Sam Galope
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International Opinion on the South China Sea Issue
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Capsule Cartographic Exhibit Philippine Embassy Tour
Philippine Embassy Italy http://romepe.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/embassy-news/397-phl-senior-associate-justice-delivers-lecture-on-west-philippine-sea-in-rome Philippine Embassy Scandinavia http://www.philembassy.no/news-item/online-cartographic-exhibit-on-the-scarborough-shoal-in-ancient-maps Philippine Embassy Germany http://www.philippine-embassy.de/bln/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1353&Itemid=74 Philippine Embassy Argentina http://www.buenosairespe.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/embassy-news/166-ph-ambassador-presents-philippines-position-on-the-west-philippine-sea
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ARCHEOLOGY AND PATRIOTISM: LONG TERM CHINESE STRATEGIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Abstract : Several authors writing about the Chinese claim to the Paracel Islands have dated the first official Chinese expedition to these islands to 1902. However, none of these writers have been able to show any records of this expedition taking place. In fact, Chinese records show that the expedition never happened. Instead, a secret expedition took place decades later…
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China ignores global outcry vs reclamation
MANILA, Philippines – Beijing shrugged off yesterday the expression of concern raised by the Group of Seven industrialized countries over threats to stability in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea, saying China’s activities in the region – including its massive reclamation – are “beyond reproach.” On Wednesday, G-7 foreign ministers issued a Declaration on Maritime Security expressing alarm…
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Palace defends legal tack in sea row
MANILA, Philippines – There is nothing weak about taking the legal and diplomatic approach to push for the country’s claims in the disputed West Philippine Sea, Malacañang maintained yesterday. On Friday, Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares led a rally in front of the Chinese consulate in Makati City to protest China’s massive reclamation activities in the Spratly island group to…
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China may gain control of South China Sea, US navy says
HONG KONG — China’s island building program in the South China Sea may result in it gaining control of some of the world’s most important waterways, the US’ most senior military commander for Asia said. “If this activity continues at pace, is that it — those would give them de facto control” of the maritime territory they claim, Admiral Samuel…
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China is building its first runway on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea
Airstrip, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAChina has begun construction of a military-length runway on an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, according to an analysis by IHS Jane’s based on satellite imagery from Airbus Defense and Space. The runway is being constructed along the Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands. According to Jane’s, the reef will be capable of holding a runway…
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China’s New Airstrip in the South China Sea Is Almost Completed
China is close to completing the construction of an airstrip on a tiny outcrop in the South China Sea, heightening its ability to project power regionally from the disputed waters and further raising the stakes in an increasingly tense showdown between Beijing, its neighbors, and the United States. New satellite images provided to Foreign Policy show advances in the construction…