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Panelo』s 『legal possession』 remark weakens Philippines』 stand on maritime row – Carpio @ 2019-07-26T04: Back Hot News
Keyword:South China Sea
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BEIJING』S SOUTH CHINA SEA STANCE IS DRIVING VIETNAM INTO AMERICA』S ARMS
WHAT』S BEHIND CHINA AND VIETNAM』S LATEST STANDOFF IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA?
WHY A FIRST US AIRCRAFT CARRIER VIETNAM VISIT MATTERSNIXED CHINA-VIETNAM MEETING HIGHLIGHTS ILLUSION OF SOUTH CHINA SEA CALMBEWARE THE ILLUSION OF CHINA-ASEAN SOUTH CHINA SEA BREAKTHROUGHSJOKO LOOKS TO JAPAN TO BOOST INDONESIA』S REGIONAL INFLUENCEDUTERTE: NO ONE CAN STOP CHINA FISHING IN PHILIPPINE WATERS
GIVEN OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING CHINA』S FIRING OF MISSILES INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, IT IS LITTLE SURPRISE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAS GOTTEN MORE INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION THAN USUAL. IT ALSO CAME AMID A SERIES OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, INCLUDING RENEWED CHINA-VIETNAM TENSIONS AND THE COMMEMORATION OF THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE JULY 2016 ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL RULING.
WHY CHINA』S 『MILITIASATION』 OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA NEEDS A REVIEW BY THE PHILIPPINES-US ALLIANCE
THE US SAYS CHINA PREVENTS ASEAN MEMBERS FROM ACCESSING MORE THAN US$2.5 TRILLION IN RECOVERABLE ENERGY RESERVES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. PHOTO: AFP
NO REPLY FROM BEIJING TO US CALL FOR SOUTH CHINA SEA CRISIS TALKS
IN JULY 2016, THE PHILIPPINES SEALED A HISTORIC WIN AGAINST CHINA BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS-BACKED ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL IN THE HAGUE, WHICH INVALIDATED BEIJING』S SWEEPING CLAIMS TO ALMOST ALL OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
AN AIR FORCE BRIGADE FROM CHINA"S SOUTHERN THEATRE COMMAND TESTED THEIR SU-35 FIGHTER JETS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
KEEN TO KEEP CHINESE MONEY ROLLING INTO HIS COUNTRY DESPITE DOMESTIC PRESSURE OVER HIS OVERTURES TOWARD BEIJING, DUTERTE SAID MONDAY HE IS PERFORMING A "DELICATE BALANCING ACT" ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TERRITORIAL DISPUTE WITH CHINA.
ANALYSTS SAY CHINA』S STRENGTHENED PRESENCE IN THE EAST CHINA SEA WILL LEAD TO MORE FREQUENT MILITARY ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN CHINESE AND SOUTH KOREAN FORCES, BUT CONFRONTATION IS UNLIKELY. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
THE RICH ENERGY RESOURCES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA HAVE LONG DRIVEN CONFLICT AMONG THE COUNTRIES THAT HAVE STAKED FREQUENTLY OVERLAPPING TERRITORIAL CLAIMS OVER ITS WATERS. CHINA, WHICH HAS LAID CLAIM TO WIDE SWATHS OF THE SEA, HAS TAKEN AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE, USING VARIOUS TACTICS TO DEFEND ITS INTERESTS AND DETER THOSE WHO HAVE RIVAL CLAIMS FROM DRILLING AND EXPLORATION OPERATIONS. SOME COUNTRIES, SUCH AS THE PHILIPPINES, HAVE SETTLED THEIR DISPUTES WITH CHINA BY CHOOSING TO WORK WITH BEIJING. HOWEVER, VIETNAM HAS ADOPTED THE OPPOSITE APPROACH, MAINTAINING A HARDER-LINE STANCE AND BRINGING IN THIRD PARTIES TO CONDUCT ENERGY EXPLORATION AS IT RESISTS CHINA.
“OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, THE CHINESE SURVEY SHIP, HAIYANG DIZHI 8, AND ITS ESCORTS CONDUCTED ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN AREA OF THE EAST SEA THAT VIOLATED VIETNAM’S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AND CONTINENTAL SHELF,” VIETNAM’S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN LE THI THU HANG SAID IN A STATEMENT, REFERRING TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
FOR CHINA, THE SOUTH OR SOUTH SEA REGION IS DOUBLY PROBLEMATIC. ON THE ONE HAND, HEGEMONY IN THESE WATERS HAS A STRATEGIC MILITARY CHARACTER, SINCE IT IS THE SPACE FROM WHICH IT CAN SUFFER AN AGGRESSION, AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, WITH THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH IMPERIAL FLEETS. IN ADDITION, ONE THIRD OF THE WORLD’S MARITIME TRANSPORT CROSSES THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, WHICH REPRESENTS THE BULK OF DRAGON EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
CHINA CLAIMS IT HAS HISTORIC RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP TO ALMOST THE ENTIRE SOUTH CHINA SEA, DESPITE A 2016 INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION RULING THAT SAID THAT CLAIM HAD NO LEGAL BASIS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW.
BEIJING ANNOUNCES DRILL IN SOUTH CHINA SEA AS US OFFICIAL REPORTS MISSILE SIGHTING
CHINA DENIES US ACCUSATIONS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA MISSILE TESTS
BY CONTRAST, VIETNAM DOESN』T SHARE BEIJING』S VIEW THAT THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS CHINA』S OWN SEA. PART OF IT BELONGS TO VIETNAM, AND IT HAS A STRATEGY TO DEFEND EVERY INCH OF IT, AS EVIDENCED BY THE RECENT NAVAL STAND-OFF BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS EXPRESSED “CONCERN” OVER REPORTS OF WHAT IT DESCRIBED AS CHINA’S “INTERFERENCE WITH OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (SCS), INCLUDING VIETNAM’S LONG-STANDING EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES”.

 

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