Sam Galope
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A Sino-American showdown in Southeast Asia?
Trump’s tough talk heightens regional tensions between superpowers From his election campaign to the eve of his inauguration, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s initial isolationist leanings have morphed into a knee-jerk foreign policy conducted under an “America First” geostrategic mantra. Ushering in the most controversial presidential transition in recent memory, Trump has ominously contributed to ongoing […]
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Capsule Map Exhibit Photo Gallery UP College of Law August 22-27, 2016
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South China Sea ruling has affected Taiwan: Canadian think tank
Taipei, Aug. 17 (CNA) An international arbitration ruling on a South China Sea case brought by the Philippines has attempted to reel in China but has instead affected Taiwan, with the ruling defining the Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island in the Spratlys as a “rock” and not an “island,” an article published by a Canadian think tank […]
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China launches website on South China Sea issue
The launch ceremony for thesouthchinasea.org is held in Beijing, on July 18, 2016. [Photo: haiwainet.cn] A website called “thesouthchinasea.org” was recently launched in Beijing. The launch was timely coming shortly after the ruling on the “arbitration” initiated by the former government of the Philippines. The online portal aims to support China’s stance on South China […]
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The End Of ASEAN?
“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down,” Friedrich Nietzsche once claimed. Words do matter — and in international diplomacy, they can sometimes spell the difference between neglectful chaos and principled order. After securing a landmark legal victory against China in […]
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AWARD: In the Matter of the South China Sea Arbitration Between The Philippines and China
*If you are having issues viewing the decision with your mobile phone, click here. [slideshare id=63959485&doc=ph-cn-20160712-award-160712174435&type=d] *If you are having issues viewing the decision with your mobile phone, click here.
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China Offers Philippines Talks If South China Sea Court Ignored: State Media
Shanghai. China is ready to start negotiations with the Philippines on South China Sea-related issues if Manila ignores an arbitration ruling expected next week on their long-running territorial dispute, the official China Daily reported on Monday (04/07). The Philippines brought the case to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague and a ruling is […]