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 […]
The high seas could turn into lawless stretches if not for global rules like those of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), which over 160 countries and the European Union support. Its purposes are entirely laudable: to provide a legal order for the oceans and to enshrine freedom of the […]
The disputed waters are rich in marine life and natural resources, including oil deposits, and form one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes. © Reuters MANILA — A United Nations court of arbitration said Wednesday it would pronounce its findings July 12 on a petition lodged by the Philippines against China in early […]
THE maritime dispute case between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) will be decided on July 12. “The Tribunal will issue its Award on Tuesday, 12 July 2016 at approximately 11 a.m. CEST, The Hague,” the court said in a statement late Wednesday night. “The Award will first be […]
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – A little-known international tribunal will early next month step into a bitter dispute over the South China Sea, handing down a ruling which risks further inflaming tensions between Southeast Asian nations and China. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) — the world’s oldest international tribunal for the peaceful resolution of disputes […]
An international court will issue a judgement next month on the Philippines’ case against China over disputes in the South China Sea. But China’s made it clear that it will have none of it. Manila is contesting China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea, which the Philippines contends are invalid under international law. […]
MANILA, Philippines — The new Philippine foreign secretary made sensitive remarks Thursday about territorial disputes in the South China Sea that were broadcast live by the state-run TV network before it abruptly cut away from its coverage of the new president’s first Cabinet meeting. Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay’s remarks during the meeting touched on how […]
In this Friday, June 10, 2016, file photo, a protester has her cheek painted with a slogan outside the Chinese Consulate during a protest against China’s occupation and island-building in the disputed Spratly Island group in the South China Sea, in Makati city’s financial district east of Manila, Philippines. A case brought by the Philippines […]
There’s a major Asian power that refuses to compromise in its far-reaching territorial claims in oil-rich waters, despite appeals from its smaller neighbor to resolve the dispute in an international court. But it’s not China throwing its weight around in this case. According to the tiny nation of Timor-Leste, Australia has steadfastly rejected attempts to […]