China
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China’s fishery law focus of Asean gab
The new fishing regulations in the South China Sea being implemented by Hainan, China’s southernmost province, was one of the topics that was discussed on Thursday during the Association of Southeast Nations Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Bagan, Myanmar. Filipino Fishermen prepare their nets before sailing to the seas within the West Philippine Sea, portions […]
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China’s New Fishing Regulations: An Act of State Piracy?
ASEAN, China, China Fishing Laws, Code of Conduct, East China Sea, Fishing Rights, Hainan, South China Sea Dispute, State Piracy, UNCLOSOn November 29, 2013, six days after China’s Ministry of National Defense announced the establishment of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea, Hainan province quietly issued new regulations on fishing in the South China Sea. These regulations were announced on December 3 and came into force on January 1, 2014. […]
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China chides Japan for carping over fishing curbs
BEIJING – Beijing reacted sharply on Monday to criticism by Japan of new fishing restrictions imposed by China in the South China Sea, expressing “resolute dissatisfaction” with a Japanese official’s comments at the weekend, and noting Japan has no direct stake in the issue. “The person who made these remarks, if he’s not ignorant, then […]
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China planning permanent structures on Bajo de Masinloc?
Bajo de Masinloc, China, China Fishing Laws, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Military, Military Presence, Permanent Structures, Philippines, Scarborough ShoalMANILA, Philippines – China has maintained a continued naval presence on Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal, which is widely seen as a preparation for the establishment of a permanent structure well within Philippine territorial waters in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). A confidential Philippine government report acknowledged that Beijing will use its […]
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Filipino traitors thrive as China readies invasion
China, China Fishing Rights, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Kalayaan, Military Conflict, Mining, Pag-asa, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysChina is preparing to seize Pag-asa Island Philippine territory. As reported by the Qianzhan (Prospects) business and strategy info site, the Chinese military has drawn up an attack plan for execution this year. The alleged strategy is to contain the hostilities within the disputed Spratly archipelago, at the eastern edge of which are Pag-asa and […]
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Fishing rules row may push China to clarify its South China Sea claims
The ambiguity of China’s claims in the South China Sea has long been the main obstacle to resolving or even managing the jurisdictional disputes there. Despite of repeated requests from rival claimants, as well as the US, China has declined to clarify exactly what it claims and why. Its infamous nine-dash line encompassing most of […]
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PH won’t recognize China fisheries law
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will not recognize the fisheries law implemented by China in the waters off Hainan province, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. “We don’t recognize it, that’s why we are protesting about its declaration and implementation,” DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez said when asked for a categorical response by media […]
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PH reminds China of pending protest vs Sansha City amid issue on fisheries law
China, China Fishing Laws, Diplomatic Relations, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Philippines, Raul Hernandez, South China Sea DisputeMANILA, Philippines – As China’s new law requiring foreigners to seek permission to fish in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) takes effect this month, the Philippines has reminded China that it still protesting the establishment of a Chinese prefecture that encompasses areas in the disputed territories. Earlier, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs […]
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UN court ‘will reject China claim in sea row’
A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official is confident that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Itlos) will invalidate China’s claim on virtually the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez said yesterday a ruling by the tribunal on China’s so-called nine-dash claim is due at the end […]
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China preparing to seize Pag-asa Island – report
China, Haian, Militarization, Military Conflict, Naval Stockpiling, Pagasa, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, WarMANILA, Philippines – The Chinese Navy has drawn up a detailed plan to seize this year the Philippines’ Pag-asa Island in a battle that will be restricted in the South China Sea, according to a Chinese news network. A report of business and strategy news platform Qianzhan (Prospects) in Mandarin was translated by English news […]