MERGED: RP-China Territorial Dispute, Related Events and Updates

[æRLO]

nabuhi na pd ni balik dah hehe

wa mn ni kahuman jud kay both EEZs intertwined...

di jud, way kahumanan kay naay usa ka nasud mag buot ug EEZ. Magpataka ug pangankun.

[balipseyev]

MANILA, Philippines- The Philippine Navy's largest warship is engaged in a standoff with Chinese surveillance vessels preventing the arrest of Chinese fishermen in a disputed shoal at the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.

The DFA said that the standoff between the Philippine Navy's BRP Gregorio del Pilar and two Chinese maritime surveillance vessels -- Zhonggou Haijian 75 and Zhonggou Haijian 84 -- is currently happening at the mouth of the Panatag Shoal (formerly called Scarborough), which is within the disputed Spratly Group of Islands.

It said that the BRP Gregorio del Pilar was on its regular patrol last Sunday (April around the Philippine-claimed shoal when it spotted the eight Chinese fishing vessels, anchored within the lagoon of the shoal.

"In the morning of 10 April 2012, Tuesday, BRP GREGORIO DEL PILAR, in accordance with the established Rules of Engagement, dispatched a boarding team to inspect the fishing vessels and collect photos and other evidence of their catch. The inspection team reported that large amounts of illegally collected corals, giant clams and live sharks were found inside the compartments of the first fishing vessel that was boarded by the PN (Philippine Navy) team," the DFA reported.

As Philippine authorities were moving to apprehend the crewmembers of the Chinese fishing vessels, the two Chinese maritime surveillance vessels sailed to the mouth of the shoal and placed themselves between the Philippine Navy vessel and the fishing vessels, "thus preventing the arrest of the erring Chinese fishermen."

"This situation has remained unchanged as of this morning, Wednesday, 11 April 2012," the DFA said.

Asa naman tong mga leftist na sigeg protesta, hilom man lagi ning mga communista run...

Pls merge lang mods if improper ako na butangan...

[salbahis]

FYI: This is not part of disputed KIG (Kalayaan Island Group), here are the lists of territorial dispute the RP is engaged with KIG, Panatag, Sabah, Macclesfield Bank


Panatag Shoal aka Scarborough Shoal

The two chinese marine surveillance vessel

Zhonggou Haijian 84


Zhonggou Haijian 75


Both are operated by Maritime Safety Administration, PRC, its hard to determined if they are armed, but LE is part of their mandate...

[hulagway]

hope US warships are also on standby,

[salbahis]

Where are those leftist activists nga mag sige ug rally when you really need them??

[hulagway]

incase something bad happen..will the US respond immediately?

[æRLO]

Where's Greenpeace when you need them?

[worldwide]

incase something bad happen..will the US respond immediately?

basin moapil kay under warranty pa ilang gihatag na hamilton class cutter hehehe

[flanker]

incase something bad happen..will the US respond immediately?

They will negotiate like this...

US: We wont interfere on the Spratlys just don't interfere when we take Iran.
China: Approved!

In geopolitics weak countries = pawns and that's the truth.

[UnleashRO.com]

ayaw tawn ug gubat kay morag isa ra ka adlaw nga binombahay sa china, deads na ta

bago lang gyud gi balita sa TV3