South China Sea Forum
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Well since you claim all those islands already occupied by other countries and assumed the U.S. won't do anything, then go right ahead and take them and see what happens.
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or it might be that the help can be anything from Financial Aid to purchase Arms or Military aid in the form of various military hardware..you're in a defence forum,not in a whorehouse..so,I think its better if you align your thoughts accordingly.
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The Philippines' military chief on Monday accused China's coast guard of firing water cannon at Filipino fishermen for the first time to drive them away from a disputed sea shoal.
General Emmanuel Bautista said Chinese vessels fired cannon on January 27 near Scarborough Shoal – the subject of a bitter territorial row in the strategically important South China Sea. "The Chinese coast guard tried to drive away Filipino fishing vessels to the extent of using water cannon," Bautista told a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines.
He did not say if anyone was hurt and added that China continues to maintain an armed coast guard and other vessels at the shoal.
Chinese embassy spokesmen could not be contacted for comment.
Scarborough Shoal lies 220 kilometres (135 miles) off the main Philippine island of Luzon. It is about 650 kilometres from Hainan island, the nearest major Chinese land mass. In April 2012, the Philippines and China had a tense standoff which ended with the former retreating from the shoal – a rich fishing area.
China has occupied the shoal as part of its claim to most of the South China Sea including waters near the coasts of its neighbours. The Philippines, along with Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have competing claims to parts of the sea, and the rivalries have been a source of tension for decades.
The South China Sea is one of the world's most important waterways as it is home to vital shipping lanes and is believed to sit atop lucrative deposits of natural resources.
Last year, Manila asked a United Nations arbitration tribunal to rule on the validity of China's claim to most of the sea, but Beijing has refused to be part of the process.
"We continue to give primacy to its (the dispute's) peaceful resolution principally through international arbitration," Bautista said. "All our actions are in support to that. We remain hopeful that the issue can be resolved peacefully and result in peace and stability in the region." He added too that "our resolve to perform our mandate as protectors of the people and the state and of our national territory" had not been weakened. "We will continue to perform that mandate with whatever we've got," he said, adding that the country was in the first phase of modernising its poorly-equipped armed forces.
General Emmanuel Bautista said Chinese vessels fired cannon on January 27 near Scarborough Shoal – the subject of a bitter territorial row in the strategically important South China Sea. "The Chinese coast guard tried to drive away Filipino fishing vessels to the extent of using water cannon," Bautista told a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines.
He did not say if anyone was hurt and added that China continues to maintain an armed coast guard and other vessels at the shoal.
Chinese embassy spokesmen could not be contacted for comment.
Scarborough Shoal lies 220 kilometres (135 miles) off the main Philippine island of Luzon. It is about 650 kilometres from Hainan island, the nearest major Chinese land mass. In April 2012, the Philippines and China had a tense standoff which ended with the former retreating from the shoal – a rich fishing area.
China has occupied the shoal as part of its claim to most of the South China Sea including waters near the coasts of its neighbours. The Philippines, along with Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have competing claims to parts of the sea, and the rivalries have been a source of tension for decades.
The South China Sea is one of the world's most important waterways as it is home to vital shipping lanes and is believed to sit atop lucrative deposits of natural resources.
Last year, Manila asked a United Nations arbitration tribunal to rule on the validity of China's claim to most of the sea, but Beijing has refused to be part of the process.
"We continue to give primacy to its (the dispute's) peaceful resolution principally through international arbitration," Bautista said. "All our actions are in support to that. We remain hopeful that the issue can be resolved peacefully and result in peace and stability in the region." He added too that "our resolve to perform our mandate as protectors of the people and the state and of our national territory" had not been weakened. "We will continue to perform that mandate with whatever we've got," he said, adding that the country was in the first phase of modernising its poorly-equipped armed forces.
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02/24/2014
MANILA, Philippines – "There is no such thing as 9-dash line," United States ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg told reporters on Monday, February 24, reiterating his country's rejection of China's basis for claiming portions of the South China Sea that are closer to the Philippines.
"We do not believe that the 9-dash line claim passes the legal test for determining or resolving disputes over South China Sea matters," Goldberg said during the annual prospects forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in Makati City.
The ambassador was reiterating the statement of US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel before the US Congress earlier in February.
Russel's statement is considered the first time that the US publicly rejected China's 9-dash line claim in the South China Sea. More US policymakers and military officers have since issued strong statements against China's aggressiveness. (WATCH: Expect stronger US message VS China's aggression)
The US supports the move of the Philippines to bring the maritime disputes to the United Nations body, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
The US maintains it is not taking sides on the maritime disputes but it has taken a position against any unilateral move to change the status quo. The US also opposes the establishment of the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea and similar attempts to do the same over the West Philippines Sea.
Treaty allies, the US and the Philippines are finalizing a military-to-military agreement that will increase the presence of American troops in the Philippines. The Philippines sought the help of the US against the backdrop of escalating sea tensions.
"We want to conclude the agreement as soon as we can. There are still some details to work out. We have made progress in the agreement. We want to conclude it as quickly as possible but I won't set the date," said Goldberg.
Goldberg said the US military commits to continue helping the Philippines in terms of disaster relief, maritime security, peacekeeping, defense reform, and human rights.
"The Philippines has embarked on a program to build a minimum credible defense as is the right of sovereign nations. The US supports that effort. Nations need to be able to protect their borders and defend their people not just from traditional aggression but from transnational crime, smuggling, and international terrorism," Goldberg said.
The request of the Philippines coincides with the US strategy to rebalance to the Asia Pacific. Goldberg said the US wants to deepen alliance with the Philippines for the following interests: commercial, people to people, military and strategic ties.
"Note the order in which I put those priorities. If you think about the genesis of the rebalance, it starts on the recognition of the rise of Asia – the rise of China and Southeast Asia in terms of economic growth, population growth, and trade," he explained
'No such thing as 9-dash line' – US envoy
MANILA, Philippines – "There is no such thing as 9-dash line," United States ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg told reporters on Monday, February 24, reiterating his country's rejection of China's basis for claiming portions of the South China Sea that are closer to the Philippines.
"We do not believe that the 9-dash line claim passes the legal test for determining or resolving disputes over South China Sea matters," Goldberg said during the annual prospects forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in Makati City.
The ambassador was reiterating the statement of US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel before the US Congress earlier in February.
Russel's statement is considered the first time that the US publicly rejected China's 9-dash line claim in the South China Sea. More US policymakers and military officers have since issued strong statements against China's aggressiveness. (WATCH: Expect stronger US message VS China's aggression)
The US supports the move of the Philippines to bring the maritime disputes to the United Nations body, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
The US maintains it is not taking sides on the maritime disputes but it has taken a position against any unilateral move to change the status quo. The US also opposes the establishment of the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea and similar attempts to do the same over the West Philippines Sea.
Treaty allies, the US and the Philippines are finalizing a military-to-military agreement that will increase the presence of American troops in the Philippines. The Philippines sought the help of the US against the backdrop of escalating sea tensions.
"We want to conclude the agreement as soon as we can. There are still some details to work out. We have made progress in the agreement. We want to conclude it as quickly as possible but I won't set the date," said Goldberg.
Goldberg said the US military commits to continue helping the Philippines in terms of disaster relief, maritime security, peacekeeping, defense reform, and human rights.
"The Philippines has embarked on a program to build a minimum credible defense as is the right of sovereign nations. The US supports that effort. Nations need to be able to protect their borders and defend their people not just from traditional aggression but from transnational crime, smuggling, and international terrorism," Goldberg said.
The request of the Philippines coincides with the US strategy to rebalance to the Asia Pacific. Goldberg said the US wants to deepen alliance with the Philippines for the following interests: commercial, people to people, military and strategic ties.
"Note the order in which I put those priorities. If you think about the genesis of the rebalance, it starts on the recognition of the rise of Asia – the rise of China and Southeast Asia in terms of economic growth, population growth, and trade," he explained
'No such thing as 9-dash line' – US envoy
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Next time, use boiling water instead.
Hilarious coming from the vicious scum who love Christian terrorists murdering Muslims in Mindanao. The Visayans don't even want to be part of your country. If it weren't for China asserting her claims you and Vietnam would be in a war trying to steal islands from each other, as you laughably claim almost the entire sea as your personal piracy and killing grounds.
