Noynoy’s big geopolitical blunders are starting to emerge — first, Spratleys, now, Sabah. As in the Spratleys, the thing that makes the issue a dilemma is OIL, which the Malaysians will not easily give up. For them, like the Chinese, oil is non-negotiable. But so is territorial ownership for the Tausugs, so it seems. In […]
Category: Territorial Dispute
Rich oil deposits: root cause of Sabah crisis
MANILA, Philippines. — The ongoing violence in Sabah could be rooted in the rich oil and gas reserves in the disputed territory. This was reported by Iris Gonzales in Philippine Star early last month.
China rejects Philippine bid for arbitration by Dino Crescini
Sydney. February 22, 2013. During a conference attended by Philippine media, Ambassador Belen Fule-Anota said: “The Philippines sent a notification to China. We have invited China to join us in the arbitration process. Unfortunately, on the 19th of February which is within the 30 day period allowed by UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law […]
US Missile Naval base 300 km from China
The US is building a missile-laden naval base in the sleepy village of Gangjeong in Jeju Island, South Korea, 300 kilometers from the Chinese mainland. observers have branded this the ‘Gangjeong Crisis’, the Cuban Crisis in reverse. It may trigger a dangerous massive covert escalation as a Chinese response, without us knowing it. This US […]
Clinton tells Asean to unite versus China
JAKARTA—US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encourages the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to present a united front to China in dealing with territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Spratlys, Paracels not on 1904 Chinese map
A Han-Chinese map of China published in 1904 reveals that China stretched as far south as Hainan Island, and that Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands did not belong to China. For more than 30 years, Dr. Mai Hong has held onto the map proving the two islands in the East Sea are […]
China garrisons disputed South China Sea
BEIJING — China’s powerful Central Military Commission has approved the formal establishment of a military garrison for the disputed South China Sea, state media said on Sunday, in a move which could further boost tensions in already fractious region.
Chinese ship rams Philippine fish boat; 1 dead
A Chinese vessel rammed a Philippine fishing boat north of the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, killing a Filipino fisherman and leaving four others missing.
China’s Invented History:
Beijing is rewriting the past to justify its claims to disputed waters. by Philip Bowring (Hong Kong-based Journalist) The conflict between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough Shoal may seem to be a minor dispute over an uninhabitable rock and the surrounding waters. But it is hugely important for future relations in the region […]
Filipinos in San Francisco rally against China shoal ‘intrusion’ by Armando B. Chavez (US Correspondent) INQUIRER.net
SAN FRANCISCO — They came, about 150 of them, most in bright yellow T-shirts emblazoned with a map of the Philippines and the disputed specks of land known as the Scarborough Shoals. At the back were the words “Never Shall Invaders Trample Our Sacred Shoals,” a take on the English lyrics of the Philippine national […]