Vietnam Started To Dig Up Reefs Of South China Sea Vietnam has started to clean and dig up the reefs of the disputed waters in the South China Sea, which claimed by China as their own. The communist state started move claiming the disputed water in a strategic waterway. The activity of Vietnam on the … Read more
Oceanographic Research Allegedly Conduct By China On Scarborough Shoal’s Seabed Filipino fishermen said that China was allegedly conducting an oceanographic research on the seabed of Scarborough Shoal. Fishermen have to leave their fishing vessels and transfer to a small service boat to enter the Scarborough shoal at the back, where no Chinese Coast Guard can … Read more
Japan Coast Guard Reports Intrusion Of Chinese Vessels Near Territorial Waters Chinese vessels sailed near into the territorial waters around the disputed island in the East China Sea, reported by Japan’s coast guard. On Saturday (November 12, 2016), Japan’s coast guard reported that it was the second incident where Chinese vessels entered the disputed waters. … Read more
The new US President and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet in New York City. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with Donald Trump in New York City on Thursday before the Japanese official goes to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru. According to a security adviser to Trump, the U.S. President-elect … Read more
Arbitration Rules Complied By China According To New Philippine Ambassador The new Philippine ambassador to Beijing said that the China complies the Permanent Court arbitration rules on Scarborough Shoal. President Rodrigo Duterte’s academic and political appointee, Jose Santiago Santa Romana said that Beijing ends its blockade of the South China and complies the arbitration rule … Read more
What’s On The Scarborough Shoal That Attracts Filipino Fishermen? Scarborough Shoal is the disputed waters between China and Philippines. What is it in the shoal, why do Filipino fishermen keep going back at the Panatag? Panatag shoal is a rich fishing ground where high-value fish species such as lapu-lapu (grouper), maya-maya (red snapper), and tanigue … Read more
Access To Scarborough Shoal Given By China To Filipino Fishermen Scarborough Shoal access was granted by China to Filipino fishermen after the meeting of two presidents in Beijing this week. A Philippine official said that China gives access to the Philippines in the disputed waters when Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets the Chinese President Xi … Read more
China reacts positively towards the visit of Pres. Rodrigo ‘Rody’ Duterte. CHINA REACTS – The visit of Philippine President Rodrigo ‘Rody’ Duterte to China this week heads to the restoration of trust as affirmed by their state news agency. The relationship of China and Philippines has undeniably been challenged by the recent tensions that arouse … Read more
No Chinese Reclamation Activities Showed At The Disputed Shoal, Philippine Navy Says Philippine Navy visits Scarborough Shoal or Bajo De Mansiloc and announced that there are no Chinese reclamation activities in the area. On Monday (October 17, 2016), Defense Undersecretary Eduardo Del Rosario said that upon the visitation of Philippine Navy to the disputed waters, … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping might discuss the issue of South China Sea during their meeting in Beijing. This was disclosed by one of the executives of the Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday in Manila. Together with his delegation including businessmen, Duterte will travel to China for a state visit beginning … Read more