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Accepting The Nine-Dash-Line? Philippines To Resume Stamping Controversial Chinese Passports
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime H. Morente has released a statement that Chinese regular e-passports will have Philippine visas stamped directly on them instead of a separate paper. The question remains: Is this an action simply to address security concerns or is it a sign that the Philippines is growing more accepting of the Nine-Dash Line,…
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China fury: Beijing launches furious attack on Pompeo ‘Stop JABBERING!’
CHINA has launched a stinging attack on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, branding his recent criticism of the Chinese Communist Party “extremely dangerous” and ordering him to stop “jabbering on”. Last month, Mr Pompeo stepped up US rhetoric against China’s ruling Communist Party, saying Beijing was focused on international domination and needed to be confronted, prompting China to…
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China Warns Vietnam to Not ‘Complicate’ South China Sea Dispute By Seeking Legal Arbitration
On Friday, China pushed back on a suggestion from a senior Vietnamese official that the country would be willing to pursue international arbitration over its disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea. On Wednesday, Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, speaking at a conference, said that Hanoi would look to arbitration and litigation if negotiations with China…
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Chinese scientists test underwater drone designed for South China Sea
China has developed a long-range underwater drone designed to extend the range of its activities in the South China Sea. The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Sea-Whale 2000 recently completed a non-stop 37-day test run in the South China Sea over a distance of 2,011km (1,250 miles), the Chinese Academy of Sciences said on Tuesday. The mission path remained a…
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Filipinas Komiks Vol. 1: Kung Bakit Gustong Sakupin ng Tsina ang South China Sea
China territorial claims, China-Philippines Relations, Filipinas Komiks, Filipino comics, geopolitical tensions, Maritime Disputes, Philippine Sovereignty, regional security, South China Sea, South China Sea DisputeFilipinas Komiks Vol. 1: Kung Bakit Gustong Sakupin ng Tsina ang South China Sea simplifies the complex issues surrounding the South China Sea dispute, offering an easy-to-digest visual explanation of why China is keen on asserting control over the region. This comic presents the history, current tensions, and implications for the Philippines, making it accessible for readers of all backgrounds.
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U.S.: China claim to Sea ‘preposterous’
Why millennials see destructive socialism as cool China’s claim to own the South China Sea are “preposterous” and illegal, according to a State Department report made public this week. Beijing’s “maritime claims in the South China Sea, exemplified by the preposterous ‘Nine-Dash Line,’ are unfounded, unlawful and unreasonable,” states the report on U.S. policy supporting a free and open…
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South China Sea alert: Trump’s no show sparks furious diplomatic row with ASEAN leaders
THE Bangkok summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded on Monday with the outbreak of an unseemly diplomatic spat between ASEAN states and the US over the South China Sea. ASEAN heads of state were deeply disappointed that Donald Trump chose not to attend the summit and sent a low-level diplomatic delegation instead, headed by Trump’s…
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1982 UNCLOS helps shape order at oceans and seas
As part of the ongoing 11th South China Sea International Conference in Hanoi, delegates on November 6 afternoon attended a special session marking the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and 25 years since Vietnam approved the convention. Hanoi (VNA) – As part of the…
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Malacañang shrugged off China’s harassment of Filipino-manned vessel. Why is this concerning?
In a move seen as a refusal to reinforce the maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang dismissed the harassment of a Filipino-manned vessel by a Chinese ship even if it happened within Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. The vessel called Green Aura is not Filipino-owned. It came from Greece and carried a flag of Liberia. Filipino seafarers, however,…
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Duterte back from ‘fruitful’ Asean meet
President Rodrigo Duterte returned to the country early Tuesday from the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, where he called for collective action to address territorial disputes, transnational crimes, trade-related tensions and climate change. Malacañang said Duterte had a “fruitful” participation in the 35th Asean Summit and Related Summits, where he took part in…