Tag: Permanent Court of Arbitration

Taiwan lawmakers, fishermen protest at disputed island

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwanese lawmakers and fishermen headed to an island in the disputed South China Sea Wednesday to protest at an international tribunal ruling which undermined Taipei’s claims there. Eight lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) boarded a military plane to the Taiwan-controlled Taiping island in the Spratlys archipelago. Five fishing boats decorated with Taiwanese flags and banners reading “Protect fishing rights, safeguard sovereignty” also set sail […]

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China brushes off boycott calls after South China Sea ruling

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — A senior Chinese official on Tuesday (July 19) brushed off calls for a boycott of the Philippines after an international arbitration court ruled in Manila’s favour in its dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea. China has angrily rejected the verdict by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and the initial case as illegal and farcical. It has repeatedly said it will not change its approach or its […]

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Beijing vows to continue S. China Sea construction

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing will “never” stop building in the South China Sea prematurely, a top military official has vowed, despite an international ruling that its actions were illegal. The pushback came as China launched war games in waters in the strategically vital region, where diplomatic tensions are high. “We will never stop our construction on the Nansha Islands halfway,” Wu Shengli, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, told US counterpart Admiral […]

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Vietnam reassert its South China Sea claims after Hague ruling

Eagle News — Vietnam welcomed the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration concerning the South China Sea, saying it strongly supports peaceful resolution of disputes, while reasserting its own sovereignty claims according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague concluded this week that China had no historic claim to the waters and it had violated the Philippines’ economic and sovereign rights. Expert on Chinese policy Duong […]

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Game of the Diplomats’ kailangan sa ruling

(Eagle News) — Aminado si dating Solicitor General Florin Hilbay at Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza na mauuwi ang bansa sa negosasyon sa China kasunod ng inilabas na desisyon ng Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) sa The Hague, Netherlands. Ito ay para makapag-usap ang dalawang bansa at maresolba sa diplomatikong paraan ang hidwaan sa West Philippine Sea. Pero ayon sa dalawa, sakop din ng United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea o […]

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Taiwan sends warship to South China Sea after ruling

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A Taiwanese warship set sail for the South China Sea on Wednesday “to defend Taiwan’s maritime territory”, a day after an international tribunal ruled China has no historic rights in the waterway and undermined Taipei’s claims to islands there. President Tsai Ing-wen rallied troops on the deck of the frigate, saying Taiwanese were determined to “defend their country’s rights”, before the warship headed for Taiwan-controlled Taiping island in the Spratly island […]

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South China Sea ruling will ‘intensify conflict,’ envoys says

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Beijing’s ambassador to the United States made a blunt rebuke Tuesday of an international tribunal ruling that rendered its claims in the South China Sea invalid. China asserts sovereignty over almost all of the strategically vital waters, despite rival claims from its Southeast Asian neighbors, most notably the Philippines. The decision by the UN-backed tribunal in The Hague “will certainly undermine or weaken the motivation of states to engage in […]

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War of Words’ titindi pa sa Arbitration ruling

Eagle News — Naniniwala ang ilang eksperto na lalo lamang magpapatindi sa tension sa West Philippine Sea ang ilalabas na desisyon  ng Permanent Court of Arbitration. Inaasahan na kahit pumabor man sa Pilipinas ang inihaing reklamo ay tiyak na hindi bibigay ang China. Ika-labing isa ng umaga oras sa Europa ilalabas ang desisyon o ika-lima naman ng hapon sa Pilipinas. Ayon kay Professor Shi Yinhong ng Beijing Renmin University, ang tingin ng China ay pinagkakaisahan […]

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DFA kumpyansa na papabor sa Pilipinas ang desisyon sa West Philippine Sea

Eagle News — Kumpiyansa pa rin ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na papabor sa Pilipinas ang pasya ng Permanent Court of Arbitration sa The Hague, Netherlands. Kasunod ito ng isinampang reklamo ng Pilipinas laban sa China hinggil sa pinagaagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay DFA spokesman Charles Jose, humingi lamang ng paglilinaw ang Pilipinas hinggil sa ‘maritime entitlement’ sa mga coastal states at nakaangkla sa 1982 UN convention on the law of […]

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Facts on Philippines vs China

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A UN-backed tribunal is on Tuesday expected to deliver a verdict on a Philippine challenge to China’s claims to most of the South China Sea. Spanning three years, two hearings, and nearly 4,000 pages of evidence, the arbitration case at The Hague is complex. In essence, China claims most of the sea, even waters approaching neighboring countries, based on a vaguely defined “nine-dash” Chinese map dating back to the 1940s. The […]

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Beijing raises rhetoric ahead of South China Sea ruling

by Benjamin CARLSON BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing braced Tuesday for an international tribunal’s ruling on the South China Sea, where it has expansive territorial claims, with all eyes watching for the Asian giant’s reaction on the ground or in the water. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague is set to release its final decision on the case, which was brought by the Philippines challenging China’s position. In a months-long campaign Beijing […]

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US urges respect for South China Sea ruling

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Thursday urged respect for a decision on territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to be handed down by an international arbitration court next week. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Dutch city of The Hague is set to make its final decision on Tuesday in the case between the Philippines and China. “We urge both parties to comply with the ruling and urge […]

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