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| The Kalayaan, Panatag & other disputed islands; Future conflict zones? | |
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| spraret | Jun 15 2011, 03:42 PM Post #711 |
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JDV favors joint exploration of Spratlys
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/06/15/11...ration-spratlys |
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| AWOL Geek | Jun 15 2011, 04:21 PM Post #712 |
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Read and learn the truth my friends: 2011-06-15 (China Military News cited from China Daily) -- The South China Sea dispute is heating up again with Vietnam and the Philippines claiming parts of Nansha and Xisha islands as their territory and accusing China of aggression in the resource-rich waters off the islands. Two incidents in the last century, however, establish China's sovereignty over Xisha and Nansha islands. In 1909, Zhang Renjun, then governor of Guangdong and Guangxi evicted a Japanese merchant who was illegally occupying part of the Dongsha Islands. After that, he realized the necessity of defending the other islands in the South China Sea and asked navy commander Li Zhun to patrol the waters off the Xisha Islands with three warships. Li raised the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) on the islands, emphasizing they were part of China's territory. Later, the Chinese navy drew charts and made a plan to exploit the islands. This fact is accepted internationally. The British Navy's China Sea Pilot, published in 1938, says China lists the islands as its territory. Then on Sept 29, 1932, China's minister to France wrote to the French foreign ministry saying that France had not protested against China's claim over Xisha Islands in 1909. International law stipulates that effective occupation is the precondition of owning any island or group of islands. Chinese fishermen from Hainan Island had long been residing on Xisha Islands, and the then Qing navy's action reaffirms the islands belong to China. Another key historical moment is the return of Taiwan after World War II. The 1943 Cairo Declaration, co-signed by China, the United States and Britain, says Taiwan and its subsidiary islands occupied by Japan should be returned to China. In the 1945 Potsdam Proclamation, the three countries reiterated the Cairo Declaration, and China took back Taiwan, as well as Xisha and Nansha islands. In autumn 1946, China sent a fleet to Xisha and Nansha islands. On Nov 24, two warships reached the main island of the Xisha Islands and the Chinese built a monument there. On Dec 12, two other Chinese warships reached the main island of the Nansha Islands and named it Taiping Island. According to international law, a country can claim sovereignty over an archipelago if it occupies the main island. Therefore, China's sovereignty over Nansha and Xisha islands is not contestable. Vietnam intruded upon the Nansha Islands in 1956, when the then South Vietnam government sent marine troops to one of the largest reefs of the Nansha Islands. The South Vietnam government declared Nansha Islands as part of its Phuoc Tuy province in 1973, and granted some foreign-funded companies "permission" to explore the waters for oil. After reunification in 1975, Vietnam took over the reefs previously controlled by South Vietnam and continued to intrude upon other reefs - at least 29 by now. Besides stationing troops and erecting military bases, Vietnam has also built airports and meteorological stations, and set up other facilities on some large reefs.DTN |
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| AZKALS | Jun 15 2011, 04:25 PM Post #713 |
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YOU NEED to READ and LEARN the TRUTH based on UNCLOS... |
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| AWOL Geek | Jun 15 2011, 04:30 PM Post #714 |
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Where does it say in the UNCLOS then? |
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| israeli | Jun 16 2011, 12:03 AM Post #715 |
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Philippine Navy dismantles foreign marker on Spratlys By Dona Z. Pazzibugan Philippine Daily Inquirer 10:14 pm | Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 MANILA, Philippines — A fresh attempt believed to be by a claimant-country to put a marker in one of the disputed Spratlys islets within Philippine-claimed territory in the West Philippine Sea was foiled last June 5, a senior Navy official disclosed on Wednesday. Commodore Edgardo Tamayo, commander of the Naval Forces West based in Palawan, said their forces have dismantled a marker that was put up in Boxall Reef, which is 105 nautical miles from mainland Palawan. He said Boxall Reef was only 20 nautical miles from Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal), a Philippine Navy-occupied islet within the chain of islands that the Philippines collectively calls the Kalayaan Island Group. x x x More of the article here. |
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| pachador | Jun 16 2011, 01:52 AM Post #716 |
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the islands in your article-spratly and paracel are in dispute so they should be brought to the U.N. and let international court of law decide. but the reed bank, boxall reef, amy douglas reef mischief reef and other nearby reefs are within the 200 mile EEZ measured from palawan. That is philippine territory based on UNCLOS rules . if you dont like it then go to UN.
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| Samir_Duran | Jun 16 2011, 06:48 AM Post #717 |
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Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nation..._Law_of_the_Sea That is what the "INTERNATIONAL LAW" says about my country's territory to the WEST. "In autumn 1946, China sent a fleet to Xisha and Nansha islands. On Nov 24, two warships reached the main island of the Xisha Islands and the Chinese built a monument there. On Dec 12, two other Chinese warships reached the main island of the Nansha Islands and named it Taiping Island. According to international law, a country can claim sovereignty over an archipelago if it occupies the main island. Therefore, China's sovereignty over Nansha and Xisha islands is not contestable." MY REFUTE: Taiwan(Republic of China) is the one who has a hold on this claim because it was the government under Chiang-Kai-Zek who occupied and claimed it not communist China(PROC). Taiwan by the book is part of PROC and is known as the "renegade province" but that does not mean you also have the hold of their claim. And since Taiwan is not recognized as a country then this claim could not stand in debate and in the International Court. Better research again your history, Bay! :crazy: |
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| AZKALS | Jun 16 2011, 07:30 PM Post #718 |
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China has sent out one of it's largest maritime patrol vessel Haixun-31 to the disputed Spratlys today...
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| arvcab | Jun 16 2011, 10:35 PM Post #719 |
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http://www.gmanews.tv/story/223645/nation/...pratlys-dispute Australia on Thursday threw its support for the Philippines and its claim on the highly contested Spratlys Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Australia, which has various oil and gas exploration projects in the Philippines, said at a bilateral meeting between the two countries that it calls for a peaceful resolution of the dispute in the reputedly oil-rich islands. The two-day meeting in Canberra concluded Thursday. “Ministers and secretaries reaffirmed the view of both countries that territorial disputes should be settled peacefully and in a manner consistent with [the] international law," according to a joint statement, a copy of which was secured by GMA News Online. The Philippines has recently accused China of intrusion into its territory near Palawan province. Respect UNCLOS Australia said those involved in the territorial dispute — Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, and Taiwan — should adhere to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which codifies the international law of the sea. Officials of the Philippines and Australia also engaged in extensive and detailed discussions on strategic issues such as maritime security at the West Philippine Sea. Australia’s expression of support came less than a week after Washington expressed its support to Manila over the same issue. Rules-based, cooperative approaches Manila, which earlier accused Beijing of violating an agreement aimed at preventing tensions in the region, challenged other claimants over the potentially oil-rich region to adhere to UNCLOS to prevent armed conflict and ensure freedom of navigation. The Philippines and Australia are one in supporting “rules-based, cooperative approaches" in addressing conflicts at the Spratlys Islands, according to the joint statement. Philippine officials said it has recorded at least six Chinese incursions in Philippine-claimed areas in the Spratlys Islands. The Philippine military has discovered the installation of Chinese posts in Amy Douglas Reef, which it said was well within the country’s 200-km exclusive economic zone. - with Jesse Edep/KBK, GMA News |
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| Tsukiyomi | Jun 16 2011, 11:55 PM Post #720 |
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I am sure it's mission will be of peaceful intent and is in line with the stated policy of nonagression...
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