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(REUTERS) China and Russia will hold eight days of naval drills in the South China Sea off southern China’s Guangdong province starting from Monday, China’s navy said. The exercises come at a time of heightened tension in the contested waters after an arbitration court in The Hague ruled in July that China did not have historic rights to the South China Sea and criticized its environmental destruction there. China rejected the ruling and refused […]
* Chinese coast guard involved in two-thirds of incidents – CSIS * Coast guards not covered by expanding communications agreements * China now has largest coast guard fleet in the world (Adds Chinese Foreign Ministry comment) By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Increasingly assertive action by China’s coast guard ships in the South China Sea risks destabilising the region, according to the authors of new research tracking maritime law enforcement […]
HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — This year’s most exclusive and closely-watched diplomatic party –- the G20 summit –- saw presidents and prime ministers from countries representing 85 percent of the global economy gather in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. How did the first China-hosted G20 go? While analysts correctly foresaw little prospect of big economic breakthroughs, there were some notable moments –- and notable flops. As heads of state bid farewell to the scenic city, which […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The situation in the South China Sea has become more precarious and some say, more unpredictable, even after the historic ruling of the permanent court of arbitration on the maritime dispute in the region. China’s nine-dash line has been invalidated, but China has remained firm it would not recognize the ruling. It has even adopted a belligerent stand, but the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is hopeful that […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is now planning courses of actions to ensure the safety of Filipino fishermen planning to venture off Scarborough shoal which lies 125 nautical miles off Masinloc town, Zambales. This is should Chinese Coast Guard continues to harass and prevent Filipino fishermen from entering the rich fishing ground. The DND chief said the Philippines have many options but declined to […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines said Tuesday direct talks with China over their maritime dispute were unlikely to start anytime soon due to Beijing’s refusal to accept an international tribunal ruling on the South China Sea. The UN-backed tribunal said last week there was no legal basis for China’s claims to most of the strategic, resource-rich waters. Beijing has staunchly rejected the verdict. “At this point in time, I am not sure whether negotiations […]
Ang United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea o UNCLOS ang nagre-resolba sa mga sigalot sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo. Sa ilalim ng UNCLOS, maaaring pumili ang mga bansang sangkot sa sigalot kung saan nila nais magsampa ng kaso. Minarapat naman ng Pilipinas na isampa ang kaso laban sa China sa isang arbitral tribunal kaugnay sa pinag-aagawang West Philippine Sea. Si Aily Millo sa report:
Pinaburan ng UN arbitral court ang Pilipinas sa inihain nitong kaso laban sa China sa isyu ng maritime dispute o agawan ng teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon sa korte, walang basehan ang China para angkinin ang sinasabing nine-dash line sa West Philippine Sea. Ikinasiya naman ito ng pamahalaan. Mula sa DFA, panoorin natin ang update mula kay Meanne Corvera:
Nag-babala ang Philippine Embassy sa China na mag-ingat sa mga personal na banta at iwasan ang mga diskusyon at debate partikular sa social media bago ang desisyon ng arbitral tribunal. Hinimok din ng embahada ang mga Pilipino na laging mag-dala ng ID at iparating sa kanila at sa pulisya ang anumang banta. Higit dalawampung pulis ang naka-pwesto sa labas ng Philippine Embassy kaninang umaga at may karagdagang vans at trucks na naglalaman ng crowd control […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippines will comply with whatever the ruling of The Hague-based United Nations International Tribunal on the Laws of the Seas (ITLOS) will release on July 12 regarding its maritime dispute with China. This was stressed by the Department of National Defense (DND) public affairs service head Arsenio Andolong. Andolong stressed that the president announced that he is willing to start to restart bilateral talks. The Philippines on 2013 […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing must prepare for “military confrontation” in the South China Sea, state-run media said Tuesday, as it began naval drills in the area ahead of an international tribunal ruling over the maritime dispute. China asserts sovereignty over almost all of the resource-rich strategic waterway despite rival claims from Southeast Asian neighbors — raising tensions with the United States, which has key defense treaties with many allies in the region. On Tuesday, […]
(REUTERS) Southeast Asian countries withdrew a statement that expressed the region’s deep concerns over tension in the South China Sea, where China is involved in protracted territorial disputes with some of its neighbors. The strongly-worded statement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), released by the Malaysian foreign ministry, did not name China directly but warned against raising tension in the waters, where Beijing has been building artificial islands and increasing its military presence. […]
