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joshuatree

Captain
jkliz said:
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New York Times reporter and his motley crew of Phillipino fishermen play cat and mouse with the Chinese coast guard and almost get their boat submerged. The US should try to get some protection for these reporters.
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Visited the link and watched the animations. Didn't see any clip of a boat getting submerged. Actually, didn't even see any CCG vessel getting precariously close where the wash would hit the Filipino boat despite the caption describing such. But I did see the Filipino getting to within 1 NM of Scarborough before CCG would show up which means no FON issues here.
 
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ahojunk

Senior Member

Eco-protection in South China Sea: Sansha City gets creative for eco-friendly islands
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Published on 10 Jul 2016
China established Sansha City four years ago to strengthen its foothold in the South China Sea. The city is getting creative to make the islands greener. CCTV’s reporter Han Bin went to one of the islands in the Xisha Islands, known as the Paracels. He looked at the marine environment and the fishermen who relied on the coral reefs to make a living.
 
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delft

Brigadier
I suppose China will appeal to the next higher court, a regional court in The Hague, which will then squash the verdict just as it did when Russia successfully appealed the PCA verdict ordering it to pay the shareholders of the defunct Yukos oil company $50b. Or perhaps it will not if the new president of the Philippines will discuss the matter with China without prejudice.
 
solarz

solarz

Brigadier
delft said:
I suppose China will appeal to the next higher court, a regional court in The Hague, which will then squash the verdict just as it did when Russia successfully appealed the PCA verdict ordering it to pay the shareholders of the defunct Yukos oil company $50b. Or perhaps it will not if the new president of the Philippines will discuss the matter with China without prejudice.
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China will not appeal because it does not participate in the proceedings. Appealing will only lend legitimacy to the ruling, when China's argument all along was that the PCA has no jurisdiction over this matter.
 
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delft

Brigadier
solarz said:
China will not appeal because it does not participate in the proceedings. Appealing will only lend legitimacy to the ruling, when China's argument all along was that the PCA has no jurisdiction over this matter.
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That was the argument of Russia when it went to the Dutch court. But indeed China would rather reach agreement with the Philippines without US interference.
 
Blackstone

Blackstone

Brigadier
delft said:
That was the argument of Russia when it went to the Dutch court. But indeed China would rather reach agreement with the Philippines without US interference.
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Whoever temporarily rules China can only do it with a Mandate of Heaven that calls for preservation of the Chinese civilization, and protection of its sovereignty. Emperor Xi isn't stupid, so he knows if the Red Dynasty wishes to remain in power, he better tend to Chinese sovereignty.
 
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