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China plan to fortify disputed territories in West PHL Sea violates int’l law – DFA
ASEAN, China, GMA Network News, Michaella Del Callar, Natural Gas, Nine Dash Line, Oil, Panatag Shoal, Philippines, Scarborough ShoalChina’s plan to develop and fortify an expansive area of the resource-rich but disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) lacks merit under international law, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Beijing has established a new city called Sansha under its southern Hainan province to politically administer its claimed territories in the disputed waters kin the Philippines. In a…
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No moves to redeploy patrol vessels to Panatag Shoal yet — DFA chief
The government has not yet made a move to redeploy patrol vessels to the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal even as three Chinese ships remain in the vicinity, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario. “We had pulled out our ships because of bad weather. There were significant storms there in the last couple of months. The president decided at…
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China’s ‘new rule’ in South China Sea is threat to all countries — DFA
Chinese authorities’ reported plan to board and search ships that “illegally” enter the South China Sea, which includes the West Philippine Sea, is a “direct threat” to all countries, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday. “If media reports are accurate, this planned action by China is illegal and will validate… pronouncements by the Philippines that China’s claim of indisputable…
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China: Mga barkong dadaan sa pinag-aagawang karagatan, huhulihin pagsapit ng 2013
Huhulihin ng China simula sa 2013 ang mga barkong dadaan sa pinagtatalunang mga bahagi ng karagatan sa West Philippine Sea, ayon sa isang ulat ng Chinese state media. Ito’y matapos magpalabas ang China ng isang mapa na nakatatak sa bagong passport nito na nagpapakitang sa kanila ang buong karagatan ng West Philippine Sea. Umalma si Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban, commander…
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US nababahala sa kontrobersyal na bagong passport ng China
Nais ng Estados Unidos na ipaalam sa China ang pagkabahala nito sa kotrobersyal na bagong mapa na nakatatak sa bagong passport ng China kung saan ipinakitang pagmamay-ari nito ang kabuuan ng West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Naaalarma umano ang mga bansa sa Southeast Asia sa hakbang ng China, ayon sa State US Department noong Martes. “We do have concerns…
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FAST FACTS: South China Sea, a decades-long source of tension
SUMMARY PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Rival claims to the South China Sea have for decades been a source of tension in the region. The disputes are expected to be on the agenda during 3 days of talks involving the region’s leaders that began in Cambodia on Sunday, November 18.Below are key facts on the sea and the competing claims: GEOGRAPHY…
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The U.S. military pivot to Asia: when bases are not bases ·
By John O’Callaghan and Manuel Mogato SUBIC BAY, Philippines @ http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/14/us-usa-asia-military-idUSBRE8AD05Y20121114 (Reuters) – From his office window, Roberto Garcia watches workers repair the USS Emory S. Land, a submarine support vessel that is part of a U.S. military buildup as Washington turns its attention to fast-growing Asia and a newly assertive China. The Philippines, Australia and other parts of the…
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‘China should not test US resolve in South China Sea’
By Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington Bureau (The Philippine Star) @ http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/09/07/846280/china-should-not-test-us-resolve-south-china-sea WASHINGTON – Chinese officials would be prudent not to test the US commitment to a peaceful settlement of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, said analysts of the Washington-based Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Following a 36-hour visit to Beijing by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the…
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US to Asean: Come up with unified position on South China Sea issue
By Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington Bureau (The Philippine Star) @ http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/08/30/843482/us-asean-come-unified-position-south-china-sea-issue WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will press the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to come up with a unified position on the South China Sea controversy when she visits Asia again this week, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Tuesday. At the same time, Nuland dismissed…
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Chinese exec wants to arm fishermen
By Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington bureau (The Philippine Star) @ http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/07/21/829913/chinese-exec-wants-arm-fishermen WASHINGTON – A leading Chinese fishery official has urged Beijing to provide arms and military training for 100,000 fishermen and let them roam the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea to defeat the Philippines, Vietnam and other countries in the region challenging China’s sweeping claims of sovereignty in those…
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‘UNCLOS won’t resolve sea row’
By Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington Bureau (The Philippine Star) @ http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/06/22/820108/unclos-wont-resolve-sea-row WASHINGTON – US accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) will not resolve conflicting claims by a number of countries including the Philippines and China to barren islands, reefs, shoals and coral outcrops in the South China Sea, said retired admiral James Lyons, a…
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P-Noy won’t drag US military into West Phl Sea dispute
By Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington Bureau (The Philippine Star) @ http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/06/09/815219/p-noy-wont-drag-us-military-west-phl-sea-dispute WASHINGTON – President Aquino assured Americans he would not drag the United States in any military intervention in the West Philippine Sea crisis and said he was committed to defusing the tension in Panatag Shoal where Chinese and Philippine vessels have been locked in a standoff since April. In…