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    Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over vessels in disputed waters

    MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Tuesday it had summoned the Chinese ambassador to convey the Southeast Asian country’s “utmost displeasure” over the continued presence of Chinese vessels in disputed waters around a reef in the South China Sea.

    In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian was summoned on Monday and told that China should immediately withdraw all its vessels from the disputed Whitsun reef and other Philippine maritime zones.


    The Philippines last month described the presence of about 220 boats believed to be manned by militias inside its 200 mile (322 km) exclusive economic zone as “swarming and threatening”, while the United States, Japan and others have voiced concern about China’s intentions, prompting rebukes by Beijing.


    The foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had reminded Huang that the Philippines had won a landmark arbitration case in 2016, which backed its sovereign entitlements amid rival claims by China.


    It also called on the Chinese Embassy to ensure “proper decorum and manners in the conduct of their duties as guests of the Philippines” after the embassy had earlier said a call by Manila for a withdrawal of the flotilla was “unprofessional”.

    “Both sides affirmed the use of peaceful settlement of disputes in addressing their differences in the South China Sea issue,” the foreign ministry said.


    China’s embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


    Chinese diplomats have previously said the vessels were taking shelter from rough sees and were not manned by militias, claims the foreign ministry called “blatant falsehoods.”


    The last time a Chinese envoy was summoned by Manila was in 2019 after a Chinese vessel sunk a Philippine boat.


    Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said on Tuesday on Twitter that nine ships remained in the area.


    Since come to power, President Rodrigo Duterte has criticised U.S. foreign policy and sought to improve ties with Beijing, but China’s maritime assertiveness has put him in a difficult spot at times.


    Philippine and U.S. troops began military exercises on Monday, in a demonstration of what they said was a commitment to the U.S.-Philippines alliance.
    Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over vessels in disputed waters | Reuters

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    Since come to power, President Rodrigo Duterte has criticised U.S. foreign policy and sought to improve ties with Beijing, but China’s maritime assertiveness has put him in a difficult spot at times.
    I think "made him look like a c u n t" is closer to the truth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    The foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had reminded Huang that the Philippines had won a landmark arbitration case in 2016, which backed its sovereign entitlements amid rival claims by China.
    The awarding institution had no legal right to "award" anything.

    How many fishing boats remain?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    The awarding institution had no legal right to "award" anything.

    How many fishing boats remain?
    Funny isn't it. Only the other day some idiot in here was banging on about how the chinkies support UNCLOS.

    Can't remember his name, but he's a bit of a wanker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Only the other day some idiot in here was banging on about how the chinkies support UNCLOS.
    If they don't, they should.
    Any country being a permanent member of the UN Security Council should also be forced to be a member of the other UN organisations and follow their decisions, there is currently some cherry picking going on by the superpowers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    the chinkies support UNCLOS.
    Read and digest UNCLOS. Investigate its definitions and report when complete.

    The awarding body, not UNCLOS, had no jurisdiction.

    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    he's a bit of a wanker
    One does not require self-abuse here in Thailand.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lom View Post
    If they don't, they should.
    China is a signatory of UNCLOS, has ratified and adheres to it consistently.

    Unlike ....
    Last edited by OhOh; 14-04-2021 at 08:41 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    Read and digest UNCLOS. Investigate it's definitions and report when complete.
    No, you tell us instead of taking the lazy way out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    China is a signatory of UNCLOS, has ratified and ignores the bits it doesn't like.
    FTFY.

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    Philippines files new diplomatic protests over Chinese boats in disputed waters


    MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines filed fresh diplomatic protests to China on Wednesday after accusing its giant neighbour of undertaking illegal fishing and massing more than 240 boats within the Southeast Asian country’s territorial waters.

    The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said that two protests had been lodged, days after Manila summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to press for the withdrawal of its vessels on the disputed Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea and other Philippine maritime zones.


    The Philippines last month described the presence of over 200 boats believed to be manned by militias inside its 200 mile (322 km) exclusive economic zone as “swarming and threatening”, while the United States, Japan and others have voiced concern about China’s intentions, prompting rebukes by Beijing.


    In a Twitter post, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin said: “they really are fishing everything in the water that belongs by law to us.”

    A Philippine government taskforce said the vessels, which are about 60 metres (197 ft) in length, can catch a tonne of fish a day. It said 240 were in various areas in Philippine waters as of Sunday, including nine at Whitsun Reef.


    “The continuous swarming of Chinese vessels poses a threat to the safety of navigation, safety of life at sea, and impedes the exclusive right of Filipinos to benefit from the marine wealth in the EEZ,” the task force said in a statement late on Monday.


    China’s embassy in Manila and the foreign ministry in Beijing did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    Chinese diplomats have previously said the Whitsun reef was part of its traditional fishing grounds, and that vessels were taking shelter from rough seas and did not have militia aboard.


    Since coming to power in 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte has criticised U.S. foreign policy and sought to improve ties with Beijing, but China’s maritime assertiveness has put him in a difficult spot at times.


    The Philippine navy planned to deploy three more ships in the South China Sea.


    “We have to understand that to say that one area is ours, we have to be there,” army spokesman Major General Edgard Arevalo said.


    Philippines files new diplomatic protests over Chinese boats in disputed waters | Reuters

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    the withdrawal of its vessels on the disputed Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea
    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    including nine at Whitsun Reef.
    It appears that of the .

    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    “swarming and threatening”,
    weather sheltering 200 fishing boats, 191 fishing boats have left. To international waters or ....?

    Word has spread, 9 fishing boats constitutes:

    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    a threat to the safety of navigation, safety of life at sea, and impedes the exclusive right of Filipinos to benefit from the marine wealth in the EEZ,”
    China's soft power or another storm in a

    Philippines says 220 Chinese boats have encroached in South China Sea-1435fefd84ea3be92040eb8d342658ef-jpg


    I wonder how

    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs
    will respond when the Quad plus European wannabees appear on the horizon?

    A trip to the chemist for a new one of these?

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    Last edited by OhOh; 15-04-2021 at 11:04 AM.
    A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.

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    When hoohoo waffles, you know the chinky bastards are still at it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    When hoohoo waffles, you know the chinky bastards are still at it.
    When OhNo waffles . . . he's posting.

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    Duterte: Philippines Grateful for Beijing's Vaccines, But Won't Stop Sea Patrols


    The Philippine president said Thursday he was grateful that Beijing has supplied his country with coronavirus vaccines amid a global shortage, but he would not withdraw patrols in Manila-claimed waters of the South China Sea because Chinese vessels had not left.


    President Rodrigo Duterte also criticized Washington for what he claimed was a lack of U.S. support for Manila amid this latest standoff with Beijing in the contested waterway.


    “China is a good friend. We owe them a debt of gratitude for the vaccines. So China, let it be known, is a good friend, and we do not want trouble with them, especially a war,” Duterte said during a cabinet meeting late Wednesday, transcripts of which were released Thursday.


    Bilateral tensions in the South China Sea have risen lately over Beijing’s refusal to remove its ships and boats from Manila’s exclusive economic zone.


    The diplomatic spat between began after the Philippines said it had spotted some 240 Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef in early March. Beijing also claims the reef in the Spratly Islands as part of its territories in the waterway.


    China ignored the Philippines’ demands for a pullout, prompting Manila to file daily diplomatic protests with Beijing, including on Thursday. Manila claims the Chinese ships are crewed by maritime militia.


    The number of Chinese vessels in the Philippine EEZ stood at about 160 as of April 20, Manila said Wednesday.


    The Philippine government said recently it was complementing its military patrols and drills in the sea with patrols by its coast guard, fisheries bureau and national police.


    By deploying non-military patrols to protect and assist Filipino fishing boats, Manila hopes to avoid provoking a naval standoff with Beijing, officials had said.


    Removing patrol boats is out of the question, Duterte said.


    “There are things that are not really subject to a compromise, such as us pulling back [our patrols]. It’s difficult. I hope they understand, but I have the interest of my country also to protect,” the president said.


    'Empty words'


    Duterte on Wednesday also questioned Washington’s resolve to help protect the Philippines, its long-time defense ally.


    “[So] I can tell China, ‘You know China, we can always call the Americans,’” Duterte said.


    “But in so many instances, they [the Americans] are just about empty words …. That would have been the moment to show the world that they were with us by sending their superior ships. Why did they not do it?”


    BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online news service, called the U.S. Embassy in Manila for its comment on the issue, but did not immediately hear back.


    In early April, the U.S. State Department said it was backing the Philippines in the dispute over the Chinese ships in the Philippine EEZ and would come to Manila’s defense, if needed.


    “As we have stated before, an armed attack against the Philippines armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea, will trigger our obligations under the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty,” Ned Price, the department’s spokesman, told a press briefing on April 8.


    Early this month, as the dispute was still unfolding between Manila and Beijing, the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group sailed into the South China Sea to carry out maritime strike exercises, anti-submarine operations, coordinated tactical training and other activities, according to the U.S. Navy.


    Under the auspices of the 70-year-old treaty, the armed forces of the United States and the Philippines will come to each other’s military aid in the event of an external attack on one of them.


    Meanwhile, the Philippines has been relying heavily on China for COVID-19 vaccines, after other drug makers delayed deliveries of shipments.


    According to Manila, China’s state-owned Sinovac Biotech has sent the Philippines 3.5 million doses of its CoronaVac jabs, including one million doses that were given as a gift. The Philippines had earlier received 525,600 doses of AstraZeneca, all of which have been administered.


    As of this week, only 1.5 million people had been vaccinated with their first of two shots, the government said. The Philippines’ population is a little more than 108 million. Only 246,986 people have received the full vaccine dose.

    Duterte: Philippines Grateful for Beijing's Vaccines, But Won't Stop Sea Patrols — Radio Free Asia

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    Philippines Foreign Minister Issues Expletive-Laced Tweet Over China Sea Dispute


    Manila: The Philippine foreign minister has demanded in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of disputed waters, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities in the South China Sea.


    The comments on Monday by the frequently blunt Teodoro Locsin follow Manila’s protests for what it calls the illegal presence of hundreds of Chinese boats inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.


    Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin says “the usual suave diplomatic speak doesn’t work”. Credit:Getty


    “China, my friend, how politely can I put it? Let me see… O…GET THE F*** OUT,” Locsin said in a tweet on his personal account.


    “What are you doing to our friendship? You. Not us. We’re trying. You. You’re like an ugly oaf forcing your attentions on a handsome guy who wants to be a friend; not to father a Chinese province”, Locsin said.


    Rebuked on social media about his “schoolboy language”, Locsin was unabashed, saying “usual suave diplomatic speak gets nothing done”.


    China’s embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Chinese officials have previously said the vessels at the disputed Whitsun Reef were fishing boats taking refuge from rough seas.


    China claims almost the entire South China Sea, through which about $3.8 trillion of ship-borne trade passes each year. In 2016, an arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled the claim, which Beijing bases on its old maps, was inconsistent with international law.


    In a statement on Monday, the Philippine foreign ministry accused China’s coast guard of “shadowing, blocking, dangerous manoeuvres, and radio challenges of the Philippine coast guard vessels”.

    South China Sea dispute prompts expletive-deleted tweet from Philippine foreign minister Teodoro Locsin - Manila News

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