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Hilbay: PH discarding Hague win with China oil deal
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 26) — Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay warned that the Philippines is “throwing away” its 2016 victory over China in an arbitral ruling by entering into an agreement to pursue talks on a joint oil and gas exploration. “By signing this MOU (memorandum of understanding), we’re going backwards, not recognizing our win, throwing away the…
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Chinese people need to be convinced they don’t have historical claim on South China Sea —Carpio
The Chinese government may comply with the arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea territorial issue if its people would understand that there is no historical basis on their claim in the disputed area, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday. At a forum at the House of Representatives, Carpio said every Chinese from all walks of life has been…
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Palace not sure if barring media from S. China Sea is official Beijing policy
MANILA – Malacañang will not yet take concrete steps or make any pronouncements after Chinese coastguard personnel barred a Filipino media team from covering a portion of the West Philippine Sea that is well within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. A Palace spokesman said Monday it will first have to validate if the ban on Philippine media is…
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Watch: In South China Sea, A Show Of US Navy Strength, Message To Beijing
China claims it has historic rights to these waters, a crucial waterway where one third of global trade flows. The aircraft is a part of US plan to keep its plan at the dominant naval power in Asia-Pacific region. As fighter jets roared off the flight deck and darted above the South China Sea, visitors onboard the carrier USS Ronald…
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Carpio rallies Filipinos: Teach Chinese people they don’t own South China Sea
China’s historical claim on South China Sea ‘totally false’, ‘no basis’ Acting Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday called on the Filipino people to help educate Chinese people that their country’s historical claim on nearly the entire South China Sea was “totally false” and “has no basis.” Amid the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China, Carpio…
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Canada wary of challenging China on South China Sea
Ottawa has no plans to make any waves in Beijing’s direction as it looks to build defense ties with its second largest trading partner Canada’s naval engagement in the Western Pacific has grown considerably in the past two years, and warships waving the Maple Leaf flag are becoming a common sight in the troubled region. But despite its alliance with…
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AI ATLANTIS China plans undersea ‘robot colony’ base for unmanned submarine drones in South China Sea
The state-of the-art submarine centre would become the first artificial intelligence colony on Earth, says scientists involved in the bizarre plan. CHINA is to build a deep sea colony for ‘robots’ to run science and defence operations in the depths of the South China Sea. The state-of the-art submarine centre would become the first artificial intelligence colony on Earth, says…
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What America Can Do to Avoid War in the South China Sea
Here are some helpful steps both Washington and Beijing should take. Is the world at a point of no return in the South China Sea? Judging by the comments coming from the mouths of senior U.S. and Chinese officials, that would certainly seem like the reality. Both sides have dug into their maximalist positions, with Beijing viewing the expansive blue…
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SWS: 84% of Filipinos oppose gov’t inaction on China WPS ‘intrusion’
Majority of Filipinos think it is “not right” the government is simply letting China expand its military presence in the West Philippine Sea, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. In its third-quarter survey released on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the country, SWS said the Filipinos maintain their anti-Chinese stance on the sea row…
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United States ‘won’t give in to China’ on Taiwan or South China Sea
Washington wants to maintain high-level diplomatic engagement with Beijing but won’t give in to its demands over the South China Sea and Taiwan, according to a senior US diplomat. The comments came after Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice-President Mike Pence traded barbs over trade practices at the Apec summit in Papua New Guinea, where the bloc failed for…
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PH-China deal on oil, gas dev’t creates body to study joint exploration
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and China on oil and gas development in the West Philippine Sea creates a body that will study how the two countries can pursue joint exploration and development. A government source privy to the MOU told Rappler that the MOU does not mean the immediate conduct of joint…
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What Xi did and didn’t give Duterte
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to the Philippines heralded a new ‘strategic partnership’ but failed to deliver vowed billions of dollars of aid and investment Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded today a landmark visit to the Philippines, a two-day tour that aimed to underscore the notion that Beijing is the region’s partner of choice for trade and development. But the…