Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday described as “irresponsible” comments made by a Chinese newspaper on the territorial dispute among China and four other Southeast Asian states—including the Philippines—over portions of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “It sounds like a grossly irresponsible, saber-rattling statement in contrast with the Philippine position which …
Read more »China’s neighbors should prepare “for the sounds of cannons” if they don’t temper their positions in territorial disputes over the South China Sea, the state-run Global Times newspaper said in an editorial today. Countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines and South Korea should not take China’s “mild diplomatic stance” for granted as they seek to …
Read more »One of China’s most popular newspapers warned on Tuesday that nations involved in territorial disputes in the South China Sea should “mentally prepare for the sounds of cannons” if they remain at loggerheads with Beijing. The Global Times is published by Communist Party mouthpiece the People’s Daily, but unlike that newspaper it is not a …
Read more »United States Department of State (Washington, DC) Mackenzie C. Babb 20 October 2011 document Washington — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for countries and regional organizations in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat maritime piracy, which he says threatens to hinder economic development and undermine security in the region. …
Read more »By MacKenzie C. Babb U.S. Department of State WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 21, 2011 — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for countries and regional organizations in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat maritime piracy, which he says threatens to hinder economic development and undermine security in the region. “The threat …
Read more »China’s mix of historical and legal claims in the South China Sea are inconsistent, says Frank Ching. Beijing can’t have its cake and eat it. By Frank Ching US scholar Lucian Pye once famously said that China was not a country but ‘a civilization pretending to be a state.’ That may have been apt at one …
Read more »by Joyce Pangco Pañares President Aquino will press for a regional solution to the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) during the state visit of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang by the end of the month. This developed after China and Vietnam signed a bilateral agreement seeking to contain the dispute, …
Read more »SPEAKING FREELYSouth China Sea: A new geopolitical node By Prokhor Tebin Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. For a long time, the planet’s geopolitical nodes were situated in Europe, namely the Balkans and …
Read more »SPEAKING FREELYSouth China Sea: A new geopolitical node By Prokhor Tebin Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. For a long time, the planet’s geopolitical nodes were situated in Europe, namely the Balkans and …
Read more »Home Calcutta News.NetWednesday 12th October, 2011 China has signed a key agreement with Vietnam intended to resolve bitter maritime disputes that have driven relations between the communist nations to their lowest level in years. According to the official Xinhua News Agency, China’s Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun and his Vietnamese counterpart Ho Xuan Son each …
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