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Philippine defence minister 'gravely concerned' over reports Chinese warship fired warning shot in South China Sea


Photo: China has reportedly fired a warning shot at a Filipino fishing boat in the South China Sea. (Reuters/US Navy)


The Philippine defence minister says Manila is "gravely concerned" over reports a Chinese warship has fired a warning shot on a Filipino fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea.

China has been rapidly expanding its occupied reefs in the Spratly archipelago, alarming other claimants and drawing sharp criticism from the United States, Japan and Europe.

The fishing boat was reportedly near a reclaimed reef when the shot was fired.

"If indeed this happened, it is a cause of grave concern," Philippine defence minister Voltaire Gazmin told journalists in a text message from Tokyo, where he has been accompanying president Benigno Aquino on a four-day state visit.

In Tokyo, Mr Aquino said his nation was ready to start talks with Japan on allowing Japanese military aircraft and naval vessels to use Philippine bases to refuel and resupply.

The move would extend Tokyo's range of operations into the South China Sea.

On Wednesday, Mr Aquino made a veiled comparison between China's activities in the South China Sea and Nazi Germany's expansionism before World War Two.

China claims most of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.

The Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have overlapping claims.

All but Brunei have fortified bases in the Spratly Islands, which are roughly 1,300 kilometres from the Chinese mainland but much closer to the South-East Asian claimants.

Beijing has also slammed a move by Vietnam it said would violate China's sovereignty.

Vietnam has announced it would offer a luxury cruise to the Spratly archipelago for "patriotic citizens".

The political advertisement said the cruise would revive national pride and awareness of Vietnam's sacred maritime sovereignty.

Philippine defence minister 'gravely concerned' over reports Chinese warship fired warning shot in South China Sea - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
 
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CCG 46016 launched 28.05.2015

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CCG Hainan Detachment。:D
 
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Renewable energy(wind and solar)plus energy storage system(ESS,lithium-ion battery and BMS)on Chiguadao Island::enjoy:

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Renewable energy(wind and solar)plus energy storage system(ESS,lithium-ion battery and BMS)on Chiguadao Island::enjoy:

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I cannot see this image as it is referring to a "link". It keeps timing out.

Could it be that I am trying to view it from Australia?

Can someone be kind enough to download this image and upload it as an attachment?
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Renewable energy(wind and solar)plus energy storage system(ESS,lithium-ion battery and BMS)on Chiguadao Island::enjoy:

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We should build giant windparks around the islands :D Lets watch some silly pirates try to "freedom of navigation in international waters" into Chinas territorial waters and whining about Chinese wind turbines making "threatening manouvers" on their peaceful spy ships.
 
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Picture of Yongshu Island. Click on the pic to enlarge. Lots of construction activities are happening.

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Vietnam wants more fun and games in Spratlys

Cynthia D. Balana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
5:47 AM | Friday, May 29th, 2015



@inquirerdotnet


Members of the Philippine (back R-in white) and Vietnamese (L-in stripes) navies taking part in a tug-of-war game during a day of friendly games and cultural exchanges on June 8 on the contested islands in the Spratlys archipelago in the South China Sea. AFP/Philippine Navy FILE PHOTO

Vietnam wants to conduct more friendly engagements with the Philippines following the successful holding of ball games and other sports activities on Wednesday in Parola Island (Northeast Cay) in the West Philippine Sea.

“They (Vietnamese Navy troops) were encouraged by the results and they would like to have a follow-on,” Philippine Navy spokesman Col. Edgard Arevalo said on Thursday.

“The information that we had was they were very happy about the turnout of the activity and they would like to have another similar event,” Arevalo said.

The Navy-to-Navy engagement was held in the Philippines-occupied territory in the Kalayaan Island Group.
A total of 62 personnel from the Vietnamese People’s Navy and the same number of sailors from the host Navy took part in the sports games.

This return visit followed after an equally successful hosting by the Vietnamese troops of a similar event in June 28 last year at the Vietnamese Navy’s island detachment.

Among the events played this year were volleyball, football, tug-of-war, sack race and centipede race. The host Navy won in the tug-of-war and the sack race for male.

The visiting team Navy won in the volleyball, soccer, centipede race and sack race for female. The Vietnamese troops were declared the overall winner.

The action-packed sports competition was capped by a cultural presentation rendered by the host Navy that the Vietnamese team met with acclamation.

Arevalo said the local Navy personnel reflected the true Filipino virtues of hospitality and friendship.

“Even language did not pose a barrier. The participants understood each other through signs and gestures,” he said.

He said the event showed that winning in the sports event was second only to what was attained in this activity—keeping peace, maintaining goodwill and promoting camaraderie between and among the participants.

“Sailor-to-sailor interactions like this foster understanding notwithstanding varying positions and overlapping claims between Vietnam and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea,” Arevalo said.

“The Philippine and Vietnamese Navies are in the forefront of ensuring peace, amity, cooperation and assistance in that part of the sea,” he said.

The assistance recently rendered by the Vietnamese People’s Navy in helping six distressed Filipino fisherfolk near their island detachment this year is one good example of such cooperation and assistance.


Read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/123671/vietnam-wants-more-fun-and-games-in-spratlys#ixzz3cOJW3MUN
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Pic of Meiji (Mischief) taken on 01-Jun-2015.
It shows the western side in detail. Click on the image to view the enlarged pic.
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Picture taken on 07-June-2015.
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lol why was my thread about the history of the SCS deleted? It was civil, members disagreed but still behaved themselves in that thread.

@Hu Songshan can you explain why it was deleted? I suspect it was deleted because of another mod/TTA but if it was you, can I at least get some explanations why it was deleted?

As far as I saw, everyone in that thread didn't break any rules, nor did they troll, so why was it deleted while other flame threads are still open? Thanks.

@ahojunk, any update on Eldad reef? Post pics of it if you have any. I still can't find any up to date info on it. Thanks.
 
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