West Philippine Sea
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This Is How a War With China Could Begin First, the lights in Taiwan go out.
ImagePresident Xi Jinping reviewed the Chinese military’s fleet in the South China Sea last year. TAIPEI, Taiwan — If the United States gets embroiled in a war with China, it may begin with the lights going out here in Taipei. Tensions are rising across the Taiwan Strait, and there’s a growing concern among some security […]
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Duterte cites Xi’s stress over HK for not pressing PH territorial rights
MANILA (UPDATE) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he was disappointed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping refused to heed Manila’s arbitral victory that invalidated Beijing’s sweeping claims over the West Philippine Sea. The Xi government does not recognize the Philippines’ 2016 arbitral victory, maintaining it would not “budge,” a response that displeased Duterte. “I […]
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‘Any suggestion?’ Philippine leader Duterte asks after China’s Xi reaffirms South China Sea claims
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Aug 30, 2019. MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine president has acknowledged he’s short of solutions for having China adhere to Manila’s arbitration victory in their South China Sea […]
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Trump must put Xi Jinping’s puppet, Rodrigo Duterte, on notice
President Trump must put Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on notice. Trump should make clear that while the U.S. greatly values its longstanding alliance with the Philippines, that alliance cannot continue at the expense of America’s interest in upholding its liberal international order against China. The warning is necessary in light of Duterte’s continued deference […]
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‘PH can’t have its Kalayaan Island Group’ – arbitral tribunal
IN the second case* where we shot ourselves in the foot in the arbitration case against China brought by President Benigno Aquino 3rd and his Foreign secretary Albert del Rosario, the tribunal in effect ruled that we can’t have our Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), since this would violate provisions of the United Nations Convention […]
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New Japanese police force will defend disputed islands in East China Sea
The Senkakus, a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea claimed by Japan and China, are seen from the air in 2010. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan plans to bolster defenses around its disputed southern island chain by creating a specialized police force that will respond to any incursions in the East […]
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Xi-Duterte meeting on South China Sea – all for show?: Inquirer
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Talk about great expectations. Days before President Duterte’s fifth visit to China, his officials announced that the time has come for him to raise the country’s legal victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Mr Duterte […]
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South China Sea: EU powers admit serious ‘concern’ over critical tensions in the region
THE UK, France and Germany expressed their collective concern over the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The European countries, known as the E3, released a joint statement on the “tensions” among coastal states along the South China Sea that could lead to “instability” in the region. All three are state parties of the […]
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Arbitral award vs China: We shot ourselves in the foot
MORE precisely, not really “us” but former President Benigno Aquino 3rd and his incompetent foreign secretary Albert del Rosario who shot our Republic in the foot by filing in 2013 the arbitration case against China, invoking the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). They didn’t even consult Congress or any other […]
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Palace: Duterte tackled Hague ruling with Xi apologetically
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte struck an apologetic tone during his meeting last week with Chinese President Xi Jinping where he raised the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s claim over nearly the entire South China Sea. “The President said, ‘I didn’t want to alarm you with what I’m about to raise because […]