Tag: territorial dispute

US-Philippine talks during APEC Summit

United States Ambassador to the Philippines, Philip Goldberg, confirmed that there will be a bilateral meeting between President Barack Obama and President Benigno S. Aquino III during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ or APEC Summit, adding that it is normal for the APEC host country to hold bilateral talks with other countries during said summit to strengthen the relations between the two countries. Issues to be tackled in the said bilateral talks include the territorial […]

China worries about protests during APEC summit

China expressed its worries regarding the visit of President Xi Jinping to the Philippines in order to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Summit. At the root of the concern is the possibility of protest actions and rallies welcoming the said leader due to the territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Other countries not needed for resolution of territorial dispute – China

Amidst the challenge of the United States of America regarding the claims of China in the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea, China declared that consultation and negotiation between China and the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) is enough to resolve said dispute and other countries’ intervention is not needed. China also suffered another setback when the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, Netherlands ruled that it has jurisdiction to resolve […]

Angry China shadows U.S. warship near man-made islands

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday (October 27), drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it had tracked and warned the ship and called in the U.S. ambassador to protest. The USS Lassen’s patrol was the most significant U.S. challenge yet to the 12-nautical-mile territorial limits China claims around artificial islands it has built up in the Spratly archipelago as Beijing […]

China agrees to expedite discussions regarding territorial dispute

KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia, August 7 (Eagle News) — According to the Malaysian Foreign Minister, China is now ready to take the talks regarding the territorial dispute to the next level. Said issue on the territorial dispute is one of the pressing concerns of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/0z6ZugtIKbM

Malaysia calls for unity and amicable settlement in South China Sea issue

(Reuters) — Malaysia urged partners from Southeast Asia to unite and look into an “amicable” settlement on the territorial dispute with China as foreign ministers of the regional bloc meet for three-day talks in Malaysia on Tuesday (August 4). In the opening ceremony attended by all Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) ministers and foreign dignitaries like Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who was in the country for a state visit, Malaysia Foreign Minister Anifah […]

President Aquino asks ASEAN dialogue partners for support in resolving sea row

PRESIDENT Aquino stressed the need for  dialogue partners of member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to help resolve the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea.The President made this pronouncement during his intervention at the 2nd ASEAN-US Summit held at the Myanmar International Convention Center 1 here on Thursday.The summit was attended by US President Barack Obama and other leaders of ASEAN member states, among them Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, […]