Vietnam
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Roaring on the Seas: China’s Power Grab Is Alarming
Few aspects of China’s dynamic emergence as a global power have generated as much insecurity and danger in its neighborhood as its mounting campaign to control the South China Sea, a vital waterway for international commerce. On Wednesday, at a high-level meeting in Hanoi, China’s top diplomat scolded his Vietnamese hosts for complaining about an […]
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LOVE-HATE TRIANGLE | What is the result of China’s heavy-handedness vis-a-vis Vietnam, PH?
China, Diplomatic Relations, Foreign Policy, Intetional Rammings, itlos, Oil Rig, Paracels, Philippines, Sinking, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamAmado “Bong” Mendoza is a faculty member of the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines (Diliman) and is primarily interested in Philippine politics and political economy. He used to write for Business Day covering the finance beat and the online edition of Inquirer. He now writes regularly for InterAksyon.com. Unfortunately for assertive rising powers like China, might […]
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China’s Information Warfare Campaign and the South China Sea: Bring It On!
Arbitration, China, China Fishing Laws, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, South China Sea Dispute, Three Warfares, UNCLOS, VietnamOn June 9 China unexpectedly opened a new front when Wang Min, Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, presented Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a formal position paper on the dispute with a request that he circulate it to all 193 UN members. China’s action in internationalizing its dispute with Vietnam does not represent a change […]
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China’s UN Rep. accuses Vietnam, Philippines of lying
News Update > Video News China’s UN Rep. accuses Vietnam, Philippines of lying Reporter: Matt Stuttard 丨 CCTV.com 06-14-2014 20:09 BJT Share this: Share on twitter Share on facebook Share on sinaweibo Share on email Font size: China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has accused both Vietnam and the Philippines of making “groundless accusations” […]
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Vietnam’s UN envoy says Beijing refusing dialogue over South China Sea dispute
Vietnamese protesters wave national flags and chant during a protest against China in Victoria Park. Photo: EPA Vietnam’s ambassador to the United Nations has accused Beijing of refusing to hold talks to resolve the two countries’ stand-off over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Le Hoai Trung said Beijing insisted the waters off the […]
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Asian Nations Bare Teeth Over South China Sea
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Paracels, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, South Johnson Reef, Spratlys, UNCLOS, VietnamSINGAPORE, Jun 11 (IPS) – China’s early-May decision to dispatch the state-of-the-art oil rig, HYSY981, into Vietnam’s 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), has intensified ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea, raising fears of uncontrolled military escalation in one of the world’s most important waterways. It wasn’t long before Vietnamese and Chinese maritime forces were […]
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Vietnam Faces Limited Options in China Sea Dispute
Arbitration, China, Intentional Ramming, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamHANOI — Vietnam has curbed the violent anti-China protests that swept the country after a Chinese oil rig began drilling in contested waters. But authorities have not dropped their opposition to the Chinese operation, sending boats to harass the drilling, considering waging a legal case in international courts to resolve the dispute, and courting regional […]
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China ‘Internationalizes’ South China Sea Dispute
China, Intentional Ramming, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamChina effectively internationalized its dispute with Vietnam over an oil rig in the South China Sea on Monday by submitting its claim against Hanoi to the UN Secretary General. As Shannon reported yesterday, on Sunday China’s Foreign Ministry released a statement entitled, The Operation of the HYSY 981 Drilling Rig: Vietnam’s Provocation and China’s Position, […]
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Legal actions against China – a magic wand for Vietnam
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Intentional Ramming, Oil Rig, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamDr Nguyen Toan Thang from the Hanoi Law University says Vietnam has the right to sue China for violating its sovereignty in the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He says Vietnam has sufficient legal basis to assert that Haiyang Shiyou-981 has been placed deep inside its […]
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Why China’s Actions in the South China Sea Matter to the U.S.
HONG KONG — Conflicts have recently escalated between China and its Southeast Asian maritime neighbors over rocks, reefs, shoals and islets in the South China Sea. Last week, Hanoi released video footage of its vessels being rammed by the Chinese Coast Guard after Vietnam tried to block China’s attempt to commence drilling for hydrocarbons off […]