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South China Sea: Tribunal and the road ahead China’s unilateral territorial claims in SCS, creation of artificial islands and subsequent militarisation of the region has terrorised certain SE Asian nations. China’s unilateral territorial claims in SCS, creation of artificial islands and subsequent militarisation of the region has terrorised certain SE Asian nations. South China Sea […]
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South China Sea reefs ‘decimated’ as giant clams harvested in bulk
Giant clam shells are seen outside a factory in the seaside town of Tanmen in China’s Hainan province May 10, 2016. Reuters TANMEN, China – Ornaments made from the shells of endangered giant clams, renowned in China for having auspicious powers and the luster of ivory, have become coveted luxuries, a trend which has wreaked […]
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Philippines ready to talk to China after tribunal ruling
In this Sept. 23, 2015, file photo, Chinese Coast Guard members approach Filipino fishermen as they confront each other off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, also called the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines’ new president said Tuesday July 5, 2016, that Manila is ready to talk to China, not go to war, if […]
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A showdown looming in the South China Sea?
LONDON – On July 12, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will issue its ruling on China’s claim to practically all of the South China Sea. And already the main military contenders are moving more forces into the region. China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced that naval and air forces will carry out […]
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The Philippines Should Dare China to Challenge the Arbitral Award in the ICJ
As the release of the South China Sea arbitration tribunal’s award on July 12 nears, China has apparently gone into “propaganda overdrive” to defend its position that the tribunal lacks jurisdiction. By now, most anyone who accesses the internet or reads a daily newspaper has run across China’s insistence that the Philippines dispute involves maritime […]
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China flexes muscles ahead of UN tribunal verdict on South China Sea
BEIJING: As the UN tribunal on the South China Sea dispute is set to deliver its verdict next week, China which boycotted its proceedings flexed muscles with military exercises and calls by its official media to be ready for military confrontation with US, while unleashing a global campaign to discredit the judgement. “China is a […]
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Manila says South China Sea talks depend on tribunal ruling
The Philippines president said he was ready to talk to China, not go to war, if an arbitration tribunal rules in its favor in a case it brought against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines “remains optimistic that the tribunal will rule in our favor.” But if the […]
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A South China Sea Explosion: Why China Might Go ‘Rogue’ on July 12, 2016
If there ever was a time to follow the always action-packed South China Sea showdown, mark your calendar for July 12th. Why this specific date? Well, that is the date the International Court of Arbitration has set to issue its ruling in the case of China vs. the Philippines. Most experts are of the collective […]
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China vs The Philippines: South China Sea
The impending Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling at the Hague in a dispute between the Philippines and China over maritime features in the South China Sea will either be one of the most consequential decisions ever meted out by the PCA or one of the most inconsequential. What compels compliance with rulings based on […]
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International arbitration: mischief in the fiery Pacific
International arbitration is the most widely accepted method for resolving international disputes. But what happens when one of the disputants refuses to acknowledge and respect an international arbitral tribunal’s award? Mischief Reef, Fiery Cross Reef, Second Thomas Shoal, Subi Reef, Gaven Reef and McKennan Reef are but a few of the inconspicuous and (previously) uninhabitable […]
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Nuechterlein: Is China on a collision course in the South China Sea?
We may be on the verge of serious trouble with China in Southeast Asia if Beijing continues to push its territorial claims in the South China Sea. While Secretary of State John Kerry was in Beijing recently attending an economic conference, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter was in Singapore meeting with other defense chiefs at […]
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China plans South China Sea military drills as court rules
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Maritime Safety Administration says the country will hold seven-day military drills around disputed islands in the South China Sea from Tuesday. The exercises will overlap with Wednesday’s expected ruling by an international arbitration court on China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea. Click Here! China is boycotting the case brought […]