Scarborough Shoal
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Philippines right to challenge China
Nine dashes, five judges, two contestants. It sounds like a reality television show. In fact, it is the rather obscure — but very important — beginning of a process to delineate fiercely disputed Asian maritime borders according to the rule of law, rather than the law of the jungle. The nine dashes belong to China. […]
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China’s mining occupation of the Philippines
While China’s brazen occupation of the Philippines’ Scarborough Shoal, located just 125 nautical miles from Masinloc, Zambales, has captured all the national and international attention, little has been mentioned about China’s occupation of the Philippine mining industry, an entirely different issue from the Filipino Chinese (“Chinoys”) domination of the Philippine economy. For example, one of […]
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Beijing rejects arbitration over Philippines territorial spat
China should be careful how it looks to the international community, according to Professor Jerome Cohen of New York University. The drama about the disputed Scarborough Shoal or Huangyan Islands had the Philippines seeking international arbitration from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or UNCLOS. The Philippines have said they acknowledge […]
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China consolidates sea claims as Asian diplomacy struggles
Bajo de Masinloc, China, First Post World, Fishing Rights, Philippines, Reuters, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea DisputeMASINLOC, Philippines (Reuters) – For decades, fishermen along the northwestern Philippine coast treated the teeming fishing grounds of the Scarborough Shoal as their backyard, less than a day’s boat ride away. Now, they see it as a foreign country. “I lost my livelihood when we lost the Scarborough Shoal to the Chinese,” said Mario Forones, […]
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On the PH-China Scarborough Shoal standoff
ABS-CBN News, ANC Headstart, China, Diplomacy, fishermen, Mark Salazar, Panatag Shoal, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, standoff, territorial disputeThis video explores the Scarborough Shoal standoff between the Philippines and China through interviews with key figures involved in the incident. It offers insights into the different perspectives on this ongoing dispute.
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NSC says China’s 10-dash line map being sold in local bookstores
ABS-CBN News, ANC Headstart, China, Diplomacy, fishermen, GMA Network News, Joseph Morong, Nine Dash Line, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, standoff, territorial disputeThis video explores the Scarborough Shoal standoff between the Philippines and China through interviews with key figures involved in the incident. It offers insights into the different perspectives on this ongoing dispute.
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China’s Strategy For The Philippines – Analysis
The standoff in the Scarborough Shoal between China and the Philippines not only demonstrated Manila’s commitment to defend its maritime territory, but also Beijing’s determination to maintain its territorial aspirations at all costs. Knowing what strings to pull to pressure the Philippines, Beijing engaged in a series of de facto economic reprisals. For its part, […]
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China formally rejects UN arbitration on West PHL Sea issue
ANC Headstart, China, Diplomacy, fishermen, Howie Severino, Panatag Shoal, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, standoff, territorial dispute, UNCLOSThis video explores the Scarborough Shoal standoff between the Philippines and China through interviews with key figures involved in the incident. It offers insights into the different perspectives on this ongoing dispute.
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Chinese ships’ drills no cause for tension — Palace
Malacañang on Sunday said it sees no problem with the entry of a Chinese navy fleet into the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) for patrols and drills. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the exercises involving the Chinese ships will be conducted in international waters. “I’ve also read that report … and it did […]