Tension Heats Up Over the South China Sea, Shows No Signs of Cooling

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One of the Spratly Islands, where there is more than meets the eye.

The South China Sea has long fomented a diplomatic row between China and its neighbors, including Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. All of these countries have staked claim to the 14 islands and underwater formations that lie between China’s south coast, Southeast Asia, the island of Borneo and the Philippine archipelago. Tiếp tục đọc “Tension Heats Up Over the South China Sea, Shows No Signs of Cooling”

Philippines ‘will not concede’ ruling vs China

‘The baseline for any negotiation should be the decision from the Permanent Court of Arbitration,’ Philippine Solicitor General Jose Calida says

Paterno Esmaquel II
Published 12:03 PM, July 15, 2016
Updated 3:13 PM, July 15, 2016

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HISTORIC RULING. A close-up view of the cover page of the ruling documents in the South China Sea arbitration issue, made available by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, on July 12, 2016. Photo by Mauritz Antin/EPA

HISTORIC RULING. A close-up view of the cover page of the ruling documents in the South China Sea arbitration issue, made available by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, on July 12, 2016. Photo by Mauritz Antin/EPA

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Friday, July 15, vowed to assert a historic decision on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) despite China’s refusal to negotiate based on this ruling. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines ‘will not concede’ ruling vs China”

South China Sea: Beijing considers next moves after Hague ruling

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Wednesday, 13 Jul 2016 | 9:59 AM ET

An international tribunal sent a pointed message to China on Tuesday — just because you say something is yours doesn’t mean it is.

This week’s binding decision from the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Netherlands, dealt a serious blow to China’s claim to most of the South China Sea, a 1.4 million-square-mile body of water that contains the world’s busiest shipping lanes. The ruling was rejected immediately by the Chinese Foreign Ministry — as expected — but it has left Beijing in an exceedingly difficult position where it has to balance an angry, nationalistic population against an international community that expects it to back down. Tiếp tục đọc “South China Sea: Beijing considers next moves after Hague ruling”

Việt Nam lên tiếng về phán quyết ‘đường lưỡi bò’

Thứ ba, 12/7/2016 | 18:01 GMT+7

Việt Nam hoan nghênh tòa trọng tài ra phán quyết về yêu sách “đường lưỡi bò” của Trung Quốc ở Biển Đông, đồng thời khẳng định chủ quyền của mình đối với hai quần đảo Trường Sa và Hoàng Sa.

Người phát ngôn Bộ Ngoại giao Việt Nam Lê Hải Bình. Ảnh: Quý Đoàn.

Người phát ngôn Bộ Ngoại giao Việt Nam Lê Hải Bình. Ảnh: Quý Đoàn.

“Việt Nam hoan nghênh việc Tòa trọng tài đã đưa ra phán quyết cuối cùng ngày 12/7. Việt Nam sẽ có tuyên bố về nội dung phán quyết”, ông Lê Hải Bình, người phát ngôn Bộ Ngoại giao, hôm nay cho biết.

Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam lên tiếng về phán quyết ‘đường lưỡi bò’”