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PH Files Case vs China Before UNCLOS Tribunal; Ph challenges China's 9-dash claims in WPS at UN Tribunal
Topic Started: Jan 22 2013, 05:03 PM (50,567 Views)
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Japan backs Philippines' legal move vs. China
By Camille Diola (philstar.com)
April 1, 2014 - 5:15pm

MANILA, Philippines — Japan declared its support for the Philippines' pursuit for arbitration to resolve the dispute with China over outcrops in the South China Sea.

In a statement Tuesday, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs backed the Philippines' move despite China's rejection of the case before the UN International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea.

"The government of Japan supports the Philippines' use of procedures under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea aiming at peaceful settlement of disputes on the basis of international law," Japanese foreign ministry deputy director Koichi Mizushima said.

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"Such an action contributes to the maintenance and enhancement of the international order in the region based on the rule of law," he said.

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China afraid its claim may be found baseless (philstar.com)
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WHY AFRAID?: China believes in the validity of its sovereign claim over shoals and islets in the West Philippines Sea. It insists on a one-on-one discussion to resolve territorial disputes with neighbors, while avowing friendship and peaceful intentions in dealing with the Philippines. It is a member of the United Nations and signatory to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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The neighborhood bully is afraid it might just lose to the kid down the block in an international forum.


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PH arbitration case vs. China will not succeed’
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The Philippines’ arbitration case against China regarding the West Philippine Sea “will not succeed,” a professor of Chinese studies said on Thursday.

“It will not succeed because number one, it will take a long time for UNCLOS [United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea] to make that kind of decision. That is very technical. It is almost outside the legal authority of UNCLOS itself,” Marwin Samuels, Professor Emeritus of Chinese studies in Syracuse University, said.

Samuels also says, since the territorial dispute involves legal and technical matters, it will take the arbitration panel a long time to pore over the documents.
He made these remarks days after the Philippines lodged an arbitration case at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).

“China is not likely to pay too much attention to these legal niceties,” the professor said. China has repeatedly said it will not participate in the arbitration case because it prefers bilateral talks.

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However, China “will not be willing to let a third party decide its territorial boundaries,” Samuels said.

But Samuels believes China will not bother to impose trade sanctions on the Philippines, as some had feared. He says it is better for both countries to explore ways to boost cooperation instead of focusing on the territorial dispute.



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China to PH: ‘Friends avoid lawsuits’ (rappler.com)
Apr 03, 2014
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“A resort to arbitration does not meet people's expectations for friendship in both China and the Philippines,” said Zhang Hua, spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in Manila, in a statement sent to the media on Thursday, April 2.

In the lengthy statement, Zhang explained why China rejected the pleading filed by the Philippines with an arbitral tribunal against the country's claim on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

“For the Chinese people, to avoid lawsuit is part of the Chinese culture and tradition. And the Philippine people also value friendship and good faith. We see every reason for both sides to sit down and resolve problems through negotiations instead of taking the issue to court,” he said.

Zhang said that the ties between the countries have a “long and profound history and enjoys strong and extensive public support" which "also meets the practical need for both countries to pursue common development."

“Territorial and maritime disputes are not the entirety of the China-Philippines relationship. The underlying trend of this relationship remains good-neighborliness and friendship,” Zhang said.
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they have the nerve to say that after what they had been doing to us in wps? I must say, china seems to have schizophrenia. I just have to call their tac as a schizophrenic tactic or schizophrenic approach. they look like fools to the rest of the world with what theyre doing :brrt:

grp should file a press releas saying "friend does not bully another friend" or "friend do not steal from another friend".

mabuhay ang pilipinas :patrioticpinoy:
IDI@T!!! COWARD!!!
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I don't envy the Chinese embassy spokesperson in Manila for having to deliver this. :armyroleyes:

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THE OTHER SIDE | China's position on the territorial disputes with the Philippines

By: Zhang Hua (Chinese embassy in the Philippines)
April 3, 2014 12:05 PM

On March 30, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs stated that it submitted its Memorial to the Arbitral Tribunal that is hearing the case it brought against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in January 2013.

A lot of media friends ask for comments on this issue. In order that China's position is clearly understood, I would like to elaborate on the following issues.

1. The Philippines' initiation of and push for international arbitration has undermined China-Philippines relations.

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To: Mr. Zhang Hua,

I have seen your diplomatic car the other day in a parking lot. From my car, I made a nine dash line, and your hub cap was within this nine dash line a drew, therefore, I am the indisputable owner of that hub cap, it is a part of my car. so please refrain from illegally running around with that part of my car. we can have a bilateral talk on how you can return it to me, just don't report this to the authorities coz this will surely undermine our relationship.
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To: Mr. Zhang Hua,

I have seen your diplomatic car the other day in a parking lot. From my car, I made a nine dash line, and your hub cap was within this nine dash line a drew, therefore, I am the indisputable owner of that hub cap, it is a part of my car. so please refrain from illegally running around with that part of my car. we can have a bilateral talk on how you can return it to me, just don't report this to the authorities coz this will surely undermine our relationship.
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DFA reminds Beijing: You started it all, we're just following international law
By: InterAksyon.com
April 4, 2014 2:06 PM


MANILA – The Philippine government said Friday it won’t detail the contents of the Memorial it submitted to a UN arbitral tribunal on its maritime row with China in compliance with sub judice rules, but stressed—in reply to Beijing’s claim that the filing “seriously damaged bilateral relations” – that it did so purely in adherence to international law.

In a statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Secretary Albert del Rosario reminded China – whose foreign minister, embassy in Manila and state media have one after the other excoriated Manila’s submission of the Memorial or summary of arguments to the tribunal in The Hague last March 30 – that the recourse to international law was the only right thing to do given how its sovereignty had been threatened by its giant Asian neighbor.

He noted: “The Philippines is not the country that has greatly increased its naval and maritime presence in the South China Sea. Nor has it challenged freedom of navigation. Nor has it blockaded nor forcefully intimidated any other country in the South China Sea.”

Despite all these, del Rosariio said “the Philippines makes clear that it will continue to exercise self-restraint and will not raise tension in the South China Sea.

Countries should be judged by their actions, not by their words.”He reiterated “that arbitration is a peaceful, friendly and a durable settlement mechanism under international law.”



http://www.interaksyon.com/article/84102/dfa-reminds-beijing-you-started-it-all-were-just-following-international-law
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China: PH tarnishing Beijing’s international image (inquirer.net)
April 4th, 2014
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MANILA, Philippines—China on Thursday accused the Philippines of “abuse of process” in seeking United Nations arbitration to settle disputes in the South China Sea, calling Manila’s move a “smear campaign” to tarnish Beijing’s image in the international community.

China blamed the Philippines for the maritime dispute, insisting yet again that it has sovereignty over the territories and reiterating it has a “solid historic[al] and legal basis” for its claim, playing down the relative proximity of some of the islands to the Philippines’ western coast.

“The Philippines’ arbitration proceeding completely confuses right and wrong, distorts the fact and diverts attentions. The aim of its move is to cover up the illegal nature of [the] Philippines’ infringement and provocative behavior by the abuse of process against China, and to defraud the international community of its sympathy and support,” Chinese Embassy spokesperson Zhang Hua said in a 12-page statement.
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