by Cristine Detera and Shara Divinagracia 6 April 2021 - On January 22, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed a law that, for the first time, specifically defines the provisions under which the Chinese coast guard would be allowed to use weapons on foreign-registered vessels. On February 1, the law went into [...]
by Theresa Carino 18 February 2021 - China’s New Coast Guard Law, which came into force on 1 February 2021, explicitly specifies for the first time the conditions under which the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) would be allowed to use weapons against foreign vessels. What appeared as an effort to institutionalize a maritime law enforcement [...]
by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III/ Originally Posted at SCMP/16 July 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement on Washington’s opposition to Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea goes beyond its traditional assertions of navigational and overflight freedoms. By showing its support for international law, notably a 2016 ruling by an arbitral tribunal convened [...]
by Lucio Pitlo, III / SCMP / May 7, 2020 Late last month, China’s creation of two new administrative districts and naming of 80 geographic features in the South China Sea created new wrinkles in its ties with other claimants. Both the Philippines and Vietnam protested against the latest administrative ploy. A month before, China established [...]
By Rommel C. Banlaoi*/ Eurasia Review/ May 12, 2020 Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines filed diplomatic protests on April 22, 2020 against China for including parts of the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the South China Sea (SCS) as one of the districts of Sansha City of Hainan Province and for the incident on mid-February [...]
By CNN Philippines Staff / Published Jan 24, 2020 at CNN Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 24) – Close to 500 Chinese tourists who arrived in Kalibo, Aklan from the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus outbreak began, will be transported back to their point of origin this week, an aviation official confirmed Friday. Civil Aviation Board Executive Director [...]
by John Power Published: 5:00am, 18 Jan, 2020 at SCMP Before assuming his post as commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Philip S. Davidson issued a stark warning about Washington’s loosening grip in the fiercely contested South China Sea. “In short, China is now capable of controlling the South China Sea in all scenarios, short [...]
By: Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ INQUIRER.net / 08:33 PM January 16, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, an accord which seeks to prevent the escalating of tensions in the disputed waterway, “has been steadily moving forward,” China’s top diplomat to the Philippines said. Speaking before guests [...]
The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) and the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI) will hold the Philippines-China Roundtable Discussion on the South China Sea on 6 January 2020, 2:00-5:00 PM at Jinjiang Inn, Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City. Topics for discussion include SCS Code of Conduct and Philippines-China Bilateral Cooperation in the SCS. [...]
Originally Posted at NISCS On 11 November 2019, the 5th program of China-ASEAN Academy on Ocean Law and Governance kicked off in Haikou, Hainan Province. The Academy is co-organized by the National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS), China-Southeast Asia Research Center on the South China Sea(CSARC) and International Ocean Institute-Canada (IOI-Canada). The ten-day program [...]
