Esperon: a ‘win-win’ for PH, China on Panatag
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For National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, “it is a win-win” for both the Philippines and China. “But this is not to say that we have dropped our claim,” Esperon said on Monday, referring to Panatag Shoal, a rich fishing ground off the coast of Zambales province that China seized from the Philippines in 2012 but reopened to Filipino fishermen last week after a visit to Beijing by President Duterte. Esperon said the Philippines and China had reached a “friendly” understanding allowing Filipinos to fish around Panatag, internationally known as Scarborough Shoal, during Mr. Duterte’s visit.
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Esperon: a ‘win-win’ for PH, China on Panatag. (2016, November 1). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A11.
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Disputes; Territorial waters; Fishing grounds; Fishers; Fishing rights; Jurisdiction; Law of the sea; International law; Exclusive rights; Philippine Coast Guard (PCG); Chinese Coast Guard (CCG); Esperon, Hermogenes; Duterte, Rodrigo; Hua, Chunying; Xi, Jinping; Aquino, Benigno III; Panatag Shoal; Philippines; China; Scarborough Shoal; South China Sea; Brunei; Malaysia; Vietnam; Taiwan
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