South China Sea Dispute
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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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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 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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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 […]
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China Defends New Fishing Rules in Disputed Waters
China is defending a move by Hainan province to require all foreign fishing vessels to seek permission before entering disputed waters in the South China Sea that are claimed by Beijing. The new rule, which went into effect on January 1, covers more than half the 3.5 million square kilometers of the South China Sea. […]
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Chinese troops to seize Zhongye Island back from the Philippines in 2014
Cabbage Strategy, China, Fishing Rights, Haiyan, Militarization, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, WarThe following report is a translation from Chinese media. The views do not necessarily reflect those of China Daily Mail. Relying on US support, the Philippines is so arrogant as to announce in the New Year that it will increase its navy and air force deployment at Zhongye Island, a Chinese island that it has […]
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Govt vows to protect sea territory
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, China Fishing Laws, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, USAThe government on Thursday vowed to protect the country’s territorial sovereignty from foreign intrusion amid reports that China has issued a “no permit, no fishing” rule for foreign fishermen in the highly-disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The new ruling, which is aimed to bolster China’s claim over the disputed islands, […]
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China fires back at U.S. for criticism on fishing curbs
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, China Fishing Law, East China Sea, Hainan, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, USA(Reuters) – China defended on Friday its new fishing restrictions in disputed waters in the South China Sea against criticism from the United States, saying the rules were in accordance with international law. The rules, approved by China’s southern Hainan province, took effect on January 1 and require foreign fishing vessels to obtain approval to […]
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‘GROSS VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW’ | Manila blasts Beijing on new South China Sea regulations
Brunei, China, China Fishing Laws, Fishing Rights, Hainan, Malaysia, Nine Dash Line, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, Taiwan, UNCLOS, VietnamMANILA – The Philippines denounced Friday a new Chinese law that Manila says compels foreign vessels to seek a permit from Chinese regional authorities for activities in large areas of the South China Sea, including portions referred to by Manila as the West Philippine Sea. “We have requested China to immediately clarify the new fisheries […]