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Peaceful negotiations for East Sea disputes
VietNamNet Bridge – Scholars and experts at a recent workshop in New York stressed the need to settle territorial disputes in the East Sea via peaceful means and in line with international law. Participants from the US, Vietnam, China, Australia, Britain, the Philippines and Singapore made an in-depth analysis of the causes of recent tensions […]
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Germany backs PHL call to settle West PHL Sea disputes through international law
Germany on Thursday backed the Philippines’ call for the settlement of disputes in the South China Sea through international law, a position long frowned on by China, which claims the resource-rich waters nearly in its entirety. While Germany says it does not take sides to the sea row involving the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei […]
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US lawmakers back PHL decision to take China disputes to UN arbitration
(Updated 2:40 p.m.) – A visiting US congressional delegation expressed support on Tuesday to the Philippine government’s decision to take long standing territorial disputes with China before a United Nations arbitration body. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Carlos Sorreta said the five-man US delegation led by Congressman Edward Royce (Republican, California), chairman of the House committee […]
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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 […]
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Bullyism: The new face of imperialism (China’s invocation of its so-called historical right)
ASEAN, Bullyism, China, Diplomatic Relations, Expansionism, Foreign Policy, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, StrategyI am writing once again to highlight to the international community and to the family of nations China’s aggressive imperialist design, to point out its continuous and hilarious invocation of its so-called historical right over the islands, shoals and islets that it is vigorously claiming ownership, not only in Southeast, but also in South Asia […]
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Towards a Strategic Framework for Management of the West Philippine Sea: A White Paper by the WPS Informal Expert Group
AIM, Analysis, ASEAN, Economics, environmental protection, Fishing Rights, Maritime Security, Oil, Philippines, Philippines Policy, Regional Stability, South China Sea Dispute, Sovereignty, Strategic Framework, UNLCOS, West Philippine Sea, White Paper, WPS Expert GroupExplore the White Paper Towards a Strategic Framework for the Management of the West Philippine Sea by the WPS Informal Expert Group, offering key recommendations to strengthen governance, security, and environmental protection in the region.