The Paracels: Does China have ‘undisputed sovereignty’?

China should admit that sovereignty over the Paracels is disputed and withdraw its oil rig from its current location because any drilling that causes permanent change to the seabed in the disputed water is not allowed under international law.

11/06/2014

Weekly Bulletin 2/6-8/6

Vietnam sends another diplomatic note opposing China; China again dismisses Philippine court case in sea dispute; Tony Abbott issues clear signal to China; G7 'deeply concerned' at tensions in East, South China Seas…

11/06/2014

Italian PM voices concern about East Sea situation

Visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Ranzi has raised his deep concern about the East Sea situation and asked all parties to resolve disputes through peaceful measures during talks with his Vietnamese counterpart in Hanoi.

10/06/2014

The danger of convoluting everything into sovereignty disputes

Much of the tensions in the South China Sea could be resolved by applying UNCLOS’s dispute settlement procedure to matters relating to maritime delimitation and cooperation in disputed areas.

10/06/2014

Sovereignty over Paracels: Article Lets Off Beijing Lightly

Bateman states that "a negotiated maritime boundary in this area would likely place the rig within China’s EEZ even if reduced weight was given to China’s claimed insular features". A careful analysis suggests just the opposite.

10/06/2014

Dark cloud caused by China’s oil rig may have a silver lining

A legally binding end to China’s nebulous and maritime claims in these areas would bring enormous clarity, stability and security to at least two thirds of the area that is currently covered by China’s ominous U-shaped line, and could also have positive effects on the Paracels area.

10/06/2014

Haiyang 981: From Water Cannons to Court?

A dangerous clash has flared up between Vietnam and China over the latter’s deployment of an oil rig near the disputed Paracels. One option for Vietnam is to submit the dispute to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea’s (UNCLOS) compulsory dispute settlement procedure.

10/06/2014

Weekly News 9/6-15/6

-(PhilStar 14/6) US: China 'occupying' South China Sea areas, breaking vows: The reported Chinese reclamation work and large scale construction of outposts in the South China Sea are an affront to the multilateral Declaration of Conduct that China agreed to follow, a top official of the US Department of State said. -(Channel NewsAsia 14/6) Philippines protests over Chinese reef "reclamation": The...

09/06/2014

Sun Tzu and Chinese Strategy

In order to disintegrate Chinese moral influence we must reveal their leaders true activities such as New York Times did in October 2012 when reporting that Wen Jiabao's relatives had tremendous financial assets in the U.S.

06/06/2014

More details of China’s illegal East Sea acts emerge

As many as 24 of Vietnam’s law enforcement ships have been damaged and 12 fisheries surveillance officials have been injured by the Chinese side in the last month, revealed Ngo Ngoc Thu, Vice Commander and Chief of Staff of the Vietnam Coast Guard at an international press conference in Hanoi on June 5th.

06/06/2014