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China criticizes Philippines for violating sovereignty, maritime rights
1 month, 1 week ago

China criticizes Philippines for violating sovereignty, maritime rights

China Daily  

China firmly opposes the Philippines' recent actions and comments related to the South China Sea, as they severely violated China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, a defense spokesman said on Friday. Zhang said that the Philippines side, in collusion with external countries, carries out frequent military exercises in the South China Sea to sow discord and provoke confrontation. "Such acts …

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China criticizes Philippines for violating sovereignty, maritime rights
1 month, 1 week ago

China criticizes Philippines for violating sovereignty, maritime rights

China Daily  

China firmly opposes the Philippines' recent actions and comments related to the South China Sea, as they severely violated China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, a defense spokesman said on Friday. Zhang said that the Philippines side, in collusion with external countries, carries out frequent military exercises in the South China Sea to sow discord and provoke confrontation. "Such acts …

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Philippine domestic maritime 'acts' egregious
1 month, 1 week ago

Philippine domestic maritime 'acts' egregious

China Daily  

This photo taken on May 16, 2024 shows a view at dusk in the South China Sea. These acts severely violate China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, as well as international law including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The two acts are egregious because they seriously infringe upon …

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Baselines for Huangyan Island released
1 month, 1 week ago

Baselines for Huangyan Island released

China Daily  

A view of China's Huangyan Island. China released baselines for the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Island on Sunday, a move to lawfully strengthen marine management and counter infringement actions by the Philippines. The announcement came two days after the Philippines enacted the so-called "Philippine Maritime Zones Act", which the spokesperson said severely violates China's territorial sovereignty as well as …

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Baselines for Huangyan Island released
1 month, 1 week ago

Baselines for Huangyan Island released

China Daily  

A view of China's Huangyan Island. China released baselines for the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Island on Sunday, a move to lawfully strengthen marine management and counter infringement actions by the Philippines. The announcement came two days after the Philippines enacted the so-called "Philippine Maritime Zones Act", which the spokesperson said severely violates China's territorial sovereignty as well as …

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Baselines for Huangyan Dao released
1 month, 1 week ago

Baselines for Huangyan Dao released

China Daily  

A view of China's Huangyan Dao. China released baselines for the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Dao on Sunday, a move to lawfully strengthen marine management and counter infringement actions by the Philippines. The Philippine act aims to further solidify the illegal arbitral award on the South China Sea in the form of domestic legislation and to illegally include China's …

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Baselines for Huangyan Dao released
1 month, 1 week ago

Baselines for Huangyan Dao released

China Daily  

A view of China's Huangyan Dao. China released baselines for the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Dao on Sunday, a move to lawfully strengthen marine management and counter infringement actions by the Philippines. The Philippine act aims to further solidify the illegal arbitral award on the South China Sea in the form of domestic legislation and to illegally include China's …

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Report: Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award
5 months, 1 week ago

Report: Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award

China Daily  

CONTENTS Abstract 1 Foreword 2 Part I: There is a territorial and maritime delimitation dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. The essence of the subject-matter of the arbitration is the territorial sovereignty over several islands, reefs and other features in the South China Sea, and constitute an integral part of the maritime delimitation over which …

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Report: Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award
5 months, 1 week ago

Report: Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award

China Daily  

Part III: The South China Sea Arbitration Award has serious flaws on such issues as historic rights, outlying archipelagos of continental states, island regime. The tribunal also interprets China's historical claims in the South China Sea as "historic rights to the living and non-living resources in the waters of the South China Sea within the 'nine-dash line'" which was invalidated …

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Report: Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award
5 months, 1 week ago

Report: Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award

China Daily  

CONTENTS Abstract 1 Foreword 2 Part I: There is a territorial and maritime delimitation dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. The essence of the subject-matter of the arbitration is the territorial sovereignty over several islands, reefs and other features in the South China Sea, and constitute an integral part of the maritime delimitation over which …

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Intl dispute settlements can't help solidify illegal Filipino gains
6 months ago

Intl dispute settlements can't help solidify illegal Filipino gains

China Daily  

Since President Marcos Jr. came to power, the Philippines has taken provocative actions and created incidents in Huangyan Island, Ren'ai Reef, Tianxian Reef and Xianbin Reef. Despite the changing regional and international landscapes, the central issue of the South China Sea issue remains unchanged—territorial disputes over islands and reefs as well as disputes over maritime delimitation. What is the international …

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Intl dispute settlements can't help solidify illegal Filipino gains
6 months ago

Intl dispute settlements can't help solidify illegal Filipino gains

China Daily  

Since President Marcos Jr. came to power, the Philippines has taken provocative actions and created incidents in Huangyan Island, Ren'ai Reef, Tianxian Reef and Xianbin Reef. Despite the changing regional and international landscapes, the central issue of the South China Sea issue remains unchanged—territorial disputes over islands and reefs as well as disputes over maritime delimitation. What is the international …

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Analyzing the illegality and invalidity of the South China Sea Arbitration Awards via six 'whys'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Analyzing the illegality and invalidity of the South China Sea Arbitration Awards via six 'whys'

China Daily  

Why is it erroneous for the arbitral tribunal to deny that China can claim rights over the Nansha Qundao as an entirety? The arbitral tribunal's stance, which denies Nansha Qundao's qualification to claim territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, is fundamentally flawed for the following three reasons: Firstly, from a legislative history perspective, the régime of continental States' outlying archipelagos was …

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Analyzing the illegality and invalidity of the South China Sea Arbitration Awards via six 'whys'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Analyzing the illegality and invalidity of the South China Sea Arbitration Awards via six 'whys'

China Daily  

This bird eye view shows the coral reefs in China's Xisha Islands, South China Sea. Keynote Speech at the Symposium on "South China Sea Arbitration Awards and International Law" The South China Sea Arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines in 2013 marked the first international legal case filed against China since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The …

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Analyzing the illegality and invalidity of the South China Sea Arbitration Awards via six 'whys'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Analyzing the illegality and invalidity of the South China Sea Arbitration Awards via six 'whys'

China Daily  

This bird eye view shows the coral reefs in China's Xisha Islands, South China Sea. Keynote Speech at the Symposium on "South China Sea Arbitration Awards and International Law" The South China Sea Arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines in 2013 marked the first international legal case filed against China since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The …

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United States accused of 'causing turbulence' in South China Sea
8 months, 3 weeks ago

United States accused of 'causing turbulence' in South China Sea

China Daily  

China's Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday that there is "no bigger factor than United States interference in causing turbulence" in the South China Sea. Wu elaborated on China's position on the South China Sea issue between China and the Philippines, expressing opposition to foreign interference, infringement and provocation, and advocating managing differences properly. "For some time, in disregard …

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Manila should respect the historical facts and pursue a reasonable course
9 months ago

Manila should respect the historical facts and pursue a reasonable course

China Daily  

Ren'ai Reef At a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr indicated that the country continues to question China's historical claims based on a 10-dash-line map, saying that "we have not rejected China's proposals but the premise is something that we question". As Beijing has repeatedly reiterated, China was the first country to discover, …

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