West Philippine Sea Issue 2020
On july 25 2020 australia filed to the united nations and rejected china s claims to the south china sea.
West philippine sea issue 2020. Even though president duterte is dissatisfied over china s refusal to adhere to manila s 2016 arbitration victory in their south china sea disputes the chief executive won t be giving up on. Phl to continue patrols in wps amid china s opposition locsin 3. Published 2020 08 03 13 38 06 anna felicia bajo gma news newly installed armed forces chief lieutenant general gilbert gapay on monday said territorial issues in the west philippine sea would be dealt with based on the rule of law. The statement said australia rejects any claims to internal waters territorial sea exclusive economic zone and continental shelf based on such baselines and there is no legal basis to draw the nine dash line around the four sha archipelagos paracel and spratly islands or low tide.
The duterte administration has stressed that the west philippine sea issue is better settled through dialogue and diplomacy and has fostered warmer ties with china as part of a pivot to a new. In todays latest news 1. These areas are two of beijing s big three militarized. Manila claims the subi reef and fiery cross which are 100km and 24 km off palawan respectively as part of the west philippine sea.
Lorenzana denies duterte defeatist over west philippine sea issue published 2020 08 03 15 58 16 anna felicia bajo gma news defense chief delfin lorenzana on monday said president rodrigo duterte was not a being a defeatist when it came to dealing.