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The South China Sea Ruling: 1 Month Later
One month has passed since the International Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague handed down its historic and sweeping award on maritime entitlements in the South China Sea (SCS), overwhelmingly favoring the Philippines over China. As expected, Beijing refused to accept the PCA ruling, hardened its legal and diplomatic positions, […]
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China-Philippines fishing deal ‘may help calm troubled South China Sea waters’
Beijing and Manila could explore ways to open the Scarborough Shoal to fishermen from both countries and jointly develop fish farms in the disputed waters, according to the head of a government-affiliated think tank after talks with former Philippine president Fidel Ramos. Wu Shicun, president of the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, said […]
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Philippines-US alliance remains strong – Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte affirmed yesterday Manila’s strong alliance with Washington after the US State Department summoned Manila’s chargé d’affaires over what it described as Duterte‘s “inappropriate” remarks about US Ambassador Philip Goldberg. Duterte called Goldberg “bakla (gay)” and “buwisit (pest)” in a speech before soldiers in Cebu City last Friday. He also admitted […]
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PH, Japan to China: Respect law in sea row
JAPAN and the Philippines joined forces on Thursday to call on China to observe the rule of law in resolving maritime disputes after an international tribunal rejected Beijing’s claims to most of the South China Sea. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met his counterpart Perfecto Yasay in the southern Philippine city of Davao where both […]
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Japan to fund $2.4-B railway to ease Manila’s hellish traffic
Japan on Friday announced it is pouring a massive $2.4 billion into a new railway in the Philippines aimed at easing Manila’s notorious gridlock. Japan, Philippines’ top trading partner and source of aid, said the 38-kilometer (24-mile) elevated commuter line would connect Manila to nearby Bulacan province to decongest the capital and help spur economic […]
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Here’s how the South China Sea ruling affects U.S. interests
On July 12, an International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) ruling dismissed much of China’s claim to the South China Sea. Since then, there has been a great deal of discussion on the legal ramifications, China’s response and public opinion. But where does this ruling leave the U.S. alliance with the Philippines […]
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No one knows what these hexagonal structures the Chinese keep building in the South China Sea are for
Unidentified hexagonal structures at Fiery Cross, Subi, and Mischief reefs.CSIS/AMTI/Digital Globe/Amanda Macias/Business Insider In addition to China’s lightning-fast construction of military aircraft hangars on reefs in the South China Sea, mysterious facilities have also emerged. Satellite imagery published by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), a unit of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, […]
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Respect our position on sea: Beijing to S’pore
SINGAPORE–The mainland Chinese authorities have asked Singapore to “respect” China’s position on the outcome of a recent ruling by an international tribunal and a consensus Beijing said it has reached with ASEAN. In a statement on Friday, mainland China external affrairs spokesman Hua Chunying said mainland China had made its position on the issue “very […]
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This is South China Sea from Indonesian Historical Perspective
Jakarta, GIVnews.com – South China Sea has been a major source of headache for diplomats all throughout Southeast Asia for the past few years. China claims about 90% of the sea with its infamous nine-dash line, creating conflicting territorial overlaps with Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Brunei Darussalam. While China does not have territorial disputes […]
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Australian farmer causes storm in South China Sea territorial dispute
When he is not on his farm in the high country of south-east New South Wales, Hans Berekoven is an amateur marine archaeologist recovering artefacts from a shipwreck for a Malaysian museum. He said during one trip, he had been harassed by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel that had been stationed off Luconia Shoals for […]
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Myanmar’s statement on the Award of the Arbitral Tribunal on the South China Sea under Annexure VII of UNCLOS
Myanmar has taken note of the award made by the Arbitral Tribunal under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on Tuesday, 12 July, 2016. We are now studying the impact of the Award and its possible repercussions within our region and beyond. Although Myanmar is not […]
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Myanmar ‘studying impact’ of South China Sea ruling
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs weighed in on this week’s landmark ruling by an international arbitration tribunal in The Hague, which ruled in favour of fellow ASEAN member state the Philippines in a suit it brought against China over contentious claims in the South China Sea. The ministry said yesterday it was “now studying the […]