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DFA won’t comment on report about China’s plan to seize Pag-asa Island from PH
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said it would not comment on reports regarding China’s plans to seize Pag-asa Island from the Philippines this year. DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez told reporters in a text message that the department normally does not want to comment on reports that come out in the media. […]
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China chides Japan for carping over fishing curbs
BEIJING – Beijing reacted sharply on Monday to criticism by Japan of new fishing restrictions imposed by China in the South China Sea, expressing “resolute dissatisfaction” with a Japanese official’s comments at the weekend, and noting Japan has no direct stake in the issue. “The person who made these remarks, if he’s not ignorant, then […]
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China planning permanent structures on Bajo de Masinloc?
Bajo de Masinloc, China, China Fishing Laws, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Military, Military Presence, Permanent Structures, Philippines, Scarborough ShoalMANILA, Philippines – China has maintained a continued naval presence on Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal, which is widely seen as a preparation for the establishment of a permanent structure well within Philippine territorial waters in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). A confidential Philippine government report acknowledged that Beijing will use its […]
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Filipino traitors thrive as China readies invasion
China, China Fishing Rights, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Kalayaan, Military Conflict, Mining, Pag-asa, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysChina is preparing to seize Pag-asa Island Philippine territory. As reported by the Qianzhan (Prospects) business and strategy info site, the Chinese military has drawn up an attack plan for execution this year. The alleged strategy is to contain the hostilities within the disputed Spratly archipelago, at the eastern edge of which are Pag-asa and […]
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Fishing rules row may push China to clarify its South China Sea claims
The ambiguity of China’s claims in the South China Sea has long been the main obstacle to resolving or even managing the jurisdictional disputes there. Despite of repeated requests from rival claimants, as well as the US, China has declined to clarify exactly what it claims and why. Its infamous nine-dash line encompassing most of […]
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China’s aircraft carrier now docked in Hainan
MANILA, Philippines—China’s aircraft carrier has docked in the southernmost island province of Hainan two days after it set sail to conduct sea trials in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, “will carry out relevant experiments and trainings” while docked at the Sanya City Naval Harbor, China’s official Xinhua […]
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PH won’t recognize China fisheries law
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will not recognize the fisheries law implemented by China in the waters off Hainan province, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. “We don’t recognize it, that’s why we are protesting about its declaration and implementation,” DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez said when asked for a categorical response by media […]
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PH reminds China of pending protest vs Sansha City amid issue on fisheries law
China, China Fishing Laws, Diplomatic Relations, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Philippines, Raul Hernandez, South China Sea DisputeMANILA, Philippines – As China’s new law requiring foreigners to seek permission to fish in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) takes effect this month, the Philippines has reminded China that it still protesting the establishment of a Chinese prefecture that encompasses areas in the disputed territories. Earlier, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs […]
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UN court ‘will reject China claim in sea row’
A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official is confident that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Itlos) will invalidate China’s claim on virtually the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez said yesterday a ruling by the tribunal on China’s so-called nine-dash claim is due at the end […]
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China preparing to seize Pag-asa Island – report
China, Haian, Militarization, Military Conflict, Naval Stockpiling, Pagasa, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, WarMANILA, Philippines – The Chinese Navy has drawn up a detailed plan to seize this year the Philippines’ Pag-asa Island in a battle that will be restricted in the South China Sea, according to a Chinese news network. A report of business and strategy news platform Qianzhan (Prospects) in Mandarin was translated by English news […]
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Converging Interests: Hanoi and Manila Confront Leviathan
“They were really unprepared for that and were really embarrassed by it,” one of Vietnam’s top experts on Chinese diplomacy told me during my recent visit to Hanoi, referring to the Philippines’ bringing its case against China’s aggressive illegal actions in the West Philippine Sea to the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal. This confirmed my assessment […]
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China Defends New Fishing Rules in Disputed Waters
China is defending a move by Hainan province to require all foreign fishing vessels to seek permission before entering disputed waters in the South China Sea that are claimed by Beijing. The new rule, which went into effect on January 1, covers more than half the 3.5 million square kilometers of the South China Sea. […]