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Title:
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Prospect of Philippine Thaw Slows China’s Plans in South China Sea
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Author:
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Jane Perlez
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Source:
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The New York Times
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Date:
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September 24, 2016
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Description:
- BEIJING — China’s next big target for construction of an artificial island in the South China Sea has long been assumed to be a cluster of rocks poking above sapphire waters near the Philippines.
Political Security
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Title:
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What if America leaves the Philippines alone?
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Author:
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Atty. Josephus Jimienez
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 22, 2016
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Description:
- Reflecting deeply on the current anti-American pronouncements made by our president, it is our considered view, with all due respect, that such an impulsive stance may not be sustainable in the long run. Whatever emotional expressions of irritation, passing spite or momentary anger manifested relative to the alleged US criticism of our domestic anti-drug campaign, whatever misunderstanding we have for the moment should not become the defining factor of our foreign policy. Yes, an independent foreign policy is not only the right thing to opt for, but even an imperative principle of a sovereign nation. But in choosing that option, do we have to break a long-standing friendship with our closest treaty ally?
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Title:
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Is Philippine President Duterte a threat to the peace in Southeast Asia?
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Author:
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John Ciorciari
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Source:
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The Conversation
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Date:
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September 22, 2016
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Description:
- U.S. efforts to promote peace and stability in the South China Sea are facing a new challenge. This time, the difficulty comes not from China but from the leader of a U.S. treaty ally – President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines.
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Title:
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Full Text: Australian analysts on the Philippines and the South China Sea
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Author:
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Ben Winsor
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Source:
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The Feed
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Date:
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September 21, 2016
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Description:
- The Feed asked International Affairs analysts Malcolm Cook with the Lowy Institute and Malcolm Davis with the Australian Strategic Policy Insitute for their thoughts on President Duterte's impact on tensions between the US and China in the South China Sea .
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Title:
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The Philippines' brash president is playing a geopolitical game he can't afford to lose
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Author:
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Christopher Woody
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Source:
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Business Insider
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Date:
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September 17, 2016
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Description:
- Since the Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte took office in July, he has threatened to eat Filipino rebels, encouraged vigilante violence, disparaged US President Barack Obama, and overseen a bloody crackdown on drug use that has left more than 2,000 people dead.
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Title:
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DoD unfazed by Philippine president's call for end of U.S. military operations
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Author:
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Andrew Tilghman
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Source:
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Military Times
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Date:
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September 15, 2016
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Description:
- The Pentagon is optimistic that the U.S. alliance with the Philippines remains intact despite the new president’s abrupt call for ending major American military operations there.
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Title:
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The Scarborough challenge
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Author:
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Efren S. Cruz
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 11, 2016
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Description:
- Last July, the Arbitration Tribunal in the Hague ruled that the waters around Scarborough Shoal lay within the Economic Exclusive Zone of the Philippines and that Filipino fishermen possessed traditional fishing rights at the Shoal.
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Title:
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US Proxies and Regional Rivalries
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Author:
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Prof. James Petras
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Source:
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Center for Research on Globalization
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Date:
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September 11, 2016
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Description:
- US empire building depends on regional regimes’ support, especially in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. These proxy regimes fulfill valuable military roles securing control over neighboring regions, populations and territory.
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Title:
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Obama Brushes Off Philippine President’s Attack
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Author:
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Angela Greiling Keane
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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September 8, 2016
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Description:
- U.S. President Barack Obama brushed off an expletive-laden attack by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, saying he didn’t take it personally and it seemed to be consistent with how the Southeast Asian leader talked generally.
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Title:
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Philippines, China push for framework of code of conduct in South China Sea
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 7, 2016
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Description:
- VIENTIANE, Laos – The Philippines and China have stressed the need to craft a framework for a code of conduct for claimants in the South China Sea and to settle territorial disputes peacefully. The overlapping maritime claims in the region was one of the topics discussed during the ASEAN-China meet held Wednesday here and attended by heads of state, including President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Title:
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Commentary: Philippines spat plays into China's hands
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Author:
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Peter Apps
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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September 7, 2016
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Description:
- If you’re a historic U.S. ally under mounting pressure from an emerging superpower like China, it’s probably not a good idea to use a crude sexual epithet to describe the American president. Filipino leader Rodrigo Duterte, though, is far from a normal president. And his behavior – and that of his government – is increasingly posing a serious challenge to Washington on an ever-growing variety of levels.
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Title:
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At China's G20, Economics Is The New Militarism
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Author:
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Gordon G. Chang
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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September 4, 2016
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Description:
- Friday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his country’s coast guard had spotted a number of Chinese barges at Bajo de Masinloc, what much of the world calls Scarborough Shoal. “What,” he asked, “is the purpose of a barge?”
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Title:
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Personal contacts eyed to repair China relations
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Author:
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Christine F. Herrera
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Source:
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Manila Standard
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Date:
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September 2, 2016
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Description:
- SHANGHAI, China—In a bid to highlight mutual cooperation and friendly relations amid the ongoing dispute over the West Philippine Sea, the biggest and most influential media group here has chosen to send its government’s message to Chinese and Filipino citizens through journalists under a “people-to-people” exchange program.
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Title:
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Reluctant pursuit: The Duterte administration’s defense policy
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Author:
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Renato Cruz De Castro
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 2, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - In 2010, President Benigno Aquino III declared his unequivocal support for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Yet despite being determined to boost the AFP’s territorial defense capabilities, the Aquino administration had financial constraints.
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Title:
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Canada becomes latest US ally to apply for China-backed AIIB
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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The Indian Express
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Date:
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September 1, 2016
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Description:
- Canada will apply to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB, Canadian and bank officials said on Wednesday, making it the latest ally of the United States to join the new international development bank. The multilateral institution, seen as a rival to the Western-dominated World Bank and Asian Development Bank, was initially opposed by the United States but attracted many US allies including Britain, Germany, Australia and South Korea as founding members.
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Title:
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The Philippines' Misguided Plan to Stop South China Sea Tensions
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Author:
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Yanmei XieAdam Lee
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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August 16, 2015
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Description:
- Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos was in Hong Kong earlier this month to meet his “old friends” in hopes of breaking ice with Beijing. In a statement issued Thursday, Ramos and his interlocutors, including prominent Chinese diplomat Fu Ying, said they discussed the way forward “in the spirit of universal brotherhood and sisterhood for peace and cooperation between the two countries.”
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Title:
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Philippines' Duterte says talks with China on sea dispute 'within the year'
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Author:
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Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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August 24, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he expects talks with China on their South China Sea dispute within a year and he would not raise an international ruling rejecting China's claims there when he attends a regional summit next month.
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Title:
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Discord over South China Sea clouds Asia-Europe summit
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Author:
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By Sue-Lin Wong and Terrence Edwards
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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July 16, 2016
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Description:
- A key summit between Asian and European leaders in Mongolia ended on Saturday without direct mention of the South China Sea dispute in its closing statement, with diplomats describing intense discord over the issue between Europe and Asia.
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Title:
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Filipino fishermen still barred from Scarborough Shoal
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Author:
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JC Gotinga
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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July 15, 2016
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Description:
- After the Arbitral Tribunal's ruling that there's no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the "nine-dash line," fishermen from Zambales set sail to Scarborough, but were driven away by the Chinese coast guard.
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Title:
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A Radical Solution for China and the Philippines: Share the South China Sea
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Author:
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Shiping TangRobin Michael Garcia
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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August 22, 2016
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Description:
- The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines in its case against China regarding the South China Sea disputes. Undoubtedly, the Philippines scored a major moral victory. Yet the ruling will have little, if any, impact on the actual situation on the ground. After all, as Harvard’s Graham Allison has noted, none of the permanent members of the UN Security Council has ever respected rulings by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (which is not a UN agency) or even the International Court of Justice (which is a UN agency). And we can only expect China to disregard the ruling entirely, as it has done so far.