UNCLOS
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China Rejects Philippine Proposal on South China Sea Disputes
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar—China on Saturday rejected the Philippines’ proposed freeze on perceived provocative acts that recently stirred tensions in contested Asian waters, signaling its preference to tackle South China Sea disputes with diplomatic efforts that have made little progress in the last decade. Read more: http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-rejects-philippine-proposal-on-south-china-sea-disputes-1407574262?tesla=y
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San Francisco rally – ‘Destroy China military bases,’ ‘UN ruling against China invasion now’
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Shouting “China out now!”, Filipino Americans in the Bay Area on July 24 joined their counterparts in other part of the United States and other capital cities in the world in denouncing what they called the invasion of the Philippines by China. Carrying inverted Philippine flags, the San Francisco contingent marched […]
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US: South China Sea tension ‘a little’ toned down
MANILA, Philippines — The territorial row between China and its neighbors, including the Philippines, over the South China Sea has become less intense in the past weeks, the US Department of State said Friday. Marie Harf, deputy spokesperson, confirmed the observation that rival claimants have “toned down,” not exchanging statements asserting their claims and not […]
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Vietnam mulls timing of legal suit against China: spokesman
Vietnam continues to mull the timing of its international lawsuit against China in order to maximize the suit’s impact on Vietnam’s territorial protection, spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Hai Binh at a press briefing on Thursday. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered relevant agencies to prepare documents for legal proceedings against China this […]
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Imbalance in Regional Cooperation
On May 2nd, 2014 the Chinese National Offshore Oil Cooperation’s oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 (HS981) began drilling in disputed waters just off the coast of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The drilling was met with outrage by both the Vietnamese government and its people who claim that the People’s Republic of China […]
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China’s James Shoal Claim: Malaysia The Undisputed Owner – Analysis
James Shoal, a feature that is permanently 22 metres (66 feet) under water in the South China Sea, should not have attracted public attention regionally but for geopolitics and ignorance of international law. Malaysians have been alarmed by recent reports of vessels of the People’s Republic of China Liberation Army (Navy), gathering and celebrating above […]
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Historian debunks China’s claim over Hoang Sa
China, History, International Law, Paracels, Saint Germain Convention of 1919, South China Sea Dispute, The Declaration of the Lausanne Institute of International Law of 1888, UNCLOS, VietnamVietNamNet Bridge – At several international seminars recently, some senior officials, generals, diplomats and scholars of China claimed that the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is positioned within the exclusive economic zone of Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago of China. However, the claim is completely groundless, as many researchers have pointed out. A Chinese vessel […]
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Indon official: UNCLOS solves Philippines-China row
MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the answer to settle maritime disputes over the South China Sea, an Indonesian official said. Arif Havas Oegroseno, Indonesian Ambassador to the European Union, said that rival claimants correctly resorting to UNCLOS is a lesson from successful settlement of the […]
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Historical Fiction : China’s South China Sea Claims
The Spratly Islands—not so long ago known primarily as a rich fishing ground—have turned into an international flashpoint as Chinese leaders insist with increasing truculence that the islands, rocks, and reefs have been, in the words of Premier Wen Jiabao, “China’s historical territory since ancient times.” Normally, the overlapping territorial claims to sovereignty and maritime […]
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PH becoming a thorn in China’s side
MANILA, Philippines–Who would have thought that the tiny Philippines would be a thorn in the side of giant China? Magdalo Rep. Francisco Ashley Acedillo said the Philippines’ geographic location is in the way of China’s defense strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, giving its ally, the United States, a base from which to counter China. “Our […]