By Kirk Spitzer TOKYO – The territorial disputes in the South China Sea are over, China has won, and the US couldn’t care less. But that’s not necessarily bad. While arguments over who owns which reefs, rocks and lagoons in the South China Sea will likely drag on awhile, the US is saving its […]
With the standoff over the ScarboroughShoal (“Huangyan Island” to the Chinese and “Panatag Shoal” to the Filipinos) having entered its second month, many are wondering how long the tiny Philippines will stand its ground as Beijing steps up its diplomatic and military pressure. If this were simply a legal matter, the deck would surely be heavily stacked against […]
VESSELS WITHDRAWN. Both countries withdraw vessels from Scarborough Shoal ‘following consultations.’ MANILA, Philippines – In moves that could ease the tension between the Philippines and China, both countries agreed to withdraw key vessels from the disputed Panatag Shoal (Scarborough), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, June 5. In a statement, the DFA said […]
Loading video …… On the second day of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ meeting in Phnom Penh, Asia’s defense ministers worked on resolving the South China Sea dispute. This comes during an ongoing dispute between China and the Philippines over the Scarborough Shoal, known in Chinese as Huangyan Island. At the meeting, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire […]
MANILA, Philippines — Beijing has expressed concern over the recent remarks made by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that China‘s claims in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) exceed what is permitted by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). “We have noticed the related reports and we express […]
Senior diplomats from the United States and from the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations are holding their regular meetings in Manila this week amid tensions from renewed territorial dispute in the South China Sea. Philippine officials, who are hosting the May 20-22 meetings, did not immediately say if maritime issues, including the territorial […]
A territorial squabble between China and the Philippines over a small group of islands in the South China Sea has not evolved into a going green agreement. But a decision by both countries to implement a ban on fishing in the region has helped to temporarily defuse tensions between them. From May 16 – August […]
Published on May 16, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Diplomacy dominates today’s newspapers, with coverage of the first round of regular consultations on maritime security between China and Japan being most prominent. China-Japan maritime talks Papers including Beijing News suggest that the agenda of talks taking place in the southeastern city of Hangzhou […]
Published on May 15, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Amidst ongoing tension between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough Shoal territorial dispute, a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has been spotted off the coast of Subic Bay Freeport Zone. US sends nuclear-powered submarine near disputed shoalBy Jun Pasaylo ZAMBALES, Philippines – A United States nuclear-powered submarine was […]
China, Philippines feud over island STORY HIGHLIGHTS China and the Philippines have been involved in a monthlong naval standoff The dispute centers on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea Both sides claim sovereignty over the rocky outcrop Demonstrators in Manila protest what they call “China’s aggression.” (CNN) — Scores of people in the Philippine […]