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You mean, you are weak, China is strong, so even you steal our island, China shouldn't do something?A country with a very strong military challenges a country with a very weak one, and makes it look like it is the one being aggrieved. This is the best display of cowardice in the history of mankind. Bravo China, for adding another shame to your own existence and for showing the world your true colors!
The Paracel islands are not owned by China, it was taken by force from Chinese in 1974 while Vietnam has a mountain of documents from Vietnamese, intentional and Chinese sources. Both Vietnam and international sources show maps that Vietnam has own these islands for several hundred years. Vietnam sources have both maps and old documents from bureaucrats reporting from their administration of the islands. Both old Chinese and international maps show China's territory stops at Hainan islands. France and Japan after administrating the islands returned it to Vietnam and South Vienam had been administrating them until China took Paracel in 1974. Whatever Chinese source showing that Japan was forced to return the islands to China was invalid on the mere fact that China had not own the islands prior to Japan's occupation of Vietnam. Therefore, the islands could not be given to a third unrelated country but Vietnam. South Vietnam was given control of the islands later with the Geneva Accords in 1954 in which the PRC was a signatory, so this point is effectively moot. The document from North Vietnam's leader Pham Van Dong in 1974 is invalid on the mere fact that the Paracel was not under North Vietnam control at the time so it could not give away what it does not own. There are also two other points making the document invalid: the document did not say specifically about giving away any territory; and North Vietnamese Constitution at the time required the General Assembly vote on any territory alteration. Thus, this point is also moot. China's sole claim of the islands is the fact that they are controlling it, but China also claims the Senkaku controlled by Japan at the moment. So by making this point, PRC is talking on both sides of the mouth, worthy of ridicule from the intentional audience.Your EZZ? why it is your EZZ? there is much closer to China xisha islands than to Vietnam.
You watch the video again. The fishing boat was trying to run away from Chinese ships and was breaking away a couple times until the much bigger ship caught up and rammed it. Small wooden boat cannot out-run a steel ship so you implication that the fishing ship "intentionally" slowed down to get hit from the Chinese ship is both baseless and hilariously sad at the same time. I'm not sure if I'm sad at our attempt to defense the indefensible or that you, as an Pakistani's flagged person would go all out to defense a tricky and aggressive nation like China. Is Chinese's yuan and military toys so important for Pakistan that people there accept to be Chinese shills so that they can bully a nation that has no connection or done nothing wrong to Pakistan; and a nation that actually treats Muslim well unlike what China is doing in Uyghur? Is a person's conscience that cheap to buy?if you stop a car on a runway when an airplane is taking off, you will get crushed so dont blame it on the plane.
a boat is easier to turn, accelerate and decelerate while a moving ship cannot. It clearly shows boats were playing hookie with ship so they get a hickey.
China again rejects legal challenge
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
MANILA, Philippines –The United Nations arbitral tribunal has ordered China to defend its territorial claims in the South China Sea by submitting evidence within six months despite Beijing’s refusal to respond to the Philippines’ legal challenge to those sweeping claims.
The UN Permanent Court of Arbitration said in a statement issued in The Hague on Tuesday that the arbitral tribunal had directed China to submit by Dec. 15 its response to the Philippine memorandum submitted on March 30, detailing its case that seeks to nullify the Chinese claims and clarify maritime entitlements in the disputed waters.
It was the first international case filed against China related to territorial disputes in the 3.5-million-square-kilometer sea where islands, islets, reefs and shoals are believed to be sitting atop vast oil and gas reserves.
China has rejected the order, saying it has no plans to take part.
Aside from China and the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam claim overlapping parts of the South China Sea, with Beijing saying it has sovereignty over virtually all of the resource-rich waters. China’s disputes with the Philippines and Vietnam have worsened recently, especially after it deployed an oil rig early last month in waters also claimed by Hanoi, sparking violent anti-China protests in Vietnam.
Next armed conflict
There have been fears the territorial disputes could spark Asia’s next armed conflict, although analysts say a major fight is unlikely given that major instability could shatter the region’s bullish economies.
Beijing’s aggressive moves in the disputed waters, which straddle one of the world’s busiest sea lanes, were “dangerous conduct and intimidation” that rachets tension and could undermine the economically vibrant region, said US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzky, who is visiting Manila with American business executives.
China has warned the United States to stop meddling.
It has said all along it will not participate in the arbitration proceedings initiated by the Philippines in January last year, preferring a bilateral approach to resolve the conflicts.
Beijing informed the tribunal on May 21 that it “does not accept the arbitration initiated by the Philippines” and that its issuance of a comment on the case should “not be regarded as China’s acceptance of or participation in the proceedings.”
Philippine officials on Wednesday reiterated a call to China to join the arbitration as a peaceful and durable solution to resolve the long-raging territorial disputes.
China’s stance unchanged
Charles Jose, spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs, said, “We continue to urge China to reconsider its decision not to participate in the arbitration proceedings. We also wish to reiterate that arbitration is a peaceful, open and friendly resolution mechanism that offers a durable solution to the disputes in the South China Sea.”
But China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Beijing’s “stance of not accepting and not participating in the relevant Philippines’ arbitration case has not changed.”
The Philippines is seeking confirmation of its right to exploit waters within a 370-km exclusive economic zone, as allowed under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, its lawyers have said.
In giving China time to respond to the Philippines’ filing, the tribunal said on Monday that it was fulfilling its obligation to assure each party “a full opportunity to be heard and to present its case.”
The UN tribunal issued the order after a meeting at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, on May 14 and 15, or a month and a half since Manila submitted its memorandum.
Tribunal’s jurisdiction
As the tribunal described it, the document covers “matters relating to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, the admissibility of the Philippines’ claim, as well as the merits of the dispute.”
Noting China’s May 21 rejection, the tribunal suggested it would continue hearing the Philippine complaint even without Beijing’s involvement.
“The arbitral tribunal will determine the further course of the proceedings, including the need for, and scheduling of any other written submissions and hearings, at an appropriate later stage, after seeking the views of the parties,” the tribunal said.
The Philippine case asks the UN tribunal to invalidate China’s “nine-dash-line” claim over the South China Sea. That refers to a rough Chinese demarcation on its official maps of its territorial claims that cover virtually the entire South China.
The Philippines charges that the nine-dash-line claim is an “excessive declaration of territory” that extends well beyond China’s exclusive economic zone, encroaching on the West Philippine Sea, part of the South China Sea within Manila’s own economic exclusion zone.
If China continues to shun the arbitral panel, the tribunal is likely to schedule a hearing and rule based solely on the Philippines’ pleading.
“China has a right to be heard, that’s why the court issued the procedural order. If they will still refuse to participate, the court might decide based on the Philippines’ submission,” Jose said.
International support
The Philippines’ legal action has gained support from the international community, including allies the United States and Japan, for being a peaceful means to resolve the increasingly tense territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
The Philippine arbitration case is closely watched by the other claimant states, including Vietnam, which last month said it was considering legal action against China after Beijing moved a deep-water oil rig into the East Sea, part of the South China Sea within Hanoi’s exclusive economic zone.
China earlier said that the Philippine legal action has “seriously damaged” relations between Manila and Beijing.–With a report from AP
UN court tells Beijing: Prove your sea claims | Inquirer Global Nation
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China is clearly a coward for backing out in the international tribunal. They want to settle the issue by bullying and brute force not through the peaceful means of arbitration based on international law. They are trying to deceive the world by claiming excessive territories based on their own flimsy historical accounts. China knows their deceitful claim could not win in international arbitration and obviously, would not want to participate to lose. Especially because if it lose the case to the Philippines, it will automatically lose to the other claimants.
Bored to read such much boring hollow word from discreditable Vietnamese, Show the proof, OK.The Paracel islands are not owned by China, it was taken by force from Chinese in 1974 while Vietnam has a mountain of documents from Vietnamese, intentional and Chinese sources. Both Vietnam and international sources show maps that Vietnam has own these islands for several hundred years. Vietnam sources have both maps and old documents from bureaucrats reporting from their administration of the islands. Both old Chinese and international maps show China's territory stops at Hainan islands. France and Japan after administrating the islands returned it to Vietnam and South Vienam had been administrating them until China took Paracel in 1974. Whatever Chinese source showing that Japan was forced to return the islands to China was invalid on the mere fact that China had not own the islands prior to Japan's occupation of Vietnam. Therefore, the islands could not be given to a third unrelated country but Vietnam. South Vietnam was given control of the islands later with the Geneva Accords in 1954 in which the PRC was a signatory, so this point is effectively moot. The document from North Vietnam's leader Pham Van Dong in 1974 is invalid on the mere fact that the Paracel was not under North Vietnam control at the time so it could not give away what it does not own. There are also two other points making the document invalid: the document did not say specifically about giving away any territory; and North Vietnamese Constitution at the time required the General Assembly vote on any territory alteration. Thus, this point is also moot. China's sole claim of the islands is the fact that they are controlling it, but China also claims the Senkaku controlled by Japan at the moment. So by making this point, PRC is talking on both sides of the mouth, worthy of ridicule from the intentional audience.
Even with the assumption that China now controls the Paracel, Trition island, the one in question that China uses the 17 nm argument is not habitable and is not big enough under UNCLOS to warrant a 200 nm EEZ, only 12 nm around it's edges. Thus, packing an oil rig outside of Triton at 17 nm is still outside of Chinese territorial water under this assumption. With this action, China has broken UNCLOS, a document it signed.
Even with the assumption that China can now claim Triton is worthy of 200 nm EEZ because of magic, China is still in violation of the 2002 agreement with Asean which discourages all parties unilaterally raising the tension in the SCS. PRC did exactly that by moving the oil rig in and building an airfield in the Spratly islands. Although this agreement is not legally binding, this action shows that China has broken all agreement it has signed with the be it the UN or ASEAN to reach this point. It is the proof that China is not a trust worthy and reasonable party to work with in the conflict, in layman term, China is a liar.
China always using historical claim. This is the 20th century, you can use history but to claim what is you thought was yours before is totally BS. War changes the face of the earth many times. Unless China wanted to start one, then let it be and hope China will be the same after that.
That is why nations need international laws to follow.
Philippine claims are based on UNCLOS stupid dimwit. Historical records not recognized by the international community remains a fiction.. wake up...go to school and let your mind evolve... you're just too fed up by your Commie government.
Bored to read such much boring hollow word from discreditable Vietnamese, Show the proof, OK.
This dispute is completely beyond the jurisdiction of the Hague-based PCA, which isn't even related to the UN or its subordinate institutions like the ICJ. OP's article must have been fact-checked by a monkey or something.
You watch the video again. The fishing boat was trying to run away from Chinese ships and was breaking away a couple times until the much bigger ship caught up and rammed it. Small wooden boat cannot out-run a steel ship so you implication that the fishing ship "intentionally" slowed down to get hit from the Chinese ship is both baseless and hilariously sad at the same time. I'm not sure if I'm sad at our attempt to defense the indefensible or that you, as an Pakistani's flagged person would go all out to defense a tricky and aggressive nation like China. Is Chinese's yuan and military toys so important for Pakistan that people there accept to be Chinese shills so that they can bully a nation that has no connection or done nothing wrong to Pakistan; and a nation that actually treats Muslim well unlike what China is doing in Uyghur? Is a person's conscience that cheap to buy?
That question goes to all the Pakistan's posters here. In addition, to what extent will the Pakistani people continue to support China? Will you still cheer for China if Chinese ships shoot at innocent fishermen tomorrow?
This is not a battle field, thus all this talk about war and killing is just fantasy talk for now. Doing that solves nothing but just to trade insults day by day. Showing that Vietnam is in the right both regally and in our actions during the conflict is the only way to make sure the international community, including some Chinese friends, understand the extent in which PRC has gone to brainwash a generation toward conflict with Vietnam, an good friend of China until last month.I am not enough time to read all comments here, but it's a big mistake if we Vietnamese talk to the chinese about int'l justice. In the history of Vietnam, we just forced them to abandon their intention ONLY when we killed more than half of chinese troops.
I think now it is not different.
Show me the exact minute in the first video when the Vietnamese boat stops please.Yes I watched the video and saw first the boat stopped in front of the ship and when ship came very close then they try to run away but if you a little bit of physics you would know that its impossible to run away from that distance because the displaced water from a huge ship will pull the tiny boat in. My opinion was not biased towards anyone i expressed my opinion as i saw it in the video. you cant show me the video and expect me to follow your line of thinking.
This is not a battle field, thus all this talk about war and killing is just fantasy talk for now. Doing that solves nothing but just to trade insults day by day. Showing that Vietnam is in the right both regally and in our actions during the conflict is the only way to make sure the international community, including some Chinese friends, understand the extent in which PRC has gone to brainwash a generation toward conflict with Vietnam, an good friend of China until last month.