Philippines
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Obama warns China against ‘coercion’ at sea
WASHINGTON–US President Barack Obama warned China on Thursday against the using force or intimidation in its tense maritime disputes with its neighbors and urged a peaceful resolution. Obama, meeting Chinese officials who were in Washington for wide-ranging talks, “urged China to manage its maritime disputes with its neighbors peacefully, without the use of intimidation or […]
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‘Arbitration process a peaceful way to solve maritime dispute’
ASEAN, Ayungin Shoal, China, Code of Conduct, Philippine Star, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSBRUSSELS – The Philippines’ top diplomat has underscored that the arbitral proceedings initiated by Manila to challenge China’s excessive maritime claims do not undermine the consultations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Beijing for the crafting of a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del […]
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Wescom chief: No standoff in Ayungin Shoal
Ayungin Shoal, China, Fishing Rights, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines, South China Sea DisputeMANILA, Philippines – The Western Command vowed that it will not abandon Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Reef) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) even as China maintained its presence there. “As far as the Wescom is concerned we are continuously monitoring our good friends in that area with what is available with my […]
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PH: China turning sea into its lake
ASEAN, Ayungin Shoal, Brunei, China, Code of Conduct, Malaysia, Nine Dash Line, Oil, Panatag Shoal, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, Second Thomas shoal, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Taiwan, UNCLOS, VietnamMANILA, Philippines—China is turning the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) into “one country’s lake,” Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Tuesday, pressing Manila’s effort to roll back Beijing’s expansive claims in the strategic waterway. Speaking before an experts’ roundtable on maritime security in Brussels, Belgium, Del Rosario said China’s assertion of ownership over […]
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US, China to Open Talks in Washington
STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. and Chinese diplomats meet in Washington Wednesday for a security and economic dialogue expected to include rival territorial claims to the South China Sea. China is modernizing its navy and increasing patrols in the disputed waters of the South China Sea – where Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan are all […]
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Conclusion for “Battle for the Paracels”
Though the on-going feud between China and Vietnam remains the most serious source of conflict in the region, it is not the only dispute that involves the status of the islands of the South China Sea. On 16 June 1976, for example, the PRC issued a stern warning to Manila that Philippines sponsored oil exploration […]
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China Threats Unacceptable
Chinese officials began their meeting with Asean foreign ministers in Brunei this week by accusing their 10 neighbours of an anti-Beijing conspiracy over disputed South China Sea territory. China singled… Please credit and share this article with others using this link:http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/357860/china-threats-unacceptable. View our policies at http://goo.gl/9HgTd and http://goo.gl/ou6Ip. © Post Publishing PCL. All rights reserved. […]
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Chinese ships back at Panatag Shoal
MANILA, Philippines – An official of the Department of National Defense (DND) confirmed Monday that Chinese ships have returned to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal a few days after they left the area off Zambales in the West Philippine Sea. Security sources had earlier said that two Chinese maritime surveillance (CMS) vessels were sighted near Panatag Shoal […]
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The danger of pushing China too far on law of the sea
China has been under withering political and legal attack for allegedly violating the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Although at the recent meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Brunei, Beijing declared its willingness to discuss a code of conduct for the South China Sea, there has been no change […]
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Chinese vessels go in and out of Panatag Shoal – DFA
Ayungin Shoal, Bajo de Masinloc, Brunei, China, Fishing Rights, GMA Network News, Malaysia, Oil, Panatag Shoal, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, TaiwanTwo Chinese vessels have been spotted again in the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off northern Philippines, days after it was reported that the ships have left the area, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. “Yesterday [Sunday], we received a report from the Philippine Navy confirming that Chinese ships are back in Bajo de Masinloc,” […]