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MANILA—The Philippines Wednesday said it is trying to find a diplomatic
solution to a tense standoff between a Philippine warship and two Chinese
surveillance vessels over fishing rights in the South China Sea, as long-
brewing tensions in the contested waters reach a fresh crisis point.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said he met with Chinese
Ambassador Ma Keqing and both reaffirmed their governments' positions that
the Scarborough Shoal, where the ships are facing off, was part of their own
country's territory and neither was ready to stand down.
Mr. del Rosario said that despite the impasse, and warning that the
Philippines would defend itself if attacked, "we resolved to seek a
diplomatic solution to the issue."
"The ambassador of China took the view that they have full sovereignty over
the Scarborough Shoal," Mr. del Rosario told reporters after the meeting at
his Manila office. "So, in a sense, we had reached an impasse in terms of
our positions. And so there's a real challenge for us in terms of our
agreement to keep on talking today."
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The BRP Gregorio del Pilar, the Philippines' first Hamilton-class warship,
docks at the Port of Manila in 2011.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III repeated the call for calm in the
heavily fished and potentially energy-rich sea. "Nobody will benefit if
violence breaks out there," the Associated Press reported Mr. Aquino as
saying.
The two navies encountered each other after the Philippine vessel—a former
Coast Guard cutter provided by the U.S. Navy—attempted to arrest the crew
of several Chinese fishing boats who were anchored at Scarborough Shoal, off
the Philippines' northwest coast but which is also claimed by China. The
Philippine government said Chinese surveillance vessels intervened to
prevent any arrests, leading to the standoff, and that Filipino sailors who
inspected the Chinese vessels on Tuesday found illegally collected corals
and live sharks in one of the fishing boats.
China is locked in a series of overlapping territorial disputes with the
Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei, all of whom claim either
all or part of the South China Sea as their sovereign territory. The dispute
has flared in recent months as the region's potential energy reserves begin
to draw growing attention.
In the past year, Vietnam and the Philippines have accused Chinese navy
craft of harassing oil-exploration vessels operating in their United Nations
-defined maritime economic zones. Beijing has denied that, but has warned
Vietnam and the Philippines from prospecting in the area without its
permission.
"This is part of larger pattern. These new standoffs are coming to light
only because we are better positioned to stand up to China now," said a
Philippine military official.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila released a statement saying that 12 fishing
boats had sought shelter from a storm in a lagoon. "Two Chinese marine
surveillance ships are in this area fulfilling the duties of safeguarding
Chinese maritime rights and interests," the statement said, adding that the
shoal "is an integral part of the Chinese territory and the waters around
the traditional fishing area for Chinese fishermen."
China's foreign ministry, meanwhile, said in a statement that the
Philippines had broken an agreement to maintain peace and stability in the
region. "We hope the Philippines can focus on China-Philippines friendship,
peace and stability and won't make new disturbances," foreign ministry
spokesman Liu Weimin said.
The U.S., too, has angered China in stating that the South China Sea, which
carries about half the world's trade, remains free for navigation.
Washington has stepped up military and diplomatic ties with Hanoi and Manila
, providing the refurbished cutter, now named the Gregorio del Pilar, to the
Philippine navy last year and pledging to deliver another craft. Next week,
the U.S. and Philippine militaries will resume an annual series of military
exercises, including drills off the Philippines' western coast.
Those exercises appear likely to further antagonize Beijing. Already this
week, a hawkish Chinese general has warned that the Philippines is facing
its "last chance" to peacefully resolve sovereignty disputes over the South
China Sea. Maj. Gen. Luo Yuan, writing in the Global Times newspaper,
accused the Philippines of hijacking a recent Southeast Asian summit in
order to further pressure China over the South China Sea, and warned that
Manila's alleged provocations would fail.
"The biggest miscalculation of the Philippines is that it has misestimated
the strength and willpower of China to defends its territorial integrity,"
Gen. Luo wrote.
While not necessarily reflecting the Chinese governments views, Gen. Luo's
comments show signs of growing impatience with the Philippines after Manila
adopted a more aggressive stance toward its South China Sea claims under
President Benigno Aquino III, who was elected in 2010 and has since sought
to revive the Philippines' sometimes fragile ties to the U.S.
Diplomats say the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
was much more wary of antagonizing Beijing.
The Philippines is also working on developing a closer relationship with
Vietnam.
Previously there was relatively little contact between the two countries,
but now there is a growing military-to-military relationship that might soon
result in the two countries holding formal exercises, or at least joint
search-and-rescue training, diplomats say.
In addition, the Philippines has proposed holding soccer matches between
Filipino and Vietnamese troops on some of the contested atolls in the South
China Sea. Philippine Admiral Alexander Pama Tuesday told reporters the
Philippines has suggested sending some sailors and troops to Vietnamese-
occupied islands, while Vietnamese troops could visit Philippine-held
islands. Adm. Pama said it could be called the "fun games," and stressed
there would be no firearms training involved.
—Brian Spegele in Beijing contributed to this article. | m**********n
发帖数: 27535 | 2 TAYSON DELENGOCKY Wrote:
International experts, who are independent and impartial, have asserted that
9-dot-line has no legal basis on international standards. China has refused
to bring its claims to international instances bc it is legally baseless.
Therefore, China imperialists prefer to resorting intimidation and bullying
the smaller countries.
International legal experts offer legal expertise of South China sea claims
http://www.eyedrd.org/2011/12/international-legal-experts-offer
Why Has China Been Refusing to Submit Its Bogus ‘Undisputable Sovereignty’
Claims Of South China Sea To International Court?
http://www.eyedrd.org/2011/07/why-has-china-been-refusing-to-su
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Spencer Barrowes Wrote:
Wow, I bet the Philippines government is glad that they bowed to Chinese
pressure by boycotting the Nobel Prize ceremony for Liu Xiaobo a couple of
years ago. | y***i
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我还真去上面这个网页看了， 一派胡言。
【在 m**********n 的大作中提到】
: TAYSON DELENGOCKY Wrote:
: International experts, who are independent and impartial, have asserted that
: 9-dot-line has no legal basis on international standards. China has refused
: to bring its claims to international instances bc it is legally baseless.
: Therefore, China imperialists prefer to resorting intimidation and bullying
: the smaller countries.
: International legal experts offer legal expertise of South China sea claims
: http://www.eyedrd.org/2011/12/international-legal-experts-offer
: Why Has China Been Refusing to Submit Its Bogus ‘Undisputable Sovereignty’
: Claims Of South China Sea To International Court?
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发帖数: 14642 | 4 这个不是拿钱发帖的哪有这么专业？
that
refused
bullying
claims
【在 m**********n 的大作中提到】
: TAYSON DELENGOCKY Wrote:
: International experts, who are independent and impartial, have asserted that
: 9-dot-line has no legal basis on international standards. China has refused
: to bring its claims to international instances bc it is legally baseless.
: Therefore, China imperialists prefer to resorting intimidation and bullying
: the smaller countries.
: International legal experts offer legal expertise of South China sea claims
: http://www.eyedrd.org/2011/12/international-legal-experts-offer
: Why Has China Been Refusing to Submit Its Bogus ‘Undisputable Sovereignty’
: Claims Of South China Sea To International Court?
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