Fnord wrote:
What about China's theft of the Spratly Islands from the Philippines? The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines, Malaysia, and southern Vietnam. It is nowhere near the coast of mainland China, yet China has built a forward naval base on one of the islands in violation of Philippine sovereignty.
The discussion will gradually move into territory that I am not familiar with.
To reiterate: this is not my opinion, so not how I "interpret" it.
Given my non-mainstream political views, many times I seek evidence from other sources of information to help me oppose my friends' propaganda against me.
There can be many problems with translation, and proofreading such a large amount of text is too difficult for me.
2016
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Hua Chunying pointed out that since the 1970s, the Philippines has violated the UN Charter and the principles of international law and illegally occupied some islands and reefs in China's Nansha Islands, including Mahuan Island, Feixin Island, Zhongye Island, Nanyao Island, and Beihai Island. Zidao, Xiyue Island, Shuanghuang Sandbar and Commander Reef.
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Hua Chunying said that the Philippine side claimed in the notification that it "does not require a determination of the sovereignty of the islands and reefs claimed by both sides". On January 22, the Philippine side publicly stated that the purpose of initiating the arbitration was to "obtain a lasting solution" to the dispute between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea. This in itself is self-contradictory.
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Therefore, the arbitration claim of the Philippines is obviously invalid. China's refusal to accept the Philippines' request for arbitration has sufficient basis in international law.
2011
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Philippine authorities will verify reports that China is building a garrison in an area claimed by the Philippines in the disputed Spratly Islands. But President Aquino said the reports may refer to the old facility.
"If you're talking about building garrison facilities, people may think it's new," Aquino said. "If it's really new, then they're probably amplifying the problem."
"I don't think there is a military presence at all," Aquino said in a surprise interview with reporters in Halahara, Rizal province on the 24th. If there is, they say there is a weather station there. Areas that are occupied and claimed.”
At Malacañang, spokesman Abigail Barter said they had received information from the Ministry of Defence that the facilities were old and built before a code of conduct was proposed by the claimant country.
It is easy to interview multiple trusted people who are familiar with Xinjiang, but it is difficult to interview people who are familiar with the Nansha Islands. I have no personal opinion on the above.
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25 Mar 2022, 9:01 am
