Ayungin Shoal
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China’s position paper on sea disputes with Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese Embassy in Manila spokesperson Zhang Hua on Thursday released a position paper on the sea disputes with the Philippines. The full text of the document is copied below: On March 30, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs stated that it submitted its Memorial to the Arbitral Tribunal that is hearing the case it brought against China…
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China to PH: ‘Friends avoid lawsuits’
Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, ICJ, itlos, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA, Philippines – China remains convinced that a bilateral negotiation, and not international arbitration, is the best way to settle its territorial dispute with a “good neighbor” and long-standing “friend” like the Philippines. “A resort to arbitration does not meet people’s expectations for friendship in both China and the Philippines,” said Zhang Hua, spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in Manila,…
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US calls for end to Chinese provocation in Ayungin
WASHINGTON – The United States has called on China to allow the Philippines to continue to maintain its presence on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea and said Chinese efforts to prevent Filipinos from resupplying the outpost were “provocative and destabilizing.” State Department spokesperson Marie Harf, in a press briefing on Monday, said the Chinese coast guard…
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China afraid its claim may be found baseless
Arbitration, Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSWHY AFRAID?: China believes in the validity of its sovereign claim over shoals and islets in the West Philippines Sea. It insists on a one-on-one discussion to resolve territorial disputes with neighbors, while avowing friendship and peaceful intentions in dealing with the Philippines. It is a member of the United Nations and signatory to the UN Convention on the Law…
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PNoy: We provoke not
Arbitration, Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, Memorial, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSPRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III said the Philippines has no intention to provoke a military confrontation with China, after challenging its claims over the West Philippine Sea in a formal pleading before the United Nations tribunal in The Hague. “We are not here to challenge China or to provoke them into any action. But I do believe that they should recognize…
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The Philippines’ UNCLOS Claim and the PR Battle Against China
Arbitration, Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSAs expected, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario announced Sunday that the Philippines has submitted a memorial seeking a ruling on China’s “nine dash line” from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The Philippines seeks to have China’s claim to much of the South China Sea, including several features within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, declared…
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China summons Manila envoy over sea legal case
BEIJING – China summoned the Philippines ambassador on Monday to lodge a strong complaint over Manila’s seeking of international arbitration in a festering territorial dispute over the South China Sea. The Philippines filed the case against China on Sunday at an arbitration tribunal in The Hague, subjecting Beijing to international legal scrutiny over the waters for the first time. Chinese…
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China never allows Philippines to seize Ren’ai Reef: FM spokesman
BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — A Foreign Ministry spokesman said here on Saturday that China will never allow the Philippines to occupy the Ren’ai Reef off China’s Nansha Islands in any form. Hong Lei, the spokesman, made the remarks in a written statement in response to the Philippines’ action of sending a supply ship to the Ren’ ai Reef with…
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PH: We are determined to pursue case vs China
Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, Chinese Coast Guard, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA — Amid another incident in the Ayungin Shoal on Saturday, the Philippines said it will not be stopped from pursuing a case against China before an arbitral tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The country will file Sunday its “memorial” – or written arguments – justifying its indisputable sovereignty over the West…
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Philippines supply ship evades Chinese vessels
A Philippine government ship slipped past a Chinese coast guard vessel Saturday and brought food and fresh troops to a marooned navy ship used as a base by Filipino troops to bolster the country’s territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea. The incident was witnessed by journalists who were invited by the Philippines military to accompany the resupply mission.…