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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)
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 […]
According to the Saturday Group of the House of Representatives, the Philippines should also start conducting its own naval patrol in the disputed areas in West Philippine Sea to show that it has a right in the territories claimed by China. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/kIfawZus83E
The United States Navy declared that it will conduct two regular patrols every quarter in the West Philippine Sea in order to guarantee its freedom of navigation in international waters. China earlier said that there is a possibility of a minor incident in the West Philippine Sea if the United States continues with its patrols. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
A few days after the United States of America sent a guided-missile destroyer in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea, it is China’s turn to flex its military muscle as it released pictures from the naval aircraft training conducted in the said area. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The attorney representing the Philippines in a dispute with China over territorial claims to the South China Sea on Friday (October 30) said a Hague court’s decision to hear the case would test the rule of law in international maritime cases. “I think that this a real test of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the rules of international law, which are embodied therein. Either the convention is a relevant, […]
The State Department of the United States of America said that they will continue to conduct patrols in the areas near the man-made islands in West Philippine Sea, saying that the US has the right to guarantee their freedom of navigation in international waters and that said move does not aim to threaten China. The Foreign Ministry of China, on the other hand, is asking the US for a dialogue regarding said matter and added […]
Taking the position that the entry of the United States guided-missile destroyer in the disputed territories in West Philippine Sea, China’s Foreign Ministry said that it will take steps in response to the action of the United States. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
A United States guided-missile destroyer has entered the Chinese reclamation area in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Area after President Barack Obama gave his “go” signal. Washington reiterated that said move is a routine matter as the United States regularly conducts patrols in international waters. It is expected that Beijing will protest said move. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, those who are running for the presidency in 2016 should include in their platforms the issue of the West Philippine Sea, especially as China continues its construction activities in the said disputed territories. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Vince Alvin Villarin)
China does not seek to change the existing status of territorial claims in the South China Sea with its newly built lighthouses, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (October 20), arguing that Beijing already had “indisputable sovereignty” in the contested waters. China says its lighthouses on Cuarteron Reef and Johnson South Reef in the Spratly islands will assist navigational security, but experts and diplomats call them a shrewd move to buttress Beijing’s territorial claims. China […]
The United States is considering sailing warships close to China’s artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea to signal it does not recognize Chinese territorial claims over the area, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday (October 8). The Financial Times newspaper cited a senior U.S. official as saying U.S. ships would sail within 12-nautical-mile zones that China claims as territory around islands it has built in the Spratly chain, within […]
