PH helpless vs China-Yasay
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The Philippines remains practically helpless in stopping Chinese militarization activities on disputed islands in the South China Sea, but is committed to a peaceful approach to the dispute, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said on Friday. Speaking to the press at Orchard Hotel here, Yasay said that a UN-backed arbitral tribunal had already ruled against China’s expansionist moves in July this year, even as enforcing the decision remains a problem. China had earlier rejected the ruling and called it a “farce.” He said the Philippines “will move forward into the future insofar as pursuing the enforcement of the decision of the arbitral tribunal on the basis of their findings and conclusions.”
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Quismundo, T., Yap, D., & Andrade, J. I. (2016, December 17). PH helpless vs China-Yasay. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A4.
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Military operations; International waters; Disputes; Navigation; Bilateral agreements; Rights; Artificial islands; Lighthouses; Radar; Satellite sensing; Legal aspects; International law; Law of the sea; Department of Foreign Affairs; Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI); Yasay, Perfecto; Lorenzana, Delfin; Jose, Charles; Earnest, John; McCain, John
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