China warns of 'war' after Rex Tillerson's South China Sea remarks

China's state tabloid accused U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state of "rabble rousing" and warned of "war," after Rex Tillerson condemned Beijing's construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea during his Senate confirmation hearing.

‘Stop island-building, prevent access’: Tillerson threatens tough stance over S. China Sea

Beijing should be denied access to islands it has built in the disputed South China Sea, according to Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, who likened the construction to “Russia taking Crimea” from Ukraine.

Se agrava la disputa territorial entre China y Japón.

La cancillería de Japón censuró hoy en términos enérgicos la decisión china de incluir en un mapa de defensa antiaérea el espacio sobre las islas Senkaku (Diaoyu), objeto de un contencioso territorial entre Pekín y Tokio.

A partir de este sábado, el Ministerio de Defensa chino exigirá identificación y detalles de ruta a todas las aeronaves que entren en la zona disputada. En caso de negativa, China se reserva el derecho de aplicar medidas militares.

El jefe de la Oficina de Asuntos de Asia y Oceanía del Ministerio japonés de Asuntos Exteriores, Junichi Ihara, ya expresó “seria protesta” de Tokio en una conversación telefónica con el ministro de la embajada china, Han Zhiqiang.

EEZ: Portugal, Spain in row over Savage Islands.

LISBON: Portugal yesterday said it will press the United Nations to let it expand its control over the waters around the uninhabited Savage Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, a move opposed by Spain.

The tiny archipelago, made up of two major islands and several islets of volcanic origin that house a nature reserve, is located nearly midway between Portugal’s Madeira Islands and Spain’s Canary Islands.

Portugal said it wants to set up an exclusive economic zone off the coast of the Savage Islands, which, under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea, would grant the country 12 nautical miles of territorial control around them and a claim to sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve and manage natural resources that exist within 200 nautical miles.