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Just Where Exactly Did China Get the South China Sea Nine-Dash Line From?
China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea are made on the basis of a nine-dash line now ruled spurious by an international court. But where did the line originate from and why is Beijing so sensitive about it? First the dotted line on Chinese maps lost two of its hyphens in 1952, when, in […]
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Chinese leadership on the law of the sea: Then and now
In this Friday, July 8, 2016 photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese navy sailors search for targets onboard the missile destroyer Hefei during a military exercise in the waters near south China’s Hainan Island and Paracel Islands. They are controlled by Beijing but also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. China’s navy is holding a […]
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BECOMING A GREAT “MARITIME POWER”: A CHINESE DREAM
Introduction In November 2012, then president Hu Jintao’s work report to the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Party Congress was a defining moment in China’s maritime history. Hu declared that China’s objective is to be a haiyang qiangguo—that is, a strong or great maritime power. China “should enhance our capacity for exploiting marine resources, develop the […]
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Vietnam envoy gives PH tips on dealing with China
In this March 16, 2014 file photo, then vice president Jejomar Binay meets with Vietnam’s Ambassador Truong Trieu Dong, who expressed his country’s support for the arbitration case file by the Philippines against China over the West Philippine Sea. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Vice President) In this March 16, 2014 file photo, […]
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Myanmar wades in to South China Sea ruling with a balancing act
Breaking its traditional silence on the South China Sea dispute, Myanmar released its first public statement about the spat on July 13, following an international tribunal’s ruling in the Philippines’ favour. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in April. Photo: Aung Myin Ye Zaw / The Myanmar […]
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People in China smash iPhones and mob KFC to protest South China Sea ruling
Several groups of people in China are so incensed with an international court ruling against the country, that they’re taking their anger out on what they view as symbols of America: Apple and KFC. Videos of people smashing iPhones have started to go viral in the country, and there are angry mobs protesting outside KFC […]
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President reiterates ROC’s sovereignty over South China Sea
Taipei, July 19 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) reiterated Tuesday the Republic of China’s sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea and vowed to uphold the country’s rights in the region based on international law. Tsai made the statement in a national security meeting, the first she has convened since her inauguration on May […]
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It is Beijing’s fault that China lost big in the South China Sea ruling
The award issued last week by an arbitral tribunal sitting in The Hague can only be described as a tremendous legal victory for the Philippines over China. The tribunal, which was formed pursuant to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ruled in favor of the Philippines on 14 of 15 claims. […]
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South China Sea and world disorder
It is likely that China’s reaction to the Hague ruling will have a negative impact on other multilateral processes The ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague against China’s claim on the South China Sea in a case brought before the court by the Philippines should prima facie have remained a […]
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In South China Sea Dispute, Filipinos Say U.S. Credibility Is On
In this file photo, Philippine navy personnel and congressmen land at a rock that is part of Scarborough Shoal bearing the Philippine flag that was earlier planted by Filipino fishermen. In this file photo, Philippine navy personnel and congressmen land at a rock that is part of Scarborough Shoal bearing the Philippine flag that was […]
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Vietnam activists thank Philippines
ACTIVISTS in Vietnam held a brief rally outside the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi Sunday, holding up a banner that said “Thank you Philippines. You have a brave government.” The group was part of demonstrations in the Vietnamese capital to protest against China, after it rejected a recent international ruling that dismissed Beijing’s claims to much […]
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China admiral warns freedom of navigation patrols could end ‘in disaster’
BEIJING, July 18- Freedom of navigation patrols carried out by foreign navies in the South China Sea could end “in disaster”, a senior Chinese admiral has said, a warning to the United States after last week’s ruling against Beijing’s claims in the area. China has refused to recognise the ruling by an arbitration court in […]