South China Sea Dispute
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Noy: US statement vs China to help reduce tension over sea row
MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino believes US Secretary of State John Kerry’s pronouncements and those of officials of other countries on China’s air defense identification zone would reduce tension in the disputed areas. Speaking to reporters after an event in Malacañang yesterday, Aquino said the pronouncements would be helpful. “I suppose it is good that […]
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US does not recognize China air defense zone
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Coast Guard, Global Contingency Plan, John Kerry, Philippines, PNP, South China Sea Dispute, USAMANILA, Philippines – Washington does not recognize China’s air defense identification zone over the East China Sea, visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday. “The United States does not recognize that zone and does not accept it,” Kerry said during a news conference yesterday with Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario. “The zone […]
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US boosts support for Philippines security forces
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Coast Guard, Global Security Contingency Fund, Japan, John Kerry, Militarization, Philippines, PNP, South China Sea Dispute, USAMANILA — The United States will provide the Philippines’ security forces with $40 million in new assistance in part to help the country protect its territorial waters amid rising tensions with China over disputes in the South China Sea, US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday while urging all the nations involved to “lower […]
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Phl adopts action plan vs illegal fishing
MANILA, Philippines – The government has adopted a national action plan seeking to prevent and eliminate illegal fishing in Philippine waters amid recent high-profile poaching incidents by foreign vessels. The plan is contained in Executive Order 154 signed by President Aquino last Dec. 6 and published in a national daily yesterday. In the order, Aquino […]
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After Typhoon Haiyan, a Dispatch From the South China Sea
Shortly after we published our article in the Oct. 27 issue about the Filipino marines stationed on a forsaken boat in the South China Sea, Typhoon Haiyan devastated the central Philippines. In the wake of the storm it became clear that thousands of Filipinos had died. The photographer Ashley Gilberston and I were naturally concerned about the […]
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PH lawyer on China: Being ‘int’l outlaw’ has its price
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ lawyer in its historic case against China said on Tuesday, December 3, that Manila needs an “impeccable” judgment against Beijing to pressure it to take a “more flexible position” on maritime disputes. Paul Reichler, the Philippines’ lead counsel before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), hinted […]
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West Phl Sea issue up in Japan meet
Aid, ASEAN, China, Coast Guard Upgrade Loan, Defense Pact, Disaster Standby Loan, Japan, Japan Air Service Agrement, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, YolandaTOKYO – The West Philippine Sea issue will be up for discussion as President Aquino embarks on a visit here starting today to attend the 40th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) commemorative summit and meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel Lopez said Japan was committed to assisting the ASEAN […]
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China’s air zone announcement was just the beginning
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, B-52 Bombers, China, East China Sea Dispute, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, USAWHEN CHINA announced its decision to claim a wider air zone that encompassed the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Island territories, the East China Sea erupted into conflict reminiscent of the Cold War era. In response, the United States and Japan declared the zone illegitimate and flew military aircraft through it, while China deployed fighter jets to identify […]
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Will Beijing Declare a Special Air Defense Zone Over the South China Sea?
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, B-52 Bombers, China, East China Sea Dispute, Japan, Militarization, Nuclear Submarines, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, USABeijing may replicate the controversial special air defense zone it unilaterally declared over the East China Sea in another disputed region — the vast South China Sea — in a bid to shore up its military strategy that could escalate tensions and intensify U.S.-China rivalry, experts say. The controversial East China Sea air defense identification […]
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China’s geopolitical weight is emboldening its territorial creep
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, East China Sea, Japan, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea Dispute, Territorial CreepChina’s growing geopolitical heft is emboldening its territorial creep in Asia. After laying claim to 80 percent of the South China Sea, it has just established a so-called air defense identification zone in the East China Sea, raising the odds of armed conflict with Japan and threatening the principle of freedom of navigation of the […]