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June 15, 2011: Filipino sailorsremoved a Chinese marker from Boxall Reef, which is claimed by the Philippines(because it is within the 371 kilometer economic zone of the Philippines due toits proximity to the large, and heavily populated, Palawan island.) Chinaclaims all these small islands in the South China Sea, dismissing claims byVietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. So far, this has only resultedin a lot of bullying and posturing by the Chinese. But as the Chinese Navygrows larger and more powerful, the neighboring states believe it will only bea matter of time before China goes from intimidation to acts of war. Meanwhile,this has led to growing anti-Chinese sentiment, and demonstrations, in Vietnam.For centuries, China has tried to incorporate northern Vietnam into China, butwithout success. The last war China fought, in 1979, was a brief bordercampaign with Vietnam (which China officially won, but unofficially lostbecause of the poor performance of Chinese troops.) June 11, 2011: Chinese policecooperated with several neighboring countries, especially Taiwan, to break up acriminal gang using telecom to commit wide scale credit card fraud. Manyarrests were made (26 in China, 162 in Taiwan, 188 in Cambodia, 177 inIndonesia, 37 in Malaysia, and 8 in Thailand.) The gangs tended to beheadquartered in Taiwan, believing the tension between Taiwan and China wouldprevent international police cooperation. Such was not the case. Some 600people were arrested or sought, and two-thirds were Taiwanese. Despite whateverdiplomatic tension there might be, the police organizations of nations thattrade with each other, tend to keep in touch. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
