Tag: Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague

Southeast Asian countries retract statement expressing concerns on South China Sea

(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. […]

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Beijing lines up diplomatic battle groups over South China Sea

by Ben Dooley BEIJING, China (AFP) — The disputed rocks and reefs of the South China Sea are more than an ocean away from the landlocked African nation of Niger. But that has not stopped the strife-ridden, largely desert country of 17 million people adding its voice to a growing diplomatic chorus that Beijing says supports its rejection of an international tribunal hearing on the waters. Others apparently singing from the same hymn sheet include […]

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Taiwan enters South China Sea legal fray, as group seeks to sway international court

  (Reuters) A Taiwanese group has intervened in the Philippines’ international court case against China’s claims in the South China Sea, pressing Taipei’s position that Taiwan is entitled to a swathe of the disputed waterway as an economic zone. The unusual submission has emerged just as judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague are poised to rule on the Philippines’ landmark case, brought under the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of […]

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Philippine fishermen hope next president will resolve South China Sea dispute

MASINLOC, Philippines (Reuters) — The livelihoods of Philippine fishermen in the coastal town of Masinloc took a hit in 2012 after the Chinese coastguard blocked the entrance to Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. As the country prepares for the election on May 9, they are pinning their hopes on a president who will stand up to China and help restore their livelihood. The shoal is around 130 nautical miles from Masinloc. Fears […]

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