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China wont honor ruling

of Arbitral Tribunal

expertSeptember 26, 2014 (updated)

Haikou City, Hainan, China A respected Chinese expert on

issues involving the South China Sea said that China will not

honor any Arbitral Tribunal ruling on the disputed waters as he

stressed that mutual trust between China and the !hilippines

has dissipated, yet the A"uino administration has done little to

improve bilateral relations#

$n %act, &r# 'u Shicun, president o% the (ei)ing*%unded +ational

$nstitute %or South China Sea Studies +$SCSS says that A"uino

-ov# has done little to improve our bilateral relations# (ut. $/m

optimistic about the %uture, maybe a%ter 0123, China and the

!hilippines will en)oy its relationship as it has en)oyed be%ore,

4ne way to rebuild this critical trust, is to promote high level

meetings between the two countries#

MAJOR OBSTACLE The !hilippines should withdraw its

arbitration case %iled be%ore a 5nited +ations*backed

international tribunal challenging China/s territorial claims over

the South China Sea as a good gesture %rom the !hilippine side

to improve the relations#

South China Sea is now a ma)or obstacle between our two

nations# The only way to put %orward it is to put aside the issue

and with that the possibility o% our relations to improve, &r# 'u

Not even the arbitration case, he said will solve the dispute

because whatever the outcoe o! the "ud#ent o! the

Arbitral Tribunal, the dispute between Manila and Bei"in#

will reain#

TOLL ON TRA$EThe general opinion is that we hope we do

everything we can to improve our relationship as soon as

possible#

'u noted that bilateral trade volume between China and

6alaysia is now more than 7211 billion while the !hilippines and

China is only about 701 billion# This considering 6alaysia only

has a population o% about 08 million while the !hilippines hasmore than 91 million#

JO%NT E&'LORAT%ON&espite the strained relations China is

still willing to enter into a )oint exploration with the !H in the

contested atolls in the 'est !H Sea that allegedly sits on vast

undersea oil and natural gas reserves believed to be e"uivalent

to 01*81 billion tons and 23 t rillion cubic meters, respectively#

$t/s a business deal that should be discussed by China +ational

4%%shore 4il Company C+44C. and the !hilippine government

either :1*:1,

He cited as an example the )oint exploration entered into by oil

companies o% the !hilippines, China and ;ietnam almost a

decade ago#

httpone, then China has to

con%orm to the country/s laws,

Tthe !resident is also expecting the $nternational Arbitral

Tribunal to issue a resolution on the country/s claim in the 'est

!hilippine Sea to achieve regional stability and prosperity#

A rulin# !ro the tribunal will create an environent that

could brin# about prosperit( !or all in the re#ion, )%t is

di!!icult to #ive up soverei#nt( b( an( state,*

That is why we have taken the case be%ore the $nternational

Tribunal on the ?aw o% the Sea precisely to determine whose

de%initions and interpretations o% the 5nited +ations Convention

on the ?aw o% the Sea are correct#

C+%NAS STAN$

China wants the !hilippines to withdraw its bid %or international

arbitration o% the 'est !hilippine Sea in order that a peace%ul

resolution o% the issue can be settled through bilateral

arrangements#

However, experts %rom the (ei)ing*%unded +ational $nstitute %or

South China Sea Studies +$SCSS. were close to admitting that

China remains ambivalent as to what it could o%%er as its end o%

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the deal i% the A"uino government decides to heed the

communist country/s proposal#

)'robabl(, China will not !ollow or ipleent the "ud#ent

or award o! the tribunal when it a-es it !inal awards,* And

Another choice or option %or the !hilippines is to look into the

possibility to withdraw the case as a good gesture,

)Tribunal case is a a"or obstacle in loo-in# !or a #ood

solution. The onl( wa( to #o !orward and iprove our

relationship is to set it aside,*

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ASEAN supportsPhilippines Triple Action

PlanAugust 11, 2014

21*member Association o% Southeast Asian +ations ASA+.

has expressed support to the !hilippine proposal %or a Triple

Action !lan TA!.#

The TA! was proposed by the !hilippines during the Bth

ASA+ 6inisterial 6eetings A66. %rom August to 21, 012B in+ay !yi Taw, 6yanmar#

the increasingly tense situation in the South China Sea and

presented the !hilippine proposal o% a Triple Action !lan to

reduce and manage the rising tension in the area until a

settlement o% dispute is obtained#

!articipating countries in the Bth A66 shared our grave

concern and voiced support %or various proposals, including the

elements o% the TA! that would urgently address regional

tension in a manner that is peace%ul and constructive, consistent

with the &4C and in accordance with international law#

The TA! proposal was re)ected by China, the !hilippines was

able to gain the support o% ASA+ members and its partners#

China re)ected the TA! but all is not lost because i% you will note

in the A66 Doint communi"uE, the ASA+ has adopted two o%

the elements< we are proposing the immediate approach which

in our case we call the cessation o% actions that escalate and i%

you will note in paragraph 2:2 o% the Doint Communi"uE, ASA+

urged all parties concerned to exercise sel%*restraint which in

essence is similar to our call %or cessation o% hostile actions and

actions that escalate tension,

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