Tag: territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea

Respect the UN Court ruling – Malacañang

MANILA, Philippines – According to Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., the government will follow the ruling of the United Nations arbitral tribunal regarding the Philippines’ case against China in the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Experts had discussed the possibility of the Philippines winning the case due to China’s unabated expansion in the disputed territories. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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Australia warns Beijing over threat of conflict in South China Sea

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia urged China on Friday to refrain from the “militarization of islands” to avoid walking into a conflict, a day after the United States slammed Beijing for deploying missiles in the disputed South China Sea. China said Thursday it had weapons on one of the islands in the strategically important region, which US Secretary of State John Kerry said was evidence of an “increase of militarisation” and a “serious concern”. Prime Minister […]

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China doesn’t want to include territorial dispute in ASEAN talks

BEIJING, China, August 4 (Eagle News) — According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the coming meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is not the proper forum for the discussion of the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea, thus said issue should not be included in the agenda of the said talks. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

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