Economic Zone (EEZ), and includes areas as close as 50 M from Philippine islands. The Philippine government rightly believes that for now, its only chance of defending its territory is to shape world opinion against China’s ludicrous nine-dash line. The Nine-Dash Line and the UNCLOS In its nine-dash line, China claims a vast area of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), which includes the Panatag Shoal, and the Spratly Islands (also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam). China pounds
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Chinese Economy in 1978 Economic reforms introducing capitalist market principles began in 1978 and were carried out in two stages. The first stage, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, involved the de-collectivization of agriculture, the opening up of the country to foreign investment, and permission for entrepreneurs to start up businesses. However, most industry remained state-owned. The second stage of reform, in the late 1980s and 1990s, involved the privatization and contracting out of much
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Analysis: Beijing’s tough line vs. Manila in Panatag Shoal standoff DAVID LAGUE, REUTERS May 25, 2012 9:52pm HONG KONG—Alongside an armada of paramilitary patrol vessels and fishing boats, China has fired off a barrage of historical records to reinforce its claim over a disputed shoal near the Philippines in the South China Sea. While this propaganda broadside makes it clear Beijing will take a tough line with Manila as a standoff over Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal continues into a seventh
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Social Issues: Territorial Dispute in the West Philippine Sea In accordance to the requirements for Prelims in English 2 (ZEN112) Submitted by: Patiag, Jude Emmanuel V. Blancaflor, Jazmine Blanche C. Other countries think that the International Law does not apply to “Great Powers” such as China. China took the advantage of the country’s status of being a third world country, thinking that Philippines don’t stand a chance against China. The International Law equalizes both small and
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CLASS PROPHESY By: Lorenn Glenz F. Raymundo Lend me your ears. In just a minute, we’ll take a trip to the future. Stand back, widen your imagination and enjoy the trip. Let’s explore the year 2031. It’s 6:00 in the morning. I was enjoying my cup of freshly brewed coffee while savoring the sceneries and cool climate of Tagaytay where I bought my new farm house a few weeks ago. When I heard my phone ringing. It was my mom reminding me about my trip back to the United States tomorrow. I’ve been
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What teachers want parents to understand Ron Clark, an award winning teacher from Atlanta, has a few things to say to parents about how they can help, rather than hinder, their kids’ teachers. He starts off with an anecdote about a great principal who resigned because of burnout, not from dealing with unreasonable students, but from dealing with unreasonable parents. This problem, Clark says, is pervasive among teachers and administrators and something needs to be done to stop the talent drain
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action is the measure and reaction that the country aims at after a series of disputes between the owners of the waters of the two countries. There is tension and standoff between the two countries after China claimed to have the right to drill oil off the Vietnamese coast. Therefore, the area around the deep sea rig was to be cleared and left alone; warned the Chinese to the Vietnamese. There has been a series of disputes between China and its boarders. However, the recent stale with Vietnam has
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months with regards to the tension between China and the Philippines over their claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It can obviously indicate the presence of geography in this global issue because these islands are included in the 200 nautical miles- economic zone of the Philippines but China also claims that two island groups are falling entirely within its territory. The Spratly Islands are also being claimed
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The Self-respect of Nations: The Philippines and China by W. Scott Thompson and Oliver Geronilla Somewhere in the first of Trollope’s 6-volume set Palliser Novels, “the Prime Minister,” the Duke of Omnium, also the premier, tells his usually silly wife that—and we paraphrase—nations are like people: they elicit respect from outside powers to about the same extent that they do so on a personal basis—according to how much respect they give themselves. We respect countries and people who respect
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rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested territory in the Spratly Islands and may be planning another, moves that have been greeted with concern in the United States and Asia. IHS Jane's Defense Weekly said March 23 images from Airbus Defense and Space showed work on the runway on reclaimed parts of Fiery Cross Reef, also known as Kagitingan Reef, in the Spratly archipelago, which China contests with the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.
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