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| Retitled: China's "De facto" Control of Panatag Shoal/Bajo De Masinloc; Old Title: China ropes off Scarborough Shoal | |
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| Taz_1 | Sep 4 2013, 05:45 AM Post #121 |
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What is the classic answer on stopping a bully...have a backbone for goodness sake and stop reacting. |
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| Hong Nam | Sep 4 2013, 09:43 AM Post #122 |
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Now that is a politician who hasn't forgotten his military roots. I guess this is the difference between a PMA/USNA - Annapolis graduate from a PMA class goat!!! Edited by Hong Nam, Sep 4 2013, 09:44 AM.
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| seWer Rat | Sep 4 2013, 05:12 PM Post #123 |
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Coast Guard ready to check for new incursions By Raymund F. Antonio Published: September 4, 2013 The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) may redeploy its ships to conduct maritime patrol in Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Panatag or Scarborough Shoal off Zambales if it is asked by higher authorities to defend the country’s territorial claim over the disputed area. PCG spokesperson Command Armand Balilo said they are ready to deploy a ship and check if there is really a fresh incursion by China. “The PCG is prepared once Malacañang instructs us to deploy (a ship) and check it,” he said. Last year, the PCG made its presence felt in the vicinity of Panatag Shoal when it sent BRP Pampanga and its alternate ships, BRP EDSA and BRP Corregidor. For two months, these ships maintained its position in the lagoon following a standoff with China. The PCG, however, was prompted to pull out its maritime assets because of the bad weather. Balilo said that the last time the PCG ships were in Bajo de Masinloc was in June 2012. The Coast Guard is getting ready to go back and guard Scarborough Shoal following the reported sightings of three Chinese vessels and several concrete blocks in the disputed area. Authorities perceived the presence of the concrete blocks there as preparatory to possible construction of a structure by China. source |
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| Mckoyzzz | Sep 4 2013, 05:13 PM Post #124 |
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Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est
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Closer and clearer photo of the concrete blocks at Scarborough Shoal shared by Maj. Cabunoc.
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| AZKALS | Sep 4 2013, 06:00 PM Post #125 |
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Philippines Says it Finds More Chinese Blocks on Reef http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/philippines-says-it-finds/802046.html POSTED: 04 Sep 2013 5:24 PM MANILA: The Philippines said on Wednesday it had spotted more concrete blocks allegedly installed by China on a small group of reefs and rocky outcrops within Filipino territory in the South China Sea.Aerial surveillance discovered about 75 blocks scattered on a section of the Scarborough Shoal, said defence department spokesman Peter Galvez."These can be used for platforms (or) foundations, that is why we said earlier this could be a prelude to any other form of construction," he told reporters Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei rejected the Philippine allegations."What has been said by the Philippines isn't true. Huangyan Island is China's inherent territory," Hong told state television CCTV in an interview, using the Chinese name for the shoal. The Philippines had earlier released an aerial photograph taken Saturday of what it said were about 30 concrete blocks at Scarborough.A second surveillance flight on Monday photographed more blocks scattered over a two-hectare (4.9-acre) section of the shoal, said Galvez, who did not release the newer photograph.It was unclear whether the extra blocks were newly laid or were missed by the earlier sweep, he said.He declined to speculate on whether Manila thought the Chinese would actually build structures there.Galvez said any construction would violate a 2002 non-binding agreement between China and its Southeast Asian neighbours to refrain from actions or hostile acts that could inflame tensions in the flashpoint region. |
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| Lyndon | Sep 4 2013, 11:06 PM Post #126 |
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Sigh. Since last year i was wrting about sense of urgency, but until now, thereis no sense of urgency among elected officials, worse, more and more personalities na walang paki alam gets elected and prioritized those expanded child abuse bill, those negosyo- negosyo para sa kabataan programs will not help us resolve the greatest threat that we are facing right now. We continue to lose every inch of our territory, our islands one by one, yet the focus of the government are still on the vote rich "masa". These go******d masa are the roots of all our problems, and they are the least caring for our nation ( in terms of taxes, patriotism) yet they get all the attention and services of the government at the expense of the good taxpayers. Malacañang and batasan, what are you waiting for? We are eaten slowly yet you never learned. Our fishermen brothers from zambales and la union were complaining that their catch diminished dramatically after they cannot fish on panatag shoal our officials did nothing. Let us wait for another typhoon and we will deliberately aground again another rp vessel loaded with fully armed troops, this time in bajo de masinloc. This is the only solution to establish presence there. |
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| Hong Nam | Sep 5 2013, 09:44 AM Post #127 |
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As per AKZALS' announcement in the shout box...
So you are to be told that it's either one of these or a combination of any of them: 1. You are seeing things - it's all in your imagination. 2. It's a "freak" of nature - rapid growing cube corals. 3. Those concrete blocks are the latest state of the art Chinese submarines - conducting patrols. ** Disclaimer** The Chinese foreign ministry spokesman - Hong Lei is in no way related to me. Edited by Hong Nam, Sep 5 2013, 09:45 AM.
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| AZKALS | Sep 5 2013, 03:30 PM Post #128 |
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| Hong Nam | Sep 5 2013, 08:50 PM Post #129 |
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75 blocks found in shoal China incursion like taking over neighbor's garage, says Gazmin Philippine Daily Inquirer 7:49 am Thursday, September 5th, 2013 MANILA, Philippines - Defense officials on Wednesday said a military aerial survey had spotted more concrete blocks installed by China in the Scarborough Shoal, calling the latest Chinese incursion as "a neighbor taking over one's garage without permission." Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin the other day said a Navy aerial photograph taken last Saturday had shown 30 concrete blocks at Scarborough indicating Chinese intentions to build fortifications in the disputed reef. But a second reconnaissance flight on Monday showed that there were actually more blocks, around 75, occupying a two-hectare area in the northern section of Scarborough, defense spokesperson Peter Galvez said on Wednesday. Any Chinese construction at the disputed shoal would be in violation of the Declaration of Conduct (DOC), a nonbinding confidence-building agreement signed by Beijing and its neighbors in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to refrain from actions or hostile acts that could inflame tensions in the flashpoint region. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei on Wednesday rejected the Philippine allegations. Full Article Here |
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| ganymede09 | Sep 6 2013, 12:33 AM Post #130 |
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link China denies constructing in Panatag By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | Updated September 5, 2013 - 10:05am MANILA, Philippines -Beijing categorically denied building concrete facilities in the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, purportedly sighted recently by Philippine defense officials. Asked to confirm if there are at least 75 concrete blocks on the shoal, China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei insisted that Panatag or "Huangyan Island" is within China's domain. "What the Philippines said is untrue. The Huangyan Island is China's inherent territory," Hong said in a press briefing televised over China's state television Wednesday. "It is within China's legitimate rights and interests and beyond dispute," he added....................... typical PROC bs, their asked one thing and they reply about another. why dont they just record their standard propaganda responses and play these when asked a question. anyway, probably the ship crews on guard use the concrete blocks to play chinese checkers
Edited by ganymede09, Sep 6 2013, 12:39 AM.
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