NETWORK) – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard apprehended on Monday (May 16) two Chinese fishing vessels flying an inverted Philippine flag off the country’s northernmost coast. The ships were the Shen Lia Cheng with 12 crew members and the She Kou with 13 crew members. The authorities […]
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The Permanent Court of Arbitration is expected to announce its ruling next month on the South China Sea sovereignty-dispute case initiated by the Philippines against China. China has said it will not accept, participate and enforce the ruling. China has always stressed that the South China Sea sovereignty dispute should not be viewed only from […]
TAIWAN will never accept the upcoming ruling of The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) if it won’t visit the disputed Itu Aba or Taiping Island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “Any aspect of the award that undermines ROC sovereignty over the South China Sea Islands and affects ROC maritime entitlements will […]
Tsai will need to have a strategy for handling Taiwan’s sovereignty claims in the South China Sea. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and the president-elect, Tsai Ing-wen, held a high-profile meeting on March 30. As expected, Ma proactively exchanged opinions with Tsai on protecting Taiwanese sovereignty on the South China Sea; Tsai, meanwhile, emphasized that her […]
The administration of presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte must continue to challenge the “expansionism” of China over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a think tank has said. The ADR Institute for International Studies (ADRi) said the pending arbitration case on China’s claims over our disputed islands should be “a major policy decision that the […]
Our series on the leading maritime militias of Hainan Province continues with this second installment in a two-part in-depth examination of the maritime militia of Tanmen Township. Since its founding in 1985, this force has transformed from an entrepreneurial fishing collective on China’s marine frontier to a reliable frontline unit in increasingly vigorous sovereignty promotion. […]
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Monday refuted an editorial by The Washington Post on the South China Sea dispute, denying false accusations and clarifying historical facts and the Chinese stance. In a letter called “Provocations in the South China Sea” to the Post, Zhu Haiquan, spokesman for […]
A United Nations arbitration court is expected to issue a ruling in the coming weeks on a long-standing maritime dispute between China and the Philippines. Manila had initiated the proceedings in January 2013, arguing that Beijing’s claims over much of the South China Sea violated UN conventions. The spat has become a semi-crisis in relations […]
Some 8,000 fishing boats returned to ports on Monday as the 18th annual fishing ban began in the South China Sea. From May 16 to August 1, no fishing is allowed in parts of the sea under China’s jurisdiction except by single-layer gill nets or other approved methods, including conventional angling, Xinhua news agency reported. […]