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Chinese troops to seize Zhongye Island back from the Philippines in 2014
Cabbage Strategy, China, Fishing Rights, Haiyan, Militarization, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, WarThe following report is a translation from Chinese media. The views do not necessarily reflect those of China Daily Mail. Relying on US support, the Philippines is so arrogant as to announce in the New Year that it will increase its navy and air force deployment at Zhongye Island, a Chinese island that it has […]
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Govt vows to protect sea territory
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, China Fishing Laws, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, USAThe government on Thursday vowed to protect the country’s territorial sovereignty from foreign intrusion amid reports that China has issued a “no permit, no fishing” rule for foreign fishermen in the highly-disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The new ruling, which is aimed to bolster China’s claim over the disputed islands, […]
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Fishing rules are ‘normal practice’
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, China Fishing Laws, Fishing Rights, Hainan, PhilippinesHainan province’s demand that foreign fishing vessels entering its waters seek China’s approval is a normal practice, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, refuting reports that it reflects Beijing’s tougher stance on territorial disputes. “The goal is to strengthen the security of fisheries resources and to reasonably utilize and exploit them,” ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying […]
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Philippines, Vietnam condemn China’s fishing law
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Vietnam on Friday condemned a new Chinese law that requires foreign fishermen to seek Beijing’s approval to operate in much of the South China Sea, where overlapping territorial claims have escalated tensions. China’s assertiveness in pressing its claims in the waters, which are believed to have significant seabed gas […]
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China fires back at U.S. for criticism on fishing curbs
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, China Fishing Law, East China Sea, Hainan, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, USA(Reuters) – China defended on Friday its new fishing restrictions in disputed waters in the South China Sea against criticism from the United States, saying the rules were in accordance with international law. The rules, approved by China’s southern Hainan province, took effect on January 1 and require foreign fishing vessels to obtain approval to […]
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Coastal Province’s Fishing Rules Alarm U.S.
New fishing regulations issued by a Chinese province along the South China Sea have once again focused international attention on a complex territorial dispute and raised the question of what kind of power China will become. In a move that a spokeswoman for the State Department, Jen Psaki, on Thursday called a “provocative and potentially […]
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‘GROSS VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW’ | Manila blasts Beijing on new South China Sea regulations
Brunei, China, China Fishing Laws, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Malaysia, Nine Dash Line, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, Taiwan, UNCLOS, VietnamMANILA – The Philippines denounced Friday a new Chinese law that Manila says compels foreign vessels to seek a permit from Chinese regional authorities for activities in large areas of the South China Sea, including portions referred to by Manila as the West Philippine Sea. “We have requested China to immediately clarify the new fisheries […]
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China asserts control over vast sea area, angering neighbors, U.S.
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, East China Sea, Fishing Rights, Philippines, South China Sea, South Korea, Taiwan, USA, VietnamVietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines and the United States have criticized China for imposing new access rules for the vast South China Sea, saying Beijing’s demand that foreign vessels get approval to enter the disputed maritime area is provocative and potentially destabilizing. But Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying retorted Friday that the rules that went into […]
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China fisheries law difficult to implement—Kalayaan mayor
MANILA, Philippines – The new fisheries law issued by the Hainan Provincial People’s Congress by China over the South China Sea will be difficult to implement, Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon said on Friday. “That is difficult to implement because there are a lot of claimant countries and their islets are populated..especially in the Spratlys,” Bito-onon […]
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US: China rules for disputed seas ‘provocative’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. says new restrictions by Chinese authorities on other countries’ fishermen in the disputed South China Sea are “provocative and potentially dangerous.” The regulations, which took effect this month, require foreign fishermen to ask China’s permission to operate within most of the vast, strategic waterway. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Thursday […]
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Expulsions likely as Hainan requires permission to fish in South China Sea
A Chinese local government has quietly introduced a set of rules that require all foreign fishing vessels to seek approval from authorities to operate in the vast area that Beijing claims in the resource-rich South China Sea. Analysts said the new rules rolled out by Hainan – the latest move to reinforce control of the […]
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Hainan’s New Fishing Rules: A Preliminary Analysis
Hainan’s provincial government has become an increasingly prominent and active player in the South China Sea disputes. In November 2012, Hainan’s People’s Congress issued new regulations on coastal border security that raised questions about freedom for navigation in the South China Sea (see analysis here and here). In November 2013, the same legislative body issued […]