HONG KONG – On July 12, a panel of five judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague will announce their ruling in a case brought by the Philippines against China over its actions in the South China Sea. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? – The Philippines’ case against China marks the first time […]
WASHINGTON – A senior Pentagon official said Thursday that China has deployed anti-ship cruise missiles on land it claims in disputed areas of the South China Sea, marking the first public confirmation of such activities by the U.S. government. China “has deployed radar systems, anti-ship cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and has rotated fighter jets through […]
Beijing: Beijing will not take a “single step back” in the contested South China Sea, state-run media said Friday, despite reports of US naval patrols close to its artificial islands ahead of a tribunal ruling in the dispute. Beijing asserts sovereignty over almost all of the strategically vital waters in the face of rival claims […]
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague – the world’s oldest international tribunal for international resolutions of disputes between nations – has said it will issue a verdict on July 12 on the South China Sea case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines. “The Tribunal will issue its Award on Tuesday, 12 July 2016, […]
The Chinese government has made a reaction on President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement on how the Philippines will handle the West Philippine Sea issue and the tribunal’s decision on the said issue. President Duterte said if the tribunal’s ruling is favorable to the Philippines, let’s talk with China. “We are not prepared to go to war. […]
MANILA, July 8 – The Philippines’ invoked the United Nations’ commitment to the rule of law in support of an imminent decision by an arbitral tribunal in The Hague constituted to hear the Philippines’ case on the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea disputes. Ambassador Lourdes O. Yparraguirre, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, […]
China’s declaration of a ‘no sail’ zone in the South China Sea is technically a violation of maritime law, but not a new move from Beijing, maritime experts and U.S. officials told USNI News on Thursday. On July 3, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration issued a notice telling all vessels not to operate in a […]
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday urged respect for a decision on territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to be handed down by an international arbitration court next week. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Dutch city of The Hague is set to make its final decision on Tuesday in the […]
In 2001, in response to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreement with China regarding conduct in the South China Sea, Odgaard (2001) optimistically described the cooperation as the beginning of a “new order”. Odgaard remarked that, “The dispute highlights differences in the approach of the two entities to the balance of power, diplomacy, […]
As India plans a more robust presence in the greater Asia-Pacific, it is in the process of enhancing its defense ties with Vietnam. India seems now ready to sell the supersonic BrahMos missile, a product of an Indo-Russian joint venture, to Vietnam after dilly dallying on Hanoi’s request for this sale since 2011. Though India’s […]