Tag: nine dash line

Banning of DreamWorks movie ‘Abominable’ makes the Philippines no better than China

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 benign0 7 Comments

The Philippines joined other authoritarian nations in southeast Asia to ban the film Abominable, a joint production by DreamWorks and China’s Pearl Studio. The animated film about a Chinese teenager helping a yeti return to his home shows a chart featuring the “nine-dash” line which sets out Beijing’s expansive claims to the flashpoint waters. By…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

Duterte has to deal with the South China Sea mess Aquino left unresolved

July 15, 2016July 17, 2016 Ilda 16 Comments

A decision issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague finally came out early July 2016 and rejected China’s claim that all of the South China Sea including the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal is part of its territory. While it was the Philippines that filed the case with the international tribunal,…

Government

To talk to China, Filipinos must first recall how the Chinese were once balut vendors

July 15, 2016 benign0 7 Comments

Next steps, we are told, following the Philippines’ “victory” in the South China Sea dispute owing to the recent “favourable” Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling, is to initiate negotiations with China for peaceful resolution. It is quite baffling that this plan is emerging as the cornerstone of what the Philippine government plans to do…

Economy, Society

Philippines ‘wins’ favourable ruling over South China Sea but Filipinos ask “What’s Next?” #CHexit

July 12, 2016 benign0 35 Comments

Filipinos, it seems, have a rather loose definition of “winning”. As I write this, there is jubilation in the Philippines over the “favourable” ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the matter of the disputed territories of the South China Sea. However, there is little indication that China will be…

Government, Politics