between Japan, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands [1] raises…
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[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/palestine-protests-violence-economy-841/i676fd22a9bb34408ece09c9ff8892a1e_palestine2.dv.flv] Thousands of Palestinians clashed with police in protests over the economic stagnation caused by strict Israeli trade controls and a decline in Western aid. Officers fired tear gas and beat back protesters who had…
The Chinese patrol ship Haijian 46, one of the two ships which is reportedly sailing near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan or Diaoyu in China, in…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com//files/news/syria-rebel-massacre-aleppo-627/ie7d56fbec8d0673a34b31e08adb343fe_aleppo-mass-shooting.flv type=FLV width=600 height=450] Rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters capture a policeman who the FSA allege is a “Shabiha” or pro-regime militiaman, on July 31, 2012, as the rebels overran a police station in…
Mainland / overseas US academics called on the U.S. government to speak of the South China Sea issue should be carefully The letter pointed out that the South China Sea issue a statement issued by the U.S. State Department is outdated and inconsistent with the facts, but also irresponsible. Unreasonable demands and attempt to change the sovereignty of the status-quo in the South China Sea countries, issued a false and illusory signal. Peace in the South China Sea and the Asia-Pacific region, lead to instability. A world of turmoil and instability, not peace-loving nation’s Asian and Pacific Islander people would like to see. The U.S. government should give full consideration to the perception of the nation’s ethnic Chinese populations. Chinese people in America know that the so-called disputed area in the South China Sea has always been China’s inherent territory, but also in various international conferences and international conventions have a common understanding.
[anyplayer:url=http://cdn.rt.com/files/news/annan-international-reactions-syria-736/i6c7dfbd1c1b590d390073e87db78303f_churkina-live.flv title=Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria gives a press conference in Geneva to announce his resignation on August 2, 2012 (AFP Photo /…
US marines (AFP Photo / Don Emmert) Washington has allegedly opened discussions with allies on possible military intervention in Syria, as foreign ministers from the UN Security Council nations meet to discuss the Syrian conflict….
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on March 2, 2012 (AFP Photo / Dimitar Dilkoff) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said his government will make decisions on Iran independently. The statement comes on the eve…
Afghan men walk past by US soldiers in Ghazni province on February 2, 2012 (AFP Photo / Aref Yaqubi) The Pentagon is reportedly deliberating over putting elite troops and Special Forces in Afghanistan under CIA…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/syria-resolution-un-assad-473/iadad032120cb7bead96ea3ea5641a42a_maria-finoshina-syria.flv] The UN Security Council has urged Russia and China not to veto a new resolution on Syria amid reports that the death toll in the conflict has topped 7,500. Meanwhile, anti-regime rhetoric has intensified…