Track 2 diplomacy in aid of official dialogue on South China Sea
Fcover our Kalayaan Islands unless
with respect to Scarborough Shoal, where we have no forces stationed, is different because there is speculation does not have treaty obligations with
stated that its defense relations with go to war with China if China had crossed the red line, considering the relationship by crossing this red line, if it exists?
President Duterte has also announced a policy of widening its circle of close friends to include China and effect of lessening the tensions in the South China Sea.
With its One Belt One Road initiative, China appears to be at a crossroads of deciding whether to to attain its strategic objectives by and be law-abiding.
Before the visit of President Duterte to China in October 2016, the Phil of the National People’s Congress, and Dr. Wu Shichun, president of China’s National Institute of South touching on contentious issues but explored the prospects for fishing cooperation, ecological preservation, and transnational operations against illegal drugs.
China of the Philippine Council on the Chinese People’s Institute of For policy and strategic views with the China Institute of International Stud exchanges; the conversion of Scar China Sea.
China should feel insecure when it is now a Great Power. On the other hand, he invited attention to the insecurity of China’s neighbors with respect to China’s policies in the South China Sea.
I addressed the issue of China’s being offended by the Philippines’ - tration under UNCLOS, saying there that the Philippine Presidents have for Filipinos to proceed in accordance with international law and arbitra Philippines to defend its national interests. I noted that the Philippines had previously sought to bring the Sabah issue against Malaysia before that there was no issue of sovereignty raised before the UNCLOS arbitration tribunal and that, on the other hand, China and the United States are the -
China to respect the traditional to end its occupation of Mischief issue concerns the Philippines’ right to exploit the resources of the Reed - ing and exercising our rights, would have to act in accordance with the Philippines should also not raise China as the win- win solution.
that one of the Philippines’ priorities, as chair of the Association of South of Conduct for the South China Sea. Baja, the Declaration of Conduct is of Conduct negotiated by ASEAN refused to consider the proposed en Code of Conduct was downgraded to the political declaration signed by
in the South China Sea is not a new one, having been considered at a - be seriously considered by China and initially by the ASEAN littoral coun -