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China rejects UN arbitration on West Phl Sea
By Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines – China has rejected and returned yesterday the Notification and Statement of Claim of the Philippine government to initiate arbitral proceedings against its nine-dash-line claim in the West Philippine Sea, but the process will proceed despite Beijing’s latest action. Sources said Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing was at the Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday…
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China formally rejects UN arbitration on West PHL Sea issue
(Updated 8:11 p.m.) China has officially rejected a Philippine move to bring the long-running territorial issues over the South China Sea before a U.N. arbitration tribunal, saying Manila’s claim was legally infirm and carried unacceptable allegations against Beijing. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it received Tuesday afternoon from Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing…
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Phl to assert claims over disputed sea
By Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) @ http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/02/19/910527/phl-assert-claims-over-disputed-sea MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will assert its extended western continental shelf as part of efforts to bolster the country’s claim over territories in the disputed West Philippine Sea, a ranking official of the Department of Energy (DOE) said yesterday. Energy Undersecretary Ramon Oca said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)…
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PH plans wider claim on contested sea water
By Alena Mae S. Flores @ http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/02/19/ph-plans-wider-claim-on-contested-sea-water/ A government agency official said on Monday that the government was planning to file a new claim with the United Nations for the country’s extended western continental shelf to strengthen its claim in the West Philippine Sea. Energy Department undersecretary Ramon Oca said that they were helping the Environment and Natural Resources Department…
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VIEW: China-Japan showdown likely
S P Seth @ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\02\06\story_6-2-2013_pg3_2 Now China wants to establish its sway over the South China Sea and over the disputed (with Japan) islands in the East China Sea The spat between China and Japan over disputed sovereignty on a group of small islands in the East China Sea, called the Senkakus by the Japanese and Diaoyus in China, is…
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Japan plans to give patrol boats to Manila
Tokyo — Japan plans to donate patrol boats costing $11 million each to the Philippines, ramping up regional efforts to monitor China’s maritime activity in disputed waters, a newspaper said Monday. The Japanese government plans to finance the deal in its fiscal 2013 budget starting in April and hopes to officially sign it early next year, the Nikkei business daily…
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South China Sea: Revival Of The Cold War And Balance Of Power? – Analysis
By Anu Krishnan Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has digressed from his hardliner approach by extending the olive branch to China over the South China Sea (SCS) dispute. China, however, has chosen to maintain its vigorous stance over the disputed islands. Japan is essentially backed by the US, whose key concern in the Asia-Pacific today is to neutralise…
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PHL to continue using open lines with China on sea dispute
The Philippines will continue using open communication lines to “talk to our friend China” even as Manila has moved to bring the long-running territorial dispute before an international tribunal, Malacañang said Saturday. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said this amid reports that China is ignoring the Philippines’ complaint on the dispute. “The Department of Foreign Affairs continues to take advantage…
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Germany backs PHL call to settle West PHL Sea disputes through international law
Germany on Thursday backed the Philippines’ call for the settlement of disputes in the South China Sea through international law, a position long frowned on by China, which claims the resource-rich waters nearly in its entirety. While Germany says it does not take sides to the sea row involving the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, visiting German Foreign…
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Germany backs PH call to settle West Philippine Sea dispute thru int’l law
By Michaela del Callar, Philippine News Agency @ http://www.interaksyon.com/article/54576/germany-backs-ph-call-to-settle-west-philippine-sea-dispute-thru-intl-law MANILA, Philippines – Germany on Thursday backed the Philippines’ call for the settlement of disputes in the South China Sea through international law, a position long frowned on by China, which claims the resource-rich waters nearly in its entirety. While Germany says it does not take sides to the sea row…