territorial dispute
noun
: a disagreement about who controls a particular territory
The two countries are in a territorial dispute.
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Vietnam has a long-standing territorial dispute in the South China Sea with China, which claims the majority of the area as its territory—an assertion that overlaps with separate claims by Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan as well as the Philippines.
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Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Philip J. Heijmans / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Even in 2010-2012, when the territorial dispute between the two sides was hot and Beijing temporarily blocked shipments of rare earths to Japan, companies still increased their stock of investment by an average of 13% each year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
There has been little high-level political progress on the territorial dispute, but the mission has not been a failure.
—Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
In its territorial dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea, China views its approach as calibrated and confident.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2024
The Southeast Asian country is locked in a bitter territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
At the same time, because a cease-fire would not resolve the territorial dispute between Moscow and Kyiv, the issue of reparations to Ukraine, or accountability for war crimes, Western sanctions would continue—ensuring that Russia remains economically dependent on Beijing.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
Two years later, China rejected banana imports from the Philippines over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
—Didi Tang, Fortune Asia, 27 May 2024
The two countries are immersed in a long-standing territorial dispute, dating back to colonial times.
—Elias Ferrer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Philip J. Heijmans / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Even in 2010-2012, when the territorial dispute between the two sides was hot and Beijing temporarily blocked shipments of rare earths to Japan, companies still increased their stock of investment by an average of 13% each year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
There has been little high-level political progress on the territorial dispute, but the mission has not been a failure.
—Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
In its territorial dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea, China views its approach as calibrated and confident.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2024
The Southeast Asian country is locked in a bitter territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
At the same time, because a cease-fire would not resolve the territorial dispute between Moscow and Kyiv, the issue of reparations to Ukraine, or accountability for war crimes, Western sanctions would continue—ensuring that Russia remains economically dependent on Beijing.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
Two years later, China rejected banana imports from the Philippines over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
—Didi Tang, Fortune Asia, 27 May 2024
The two countries are immersed in a long-standing territorial dispute, dating back to colonial times.
—Elias Ferrer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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