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Geopolitical Maritime Dispute Shares Headlines with Change of Leadership by Beth Rowen Xi JinpingRelated Links China Country Profile 2012 Year in Review 2012 News of the Nation 2012 People in the News 2012 Places in the News Quiz Country Profiles Egypt's New President Faces Challenges, Successes, and Criticism | No End in Sight in Syria's Civil War as Casualties Mount | Iran Continues to Pursue Nuclear Program and Taunts Israel | Israel Focuses on Iran and Internal Politics | UN Upgrades Palestinian Authority's Status After Battles Breakout in Gaza | Libya Holds First Post-Qaddafi Election | A Look at Kim Jong-Un's First Year as Leader of North Korea | As U.S. Continues to Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan, Taliban Attacks Reveal Nation's Vulnerability | Putin Elected to a Third Term as Russian President but Protest Movement Gathers Steam | London Hosts the 2012 Summer Olympics Regional tension over claims to islands and resources in the South China Sea flared throughout 2012. For centuries, China has declared sovereignty over the sea and many of its islands, including the Paracel and Spratly islands, which are rich in oil and gas reserves and fish. However, Vietnam has also laid claim to these islands, and the Philippines say the Spratly Islands are within their territorial claims. While the issue has been festering for decades, China has taken a tougher stance in 2012, warning other nations to refrain from oil and gas exploration and placing naval vessels in the South China Sea. At the same time, Vietnam and the Philippines have been more aggressively dispatching ships—both military and civilian—to the sea. There was little hope that the nations could solve the problem diplomatically, with China saying it would only negotiate bilaterally and both Vietnam and the Philippines insisting that the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mediate the dispute. The Transfer of Power Begins On Nov. 8, the Chinese Communist Party's 18th Congress convened in Beijing, beginning its leadership transition. Having ruled China since 1949, the party faced its biggest transfer of power in years. It was only the second time the party prepared to transfer power from one leader to another without violence or protest. The 18th Congress began with the expectation that changes were coming in every area of the Chinese Communist Party. For example, seven out of nine members of the party's elite Standing Committee were scheduled to retire. The biggest change would obviously be Vice President Xi Jinping taking over as president. Xi was expected to take over in March 2013, although it remained unclear when he would take control of the military. The son of a revolutionary leader, Xi faced the daunting task of maintaining economic growth and increasing China's role as a global power. More from 2012 Year in Review
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Regional tension over claims to islands and resources in the South China Sea flared throughout 2012. For centuries, China has declared sovereignty over the sea and many of its islands, including the Paracel and Spratly islands, which are rich in oil and gas reserves and fish. However, Vietnam has also laid claim to these islands, and the Philippines say the Spratly Islands are within their territorial claims. While the issue has been festering for decades, China has taken a tougher stance in 2012, warning other nations to refrain from oil and gas exploration and placing naval vessels in the South China Sea. At the same time, Vietnam and the Philippines have been more aggressively dispatching ships—both military and civilian—to the sea. There was little hope that the nations could solve the problem diplomatically, with China saying it would only negotiate bilaterally and both Vietnam and the Philippines insisting that the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mediate the dispute.
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On Nov. 8, the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Congress convened in Beijing, beginning its leadership transition. Having ruled China since 1949, the party faced its biggest transfer of power in years. It was only the second time the party prepared to transfer power from one leader to another without violence or protest.
The 18th Congress began with the expectation that changes were coming in every area of the Chinese Communist Party. For example, seven out of nine members of the party’s elite Standing Committee were scheduled to retire. The biggest change would obviously be Vice President Xi Jinping taking over as president. Xi was expected to take over in March 2013, although it remained unclear when he would take control of the military. The son of a revolutionary leader, Xi faced the daunting task of maintaining economic growth and increasing China’s role as a global power.
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- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
