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EU chief slams China reclamations
BRUSSELS: European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday criticized “construction activities” in the South China Sea in reference to China’s land reclamations on submerged reefs, saying it would complicate the resolution of disputes. Speaking to reporters ahead of a Japan-EU summit in Tokyo on Friday, Tusk said the “European position is that all parties of […]
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Antonio T. Carpio: The South China Sea Dispute
Antonio Carpio, Arbitration, China, Elcano Royal Institute, European Union, Geopolitics, International Law, International Relations, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Justice Carpio, law of the sea, Madrid, Maritime Disputes, nine-dash line, Philippines, Real Instituto Elcano, Regional Stability, South China Sea, South China Sea Dispute, Spain, territorial dispute, UNCLOSJustice Antonio Carpio, a prominent Filipino jurist, discusses the Philippines’ legal challenge to China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. He explains the legal arguments, the status of the case before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the potential implications of the tribunal’s decision for regional stability and international law.
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‘China action in sea row unacceptable’
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, European Union, Germany, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA, Philippines – A former president and the longest serving member of the European Parliament called China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea “unacceptable,” and said no power should be allowed to dominate in the region. Hans-Gert Pöttering, chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and member of the European Parliament representing the […]