Is Vietnam now ready to do “a Philippines” against China?
There are unmistakable signs that Vietnam may have already reached the point of no return in its maritime dispute with China.
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Like serving China a bite of the forbidden cake
Will China have its cake and eat it too at the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)?
Primer on the PH-China Arbitration
Prepared by the Office of Representative Harry L. Roque Jr. Former Professor of International Law and Constitutional Law, University of the Philippines, College of Law, Former Director, Institute of International Legal Studies, UP Law, Center Vice-President for Southeast Asia and member, Executive Council, Asian Society of International Law Introduction The purpose of this primer is to inform the
Rebutting China’s Claims
By HARRY L. ROQUE TWO years after the Philippines initiated arbitration proceedings against China under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, China belatedly published in the web site of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs its official Position Paper on the arbitration. The Chinese position was divided into three. First, that
China’s position paper shows wide gap with PH stand
BY ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS THE Position Paper of China on the case filed by the Philippines with the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal showed the wide gap between the two countries as regards their conflicting claims on th South China Sea islands, reefs and rocks. The meeting between President Aquino and Chinese President Xi
Del Rosario fights media battle while China controls battlefield
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS STATEMENTS coming from Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario betray helplessness over the situation in the South China Sea. The Philippines is losing the battle that he led the country to wage against China. Last Thursday Del Rosario said that the Philippines will ask the United Nations Arbitral Court to hasten the resolution
