Philippines
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July 24 – A Dark Day in Philippine History
ASEAN, Bajo de Masinloc, China, Code of Conduct, Nine Dash Line, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, Shansha City, South China Sea DisputeAs dark days go, July 24, 2012 is akin historically to what occurred in China on February 18, 1932 when Japan proclaimed the state of Manchukuo as the governing body for the region of Manchuria which it had invaded and detached from China. The people of China were driven to erase that infamous day from […]
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Feeling the heat
The way the Chinese are ranting, they must be all riled up with recent adverse developments. In their distorted perception, Chinese officials accused the Philippines of being “a troublemaker and unsettling the stability of the region.” Read more: http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/07/20/feeling-the-heat/
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DFA: Beijing’s sweeping claims over entire South China Sea is the problem
China must show to the world that it respects the rule of law for it to be accepted as a responsible nation by the international community, a Foreign Affairs spokesman said in a new war of words with Beijing officials. “China can end this South China Sea dispute by defining what the core issue is. […]
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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 […]