The Philippines president said he was ready to talk to China, not go to war, if an arbitration tribunal rules in its favor in a case it brought against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines “remains optimistic that the tribunal will rule in our favor.” But if the […]
Shanghai. China is ready to start negotiations with the Philippines on South China Sea-related issues if Manila ignores an arbitration ruling expected next week on their long-running territorial dispute, the official China Daily reported on Monday (04/07). The Philippines brought the case to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague and a ruling is […]
If there ever was a time to follow the always action-packed South China Sea showdown, mark your calendar for July 12th. Why this specific date? Well, that is the date the International Court of Arbitration has set to issue its ruling in the case of China vs. the Philippines. Most experts are of the collective […]
The impending Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling at the Hague in a dispute between the Philippines and China over maritime features in the South China Sea will either be one of the most consequential decisions ever meted out by the PCA or one of the most inconsequential. What compels compliance with rulings based on […]
International arbitration is the most widely accepted method for resolving international disputes. But what happens when one of the disputants refuses to acknowledge and respect an international arbitral tribunal’s award? Mischief Reef, Fiery Cross Reef, Second Thomas Shoal, Subi Reef, Gaven Reef and McKennan Reef are but a few of the inconspicuous and (previously) uninhabitable […]
We may be on the verge of serious trouble with China in Southeast Asia if Beijing continues to push its territorial claims in the South China Sea. While Secretary of State John Kerry was in Beijing recently attending an economic conference, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter was in Singapore meeting with other defense chiefs at […]
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Maritime Safety Administration says the country will hold seven-day military drills around disputed islands in the South China Sea from Tuesday. The exercises will overlap with Wednesday’s expected ruling by an international arbitration court on China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea. Click Here! China is boycotting the case brought […]
THE WASHINGTON-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) yesterday said only eight countries, mostly African, were openly supportive of China’s position as against the Philippines which had 40 nations supporting it in its arbitration proceedings against Beijing. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) of the CSIS released a tribunal arbitration tracker to […]
Aggressors, like China, start wars. Yet whether history’s next great conflict begins in East Asia will not be determined in the councils of a belligerent Beijing. If you’re trying to set your watch to the sound of gunfire, you must, most of all, observe Washington. The region is in seemingly never-ending crisis because Chinese leaders […]
INCOMING Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said China will benefit more from a peaceful resolution of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) row through abiding by an arbitral tribunal ruling than by taking any aggressive action on the dispute. He said the Asian giant should be reminded by all countries concerned of freedom of […]