Indian Ocean

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US rejects China’s Scarborough Reef measures, backs Philippines in South China Sea dispute

The United States has rejected China’s attempts to enforce what it called a destabilising “national nature reserve” at Scarborough Reef. It said that Beijing is using environmental and legal measures to strengthen its territorial claims in the South China Sea while restri…

Aug 3scmp.com

A military base, a displaced people and Trump’s China fears: Burnham’s Chagos test

The article discusses the future of a US-British military base in the Indian Ocean and its impact on the displaced Chagossian people. The new British prime minister's first challenge may lie in resolving the issue of the base's future.