Arbitration
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Palace unperturbed by China’s ‘deception’ charge
Malacañang on Monday shrugged off China’s recent comment that the Philippines was trying to draw the world’s sympathy through deception in the dispute over territories in the South China Sea. “It is part of the dynamics of international relations to conduct information campaigns or to propagate a national policy by utilizing the mass media as […]
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China’s Information Warfare Campaign and the South China Sea: Bring It On!
Arbitration, China, China Fishing Laws, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, South China Sea Dispute, Three Warfares, UNCLOS, VietnamOn June 9 China unexpectedly opened a new front when Wang Min, Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, presented Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a formal position paper on the dispute with a request that he circulate it to all 193 UN members. China’s action in internationalizing its dispute with Vietnam does not represent a change […]
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PH files diplomatic protest vs China over Kennan Reef
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, INCLOS, Kennan Reef, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysThe Philippines filed a protest over China’s reclamation in Kennan Reef in the West Philippine Sea last week. The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that China has been carrying out land reclamation activities in Hughes Reef. Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said this follows the Philippines’ protest against China’s reclamation on Mabini Reef last April […]
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China’s UN Rep. accuses Vietnam, Philippines of lying
News Update > Video News China’s UN Rep. accuses Vietnam, Philippines of lying Reporter: Matt Stuttard 丨 CCTV.com 06-14-2014 20:09 BJT Share this: Share on twitter Share on facebook Share on sinaweibo Share on email Font size: China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has accused both Vietnam and the Philippines of making “groundless accusations” […]
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Vietnam’s UN envoy says Beijing refusing dialogue over South China Sea dispute
Vietnamese protesters wave national flags and chant during a protest against China in Victoria Park. Photo: EPA Vietnam’s ambassador to the United Nations has accused Beijing of refusing to hold talks to resolve the two countries’ stand-off over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Le Hoai Trung said Beijing insisted the waters off the […]
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Asian Nations Bare Teeth Over South China Sea
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Paracels, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, South Johnson Reef, Spratlys, UNCLOS, VietnamSINGAPORE, Jun 11 (IPS) – China’s early-May decision to dispatch the state-of-the-art oil rig, HYSY981, into Vietnam’s 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), has intensified ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea, raising fears of uncontrolled military escalation in one of the world’s most important waterways. It wasn’t long before Vietnamese and Chinese maritime forces were […]
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Vietnam Faces Limited Options in China Sea Dispute
Arbitration, China, Intentional Ramming, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamHANOI — Vietnam has curbed the violent anti-China protests that swept the country after a Chinese oil rig began drilling in contested waters. But authorities have not dropped their opposition to the Chinese operation, sending boats to harass the drilling, considering waging a legal case in international courts to resolve the dispute, and courting regional […]
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Legal actions against China – a magic wand for Vietnam
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Intentional Ramming, Oil Rig, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamDr Nguyen Toan Thang from the Hanoi Law University says Vietnam has the right to sue China for violating its sovereignty in the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He says Vietnam has sufficient legal basis to assert that Haiyang Shiyou-981 has been placed deep inside its […]
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A National Strategy for the South China Sea
Analysis, Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Diplomatic Relations, East China Sea, Foreign Relations, Hugo Grotius, John Selden, Mare Closum, Mare Liberum, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, USAAbstract The United States should develop and promulgate a National Strategy for the South China Sea (NSSCS) as part of its ongoing efforts to counter Chinese aggression in the region and to resolve the disputes there in a peaceful manner. It behooves the United States to shift its current posture in the South China Sea […]
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COLUMN-China’s Nine Dash Line and the Law of the Sea: Kemp
Arbitration, Brunei, China, Chuck Hagel, Gas, Japan, Malaysia, Nine Dash Line, Oil, Paracels, Philippines, UNCLOS, USA, Vietnam(Reuters) – Territorial disputes over tiny islands and reefs in the South China Sea are poisoning relations between China and its neighbours in Southeast Asia. “In recent months, China has undertaken destabilising, unilateral actions asserting its claims in the South China Sea,” U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told an audience in Singapore last month. “(China) […]