“If we were building our navy, rather than reducing our navy to pre-World War I levels, China would not be thinking about increasing its navy to take over the South China Sea.” IfsThinkingWorldWarLevelsSeaBuildingSouthChinaWar Of The WorldsWorld War INavyReducing Author:Rudy Giuliani
“The problem with water, though, is that the shortfalls don't show up until the very end. You can go on pumping unsustainably until the day you run out. Then all you have is the recharge flow, which comes from precipitation. This is not decades away, this is years away. We're already seeing huge shortages in China, where the Yellow River runs dry for part of each year. The Yellow River is the cradle of Chinese civilization. It first failed to reach the sea in 1972, and since 1985 it's run dry for part of each year. For 1997 it was dry for 226 days.” YearsFirstsEndsShowsProblemRunningWaterSeeingSeaHugeGoes OnCivilizationFlowRiversEnvironmentalChinaDecadesChineseDryYellowCradleShortage Author:Lester R. Brown
“For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to sea on their bellies, giant pandas holding bamboo lollipops in China or tree porcupines in the Canadian Rockies, balled up like giant pine cones.” PeopleKnowsBigsAnimalTreeSeaChinaGiantsBellyExoticZoosPenguinsConesPandasBambooLollipopPorcupinesExotic Animals Author:Diane Ackerman
“We hope relevant countries will work together in the same direction to build the South China Sea into a sea of peace, friendship and co-operation.” CountryTogetherPeaceFriendshipSeaSouthChinaOperationsWorking TogetherRelevant Author:Ashton Carter
“For over ten years, bombs rained down on every village and hamlet in South Vietnam, and no one budged. It took the coming of a Communist 'peace' to send hundreds of thousands of people out into the South China Sea, on anything that could float, or might float, to risk dehydration, piracy, drowning . . .” PeopleYearsMightRiskSeaTenSouthChinaBombsVillageCommunistVietnamFloatsDrowningPiracyDehydration Author:Vernon A. Walters
“I have done business in China for 25 years, so I know that in order to get China to cooperate with us, we must first actually retaliate against their cyber-attacks so they know we're serious. We have to push back on their desire to control the trade route through the South China Sea through which flows $5 trillion worth of goods and services every year.” KnowsYearsFirstsDoneDesireOrderSeaSeriousFlowTradeSouthChinaGoodsRoutesCyberGoods And ServicesCyber Attacks Author:Carly Fiorina
“The Philippines made a lawful and peaceful effort to resolve their maritime claims with China using the tribunal established under the Law of the Sea Convention (Unclos). The tribunal's ruling delivered a clear and legally binding decision on maritime claims in the South China Sea as they relate to China and the Philippines - and that ruling should be respected. We believe this decision can and should serve as an opportunity to renew efforts to address maritime claims peacefully.” ShouldBelieveMadeLawOpportunityDecisionEffortClearSeaClaimsSouthChinaPeacefulRelateAddressesResolveConventionsRulingBindingPhilippinesTribunalsMaritime Author:Barack Obama
“We continue to urge China and other claimants to work constructively to resolve these disagreements, so that the South China Sea - which is so vital to the global economy - can be defined by commerce and cooperation.” EconomySeaSouthChinaDefinedUrgesResolveCooperationCommerceDisagreementGlobal Economy Author:Barack Obama
“The United States believes that every nation should respect international law, including in the South China Sea.” ShouldBelieveStatesLawNationsUnitedUnited StatesSeaSouthIncludingInternationalChinaInternational Law Author:Barack Obama
“America is the one that leads the effort to make sure the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is protected.” AmericaEffortSeaSouthChinaProtectedNavigation Author:John F. Kerry
“I mean, on one hand Rex Tillerson is correct, there are no plans to change the One China policy. But certainly that policy is on the table if China doesn't also come to the table and work with us on trade, work with us on the South China Sea on what's happening there.” IfsMeanHandsPlansSeaPolicyHappeningsTablesTradeSouthChina Author:Reince Priebus