found several unoccupied groups of islands in the South China Sea. This forms part of the justification of territorial claims by the Philippines of the Spratly islands (along with doctrines from the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).[3] Cloma‚ owner of a fishing fleet and a private maritime training institute‚ the PMI Colleges (formerly known as Philippine Maritime Institute)‚ aspired to open a cannery and develop guano deposits in the Spratlys. It was principally for economic
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North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since the British handed the territory in 1963.
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It is undeniably true that the case of Spratly island dispute among China and the claimant states in the region of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been a major prolonged territorial problem in this region. Throughout all the negotiation process to come into consensus of having a compulsory code of conduct (COC) in this region‚ none have been successful. But still‚ claimant states of the Spratly Island stressed the importance of developing and adopting COC
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For more than a year since the standoff at Scarborough Shoal‚ news headlines have been peppered with references to the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. What is the difference between them? Between KIG‚ the Spratlys‚ and Scarborough? Recently‚ the University of the Philippines’ Asian Center and the Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea came out with a primer‚ "The West Philippine Sea: The Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction Disputes from a Filipino Perspective." Authored by
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measures “to seal and control” areas around Panatag or Scarborough Shoal‚ which the Chinese call the Huangyan Islands‚ following a standoff with the Philippines last year. The magazine article‚ quoting Zhang‚ reported that the cabbage strategy involved “surrounding a contested area with so many boats – fishermen‚ fishing administration ships‚ marine surveillance ships‚ navy warships.” The island “is thus wrapped layer by layer like a cabbage‚” Zhang reportedly said in a television interview given in
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA’S NAVAL MODERNIZATION AND GROWING PRESENCE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ON PHILIPPINES-CHINA RELATIONS A PHILIPPINE PERSPECTIVE By Martin S. Adalem III Tom Lance G. Angeles March 2013 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study China’s economy is currently the second largest in the world. With its continued economic growth and development‚ some people believe that there is a possibility for China to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy. However‚ because
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resources were explored in South China Sea. In the 1950s‚ the "East Asian and Southeast Asian Coastal and Offshore Geoscience Program Committee (CCOP)" in the waters of the Spratlys found rich reserves of oil and gas resources. In 1968‚ the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia Far East‚ which was also the "Asian Waters Offshore Islands of Mineral Resources Exploration Joint Coordination Committee"
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GE-2215 December 2014 INTRODUCTION Scarborough Shoal‚ also known as Scarborough Reef‚ Democracy Reef(Chinese: 民主礁; pinyin: Mínzhǔ Jiāo)‚ Huangyan Island (simplified Chinese: 黄岩岛; traditional Chinese: 黃岩島; pinyin: Huángyán Dǎo)‚ Bajo de Masinloc and Panatag Shoal (Filipino: Kulumpol ng Panatag)‚ is a shoal located between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon island in the South China Sea. It is a disputed territory claimed by the People’s Republic of China‚ Republic of China (Taiwan)‚ and the Philippines.
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Scarborough Shoal or Scarborough Reef‚ also known as Huangyan Island[2](simplified Chinese: 黄岩岛; traditional Chinese: 黃岩島; pinyin: Huángyán Dǎo)‚ Bajo de Masinloc[3] or Panatag Shoal[4] (Filipino: Kulumpol ng Panatag)‚ is a shoal located between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon Island of the Philippines in the South China Sea. It is a disputed territory claimed by the People’s Republic of China‚ Republic of China (Taiwan)‚ and the Philippines. The shoal’s status is often discussed in conjunction
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The South China Sea dispute has long being discussed and also complicated. Controlling the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea is not only claiming the countries’ territory‚ but mainly gaining economic benefits of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). These benefits include natural resources: the US Energy Administration estimates that 11 billion barrels (bbl) of oil reserves and 190 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas reserves under the South China Sea. The
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