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| Philippines & Vietnam in the South China Sea; updates, discussions | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 29 2012, 08:20 PM (1,951 Views) | |
| arvcab | Mar 29 2012, 08:20 PM Post #1 |
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http://ph.news.yahoo.com/philippines-vietn...-042005434.html Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The Philippines and Vietnam plan to hold joint naval exercises and patrols along common maritime borders in the West Philippine Sea where the two nations have staked claims to some of the Spratly islands. The agreement was made during the visit of Philippine Navy officials led by Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Alexander Pama to Vietnam from March 11 to 14. The territorial claims of the Philippines and Vietnam are up against those of regional giant China, which claims the entire Spratlys island chain. Pama and his staff met with Admiral Nguyen Van Hien, chief of the Vietnam People's Navy, and General Do Ba Ty, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army. "This visit is expected to provide opportunities for the conduct of joint maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea (northeast of Vietnam) and other common maritime domains following proper diplomatic channels under guidance from the Department of National Defence," the Philippine Navy said in a statement issued yesterday. The two Navy chiefs agreed on standard operating procedures (SOPs) to guide interaction between their respective navies in the vicinity of Southeast Cay and the Northeast Cay Island. Memorandum of Understanding The SOPs implement a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the two Navy chiefs last October. The Philippines occupies Northeast Cay Island, which it refers to as Parola Island. It lies 45 kilometres northwest of Pag-asa Island, the biggest of the Philippine-occupied islets in the Spratlys. It is three kilometres north of Vietnam-occupied Southwest Cay Island which the Philippines refers to as Pugad Island. The Spratly chain of islands is contested by the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei, which have laid claim on parts of the islands, and by China which claims the entire Spratlys. Pama and his Vietnamese counterpart also discussed the possible establishment of a communication hotline between the operations center of the Philippine Navy and the Vietnam People's Navy covering common areas of naval operations, especially for search and rescue. "This includes the proposed conduct of joint maritime patrols in these common maritime domains," the Navy said. The Vietnam navy chief thanked the Philippine Navy delegation for the recent rescue of 12 Vietnamese fishermen who were found in distress by the Philippine Navy, and another nine fishermen rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard. Vietnam offered to host Navy-to-Navy talks in the last quarter of this year. Naval officials from the Philippines and Vietnam also discussed sharing of shipbuilding expertise as Philippine Navy officials were given a tour of Naval Shipyard X46 of the Hai Long Shipbuilding Company. Navy-to-Navy The shipyard is "equipped with state of the art shipbuilding and repair yard facilities with the capability to build various kinds of warships and high speed vessels up to 500 tons displacement." Pama proposed sending Philippine Navy personnel to train at X46. Pama was joined by Commodore Joseph Rustom Pena, commander of Naval Forces West stationed in Palawan, and Captain Danilo Rodelas, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff for plans (N5). The naval officials also visited Thailand from March 14 to 17. They called on the Thai Ministry of Defence, the Royal Thai Navy and the Royal Thai Armed Forces. They held exploratory talks on wide avenues of cooperation with proposals of a possible joint exercise and ship visit by the Thai Navy to the Philippines. The Philippine Navy officials also visited the Sattahip Naval Base, headquarters of the Royal Thai Navy. Major General Rustico Guerrero, commandant of Philippine Marine Corps, joined the delegation during the Thai visit. |
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| spearhead | Mar 29 2012, 08:44 PM Post #2 |
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Pare, meron na tayong related thread/topic here by Frenzy thanks! http://pdff.sytes.net/index.php?showtopic=10164&st=15&#last Mods pls merge thank you! |
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| raider1011 | Mar 6 2013, 05:43 PM Post #3 |
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Phl, Vietnam agree to boost defense cooperation (philstar.com) | Updated March 6, 2013 - 4:53pm “The meeting served as a mechanism for reviewing bilateral defense cooperation leading to a discussion of specific proposals on how to enhance defense cooperation between the two countries,” the department said in a statement. “With a Memorandum of Agreement on Defense Cooperation signed in 2010, both sides identified mechanisms to substantiate the agreement,” it added. The mechanisms include “practical cooperative activities” in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and the east that seek to enhance confidence among their respective personnel. . . . Other mechanisms being considered include defense and military officials exchanges, personnel exchanges, information-sharing, analyst-to-analyst exchanges. Philippine Star Please merge if necessary
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God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. || Chester W. Nimitz Loyalty to the Nation ALL the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. || Mark Twain | |
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| Ayoshi | Oct 22 2013, 11:10 PM Post #4 |
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By Lucio Blanco Pitlo III October 21, 2013
source: eurasiareview.com |
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| Ayoshi | Jan 17 2014, 01:38 PM Post #5 |
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Converging Interests: Hanoi and Manila Confront Leviathan (inquirer.net-1/12/2014)
see also: PH Files Case vs China Before UNCLOS Tribunal Edited by Ayoshi, Jan 17 2014, 01:41 PM.
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| Ayoshi | Feb 18 2014, 12:06 AM Post #6 |
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REMEMBER 1979 | Vietnamese, Filipinos issue pointed reminder to China of perils of war (interaksyon.com)![]() Vietnamese living in the Philippines hold pointed reminders to China about treating one's neighbors right, in a mass action marking the 35th anniversary of China's invasion of Vietnam JAMIN VERDE, INTERAKSYON.COM <snipped>
Edited by Ayoshi, Feb 18 2014, 12:06 AM.
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| Ayoshi | Mar 18 2014, 05:33 PM Post #7 |
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Amid China's assertiveness, Vietnam leader warns vs use of force in territorial rows (interaksyon.com) March 18, 2014
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| Ayoshi | Mar 28 2014, 08:04 AM Post #8 |
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Is a Philippine-Vietnam Alliance in the Making? (thediplomat.com) March 28, 2014
Edited by Ayoshi, Mar 28 2014, 08:06 AM.
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| Hong Nam | Apr 11 2014, 12:40 AM Post #9 |
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Bought by China
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INSIGHT - Philippine, Vietnamese navies to unite against China over beers and volleyball Manuel Mogato and Greg Torode Reuters - 15 hours ago The Philippine navy will soon return to a South China Sea island it lost to Vietnam 40 years ago to drink beer and play volleyball with Vietnamese sailors, symbolising how once-suspicious neighbours are cooperating in the face of China's assertiveness in disputed waters. Regional diplomats confirmed increasing levels of trust at a working level, as countries find that China's projection of naval power into Asia's waters is driving them together. A 40-strong Philippine naval delegation will return to Southwest Cay to party - this time to mark budding naval cooperation between Hanoi and Manila even though both still claim the island, Philippine and Vietnamese military officials told Reuters. They said a day of beach volleyball, drinks and music was being planned in a celebration unprecedented in the recent history of the Spratly islands. The precise date of the party on Southwest Cay, which is almost equidistant from Vietnam and the Philippines, has yet to be finalised, the military officials said. The Chinese navy had not been invited, they added. Diplomats and experts believe Beijing will be watching the Manila-Hanoi rapprochement closely, having earlier protested the prospect of Philippine-Vietnamese exercises around Southwest and Northeast Cay when they were first mooted in 2012. Diplomats and experts believe Beijing will be watching the Manila-Hanoi rapprochement closely, having earlier protested the prospect of Philippine-Vietnamese exercises around Southwest and Northeast Cay when they were first mooted in 2012. Yahoo / Reuters |
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| Hong Nam | Apr 11 2014, 04:44 PM Post #10 |
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Bought by China
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The Vietnamese and Filipinos Throw a Beach Party, But China Isn't Invited Michelle Arrouas 1:47 AM ET A day of beer, music and volleyball is being held on a disputed South China Sea island to prove a point: that China's territorial aggressiveness isn't winning it any friends. The Philippine and Vietnamese navies will hold a beach party to bond over their common mistrust of China, and forget - just for a day - their mistrust of each other. Time |
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