China's SCS Strategy Thread

weig2000 said:

That's probably the mildest criticism, but I don't think that's how it works for most of the journalists in this case. The notions are preconceived, the conclusion is already reached, you just need to pick the words to serve them.

If most of the journalists out there can just add some brief statements to "balance" the report, I would be Ok:

The PCA is not a UN court nor even a UN organization. It's an arbitration organization. Its ruling or awards are only binding if both parties agree to the arbitration, which China didn't. China's refusal to participate in the arbitration is based on relevant UNCLOS articles. China like many other countries declare the exclusion back in 1996 on sovereign matters.

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菲律宾总统杜特尔特周四表示，他打算派前总统拉莫斯作为特使前往中国，协助开启菲律宾和中国在南海问题上的谈判。

杜特尔特周四晚间出席其母校圣贝达学院在圣胡安举行的纪念晚宴。他在演讲中表示，战争不是一个选项，希望通过和平方式解决问题，比如进行双边谈判。

杜特尔特说，他还得就此事与拉莫斯进行磋商，然后恳请拉莫斯前往中国进行谈判。杜特尔特的讲话赢得了热烈掌声。拉莫斯作为荣誉校友也出席了这一晚宴，他没有明确表示是否接受杜特尔特提出的这一特殊使命。但他说，要考虑一下他的年纪。拉莫斯今年88岁，与中国一直保持良好的关系。

另外，一艘菲律宾渔船周四试图闯入中国南海黄岩岛附近海域，但在几公里外就遭到中国海警的依法拦截。

中国海警：“船只必须离开，这是中国海警在进行执法，请立即离开这一地区。”

这艘渔船来自菲律宾的马辛洛克，当地官员声称，渔船驶到黄岩岛，是为了试探南海仲裁案所谓判决后中国的反应。

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Newchina2014 said:

I got these informative articles related to the South China sea issue from someone else.

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I would like to hear what you guys think about the above articles.

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For those of us who know and have FOUGHT colonialism with our blood there is NO DIFFERENCE between colonialism and catholism!

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Equation said:

As quoted by one of the commenters:

Yep, these religious zealots are acting like a state government, a fascist one that based on fear and guilt to the gullible who would listen.

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solarz said:

Seriously, Yanai looks like a Japanese villain out of Chinese movies!

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solarz said:

Seriously, Yanai looks like a Japanese villain out of Chinese movies!

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solarz said:

Seriously, Yanai looks like a Japanese villain out of Chinese movies!

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Beijing has lodged a diplomatic protest over Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop's comments on the South China Sea arbitration case and warned Canberra against taking sides in the territorial disputes.

Bishop had on 12 July called on China and the Philippines to abide by a Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on the South China Sea territorial claims that was handed down on the same day. The tribunal, which was initiated by the Philippines in June 2013 to determine the legal basis of maritime rights asserted by Beijing, has ruled largely in favour of Manila.

"The Australian government calls on the Philippines and China to abide by the ruling, which is final and binding on both parties," said Bishop in her statement.

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