MANILA, PHILIPPINES: A landmark ruling on an arbitration case filed by the Philippines that seeks to strike down China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea will be a test for international law and world powers. China, which demands one-on-one talks to resolve the disputes, has boycotted the case and vowed to ignore the […]
AMID intense tension Malacañang described as “historic” the ruling to be issued Tuesday by the United Nations Arbitral Court on the case the Philippines filed against China over the territorial issue in the West Philippine Sea. “We will have to wait for the final decision of the UN Permanent Court or arbitral court dyan sa […]
TUESDAY this week will not be an ordinary Tuesday. It will not be like the Tuesday when you had your firstborn. Or a Tuesday when you learned that you’ve been hired. Those kinds of Tuesdays are precious and personal. Tomorrow is not a Tuesday that is personal to anyone, yet is the kind that would […]
IT’S best that Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. study carefully the intricacies of joint exploration with China so he can advise President Rodrigo Duterte to go slow about it. Yasay, in his clarification about what he said in an interview with Agence France Presse last week, said, “As the ruling will not address sovereignty and […]
WASHINGTON, July 10 (KUNA) — US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and his counterpart Delfin Lorenzana of Philippines held bilateral discussions via phone Sunday, the Pentagon said. The two sides are currently awaiting a ruling from the UNCLOS Arbitral Tribunal at The Hague on July 12th regarding Philippines claims in the South China Sea, the […]
BEIJING — Five judges and legal scholars from around the world presided over a hearing last fall in an elegant, chandeliered room in The Hague. Arranged before them on one side of the chamber were lawyers for the Philippines, armed with laptop computers and notepads. On the other side were three empty chairs. For more […]
A tribunal is about to rule on China’s territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea. But Beijing’s desire for control is about much more than rocks above the water, argues analyst Alexander Neill. It is also central to China’s plans for a submarine nuclear force able to break out into the Pacific Ocean. Historically, […]
Beijing is getting bolder in its maritime adventurism. Chinese encroachment in the South China Sea could earn a rebuke Tuesday when a United Nations court issues its ruling in a case brought by the Philippines. But recent Chinese actions in the East China Sea also deserve attention. “Chinese activity is escalating at sea and in […]
MEXICO CITY, July 10 (Xinhua) — The United States should stay away from the South China Sea issue and avoid repeating its history of military intervention and political manipulation in the Caribbean in the past century. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague will announce its award on Tuesday in an arbitration case […]
A tribunal convened by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague will hand down its judgment Tuesday (July 12) in a case the Philippines lodged challenging China’s claims in the South China Sea. The case, seemingly a banal dispute over rocks and reefs, has far-reaching implications. What’s at stake? The 3.5 million sq […]