China claims most of the islands in the South China Sea, putting it at odds with other claimants like the Philippines and Vietnam, which are backed by the US. The dispute has come to a head this week amid threat and counter-threat between the US and China as Beijing pledged to strength...
Philippines. This was later deemed a “special operation.” It was revealed that the CCG installed the barrier on September 20 amidmonitoringFilipino fishermen in the area. The operation was just the latest of many incidents involving the maritime dispute between China and the Philippines, centering...
Many Philippine elite might have thought that their country and the entirety of Southeast Asia could rely only on the US and the West before China’s rise, yet most regional countries did not achieve modernization. China offers more options for the Philippines, and because of China’s rise, t...
It will explain the legal issues raised by the Philippines' Statement of Claim. It will also analyse the possible impact of the case on the disputes concerning maritime claims in the South China Sea, including China's claim to rights and jurisdiction in the maritime space inside the infamous ...
Fifth, China urges the Philippines to respect China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in good faith, immediately end any unilateral move that may escalate the dispute and complicate the situation, return to the right track of properly settling differences through negotiation an...
Posted: June 14, 2015 | Author: Andrew Chubb | Filed under: Academic debates, China-ASEAN, China-Australia, China-Malaysia, China-Philippines, China-US, China-Vietnam, South China Sea | Tags: artificial islands, ASEAN, ASEAN and South China Sea, Ashton Carter, china maritime dispute, China...
The Philippines made 15 Submissions in these proceedings, requesting the Tribunal to find that: (1) China’s maritime entitlements in the South China Sea, like those of the Philippines, may not extend beyond those expressly permitted by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; ...
iii. The development of the international law of the sea gave rise to the dispute between China and the Philippines over maritime delimitation 69. With the formulation and entering into effect of UNCLOS, the relevant disputes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea have gradually...
“The Philippines has repeatedly provoked and caused trouble, violated the temporary arrangements between China and the Philippines,” Gan said, referring to Philippines’ supplies missions to a vessel grounded on Second Thomas Shoal. A Philippines Coast Guard spokesman did not immediately respond to a...
However, he said, the Philippines did not coordinate with the US during the operation. After the clash on Tuesday, the US released a statement saying it “stands with our ally the Philippines following (China’s) provocative actions against lawful Philippine maritime operations in the South...