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Philippines - China relations

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Collin Koh
Collin Koh

“There's probably no question about whether China has the means to up the ante here, but more about its willingness over those political risks.”

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Security fellow at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
08 Aug 2023 1 3
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Rommel Ong
Rommel Ong

“We must reestablish sea control around the shoal [Second Thomas Shoal] because if we don't control it, our resupply is vulnerable to their coercive tactics.”

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Maritime security expert and retired vice commander of the Philippine Navy
08 Aug 2023 2 6
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Matthew Miller
Matthew Miller

“We call upon Beijing to desist from its provocative and unsafe conduct. The United States stands with our Philippine allies in upholding the rules-based international maritime order and reaffirms that an armed attack in the Pacific, which includes the South China Sea, on Philippine armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft, including those of the Coast Guard, would invoke US mutual defense commitments.”

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US State Department spokesperson
29 Apr 2023 4 5
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Ned Price
Ned Price

“The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard's reported use of laser devices against the crew of a Philippine Coast Guard ship. The United States reiterates, pursuant to the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, the 2016 arbitral decision is final and legally binding on the PRC and the Philippines, and we call upon the PRC to abide by the ruling.”

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Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
13 Feb 2023 5 5
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“We abhor the recent event in the Ayungin Shoal and view with grave concern other similar developments. This does not speak well of the relations between our nations and our partnership. We must fully utilise these [the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Hague arbitration] legal tools to ensure that the South China Sea remains a sea of peace, stability, and prosperity.”

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President of the Philippines
22 Nov 2021 7 5
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Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat

“The reason for all of this is clear - China. After years of bullying and trade hostility, and watching regional neighbours like the Philippines see encroachment into their waters, Australia didn't have a choice. And nor did the US or UK.”

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Chairman of the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee
16 Sep 2021 4 3
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Delfin Lorenzana
Delfin Lorenzana

“Our stand on that is we do not honour those laws [Maritime Traffic Safety Law] by the Chinese within the West Philippine Sea because we consider that we have the sovereign right within this waters. So we will not recognise this law of the Chinese.”

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Philippines Secretary of National Defense
10 Sep 2021 3 3
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Collin Koh
Collin Koh

“With the progress China made in fortifying its artificial islands in the South China Sea, it will be impossible to even envisage that it would willingly relinquish those possessions within the Philippines' EEZ [exclusive economic zone]. There's no way to reverse the fait accompli short of evicting the Chinese from those artificial outposts by use of force, which would mean war.”

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Research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
12 Jul 2021 4 5
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Chester Cabalza
Chester Cabalza

“Manila certainly missed a chance to echo a consistent unified narrative on its claims … which Beijing saw as an opportunity to flex its muscles and build the largest coast guard and maritime militia for its strategic advantage. Instead, Filipinos heard defeatist rhetoric from the commander-in-chief as he kept mum on continuous Chinese incursions into the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ).”

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President and founder of Manila-based think-tank International Development and Security Cooperation
12 Jul 2021 3 4
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Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte

“For the record, we do not want war with China. China is a good friend. We owed it a big debt of gratitude, among others for the vaccines [it has donated to us]. So China, let it be known, is a good friend and we do not want trouble with them especially a war. But there are things which are not really subject to a compromise… I hope they will understand, but I have the interest of my country also to protect. It might not really be an armed might, but it is really a claim of sovereignty which I cannot [impose yet]. That is ours. China must understand that if need be, we will — I don't know what will happen next. We've done the legal [part].”

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President of the Philippines
28 Apr 2021 3 4
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Teodoro Locsin
Teodoro Locsin

“Well, it doesn't [referring to claims made by a spokesperson of China's Mission in Brussels that stated that Julian Felipe Reef (or Whitsun Reef) 'belongs to China']. It belongs to the Philippines whatever native journalists are paid to say to the contrary. The Philippines will never give it up.”

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Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary
26 Apr 2021 3 4
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Albert del Rosario
Albert del Rosario

“In our opinion, Secretary Clinton is absolutely correct in expressing her fear that the Philippines could become a subject of China. To the last Filipino, under the leadership of [Foreign Affairs] Secretary [Teodoro] Locsin and [Defense] Secretary [Delfin] Lorenzana, we must finally stand up to Beijing's duplicity and being a bully.”

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Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
15 Apr 2021 5 1
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Liz Derr
Liz Derr

“Unfortunately, the Philippines is weak. We've seen and documented what other claimants have been doing to shore up their claims. We've seen how much weaker the Philippines is in protecting [its] territory, compared to the other claimants. If this weakness continues, we will surely see more features being occupied by other countries.”

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Co-founder and CEO of Simularity (US-based geospatial company monitoring incursions in the South China Sea)
15 Apr 2021 (approx) 1 3
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Antonio Carpio
Antonio Carpio

“He [Rodrigo Duterte] must stand up himself. Because if his subordinates do the talking, China will not listen. And if the president is silent, then China will continue … the Chinese will take us seriously if the president will speak. The maritime militia vessels are manned by maritime militia under the payroll of the Chinese government. In fact, the maritime militia are placed under the command of the [Chinese] navy.”

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International law expert and retired Philippines Supreme Court Justice
15 Apr 2021 3 3
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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton

“[Philippines would become] basically a subject of China through financial investments, through the buying of influence, through the undermining of institutions. I think that there's a real danger that, left unchecked, the Philippines - no matter who the leader is - would find itself increasingly unable to act without Chinese approval. I don't think that's the kind of future that the Philippines would like.”

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Former United States Secretary of State
13 Apr 2021 1 2
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Arsenio Andolong
Arsenio Andolong

“As the situation (in the South China Sea) evolves, we keep all our options open in managing the situation, including leveraging our partnerships with other nations such as the United States.”

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Philippine defence department spokesman
08 Apr 2021 3 5
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Delfin Lorenzana
Delfin Lorenzana

“The Chinese Ambassador has a lot of explaining to do. As of our latest maritime and aerial surveillance, there are still forty-four (44) Chinese vessels that are in Julian Felipe Reef. I am no fool. The weather has been good so far, so they have no other reason to stay there. These vessels should be on their way out. Umalis na kayo diyan [Get out of there in Tagalog]. We have already lodged our diplomatic protest stating unequivocally our stand on the issue. We, again, reiterate our demand for the Chinese to leave our sovereign territories and abide by international law.”

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Philippines Secretary of National Defense
03 Apr 2021 3 2
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National Task Force - West Philippine Sea
National Task Force - West Philippine Sea

“The NTF-WPS [National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea] reiterates its assertion of Philippine sovereignty, and sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the KIG [Kalayaan Island Group] and West Philippine Sea (WPS), and expresses deep concern over the continuing unlawful presence (swarming) of the Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM), which did not pull out and have remained in Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef and are now in other areas of the Kalayaan Island Group in the Municipality of Kalayaan, Palawan... The Philippines calls on China to immediately withdraw these vessels flying its flag. NTF-WPS stands by its observation that these so-called 'fishing' vessels are maritime militia. Their build-up and massing formation from Julian Felipe Reef to other areas of the Kalayaan Island Group is hazardous to navigation and safety of life at sea. They may be doing illicit activities at night and their lingering (swarming) presence may cause irreparable damage to the marine environment due to marine pollution and destruction of coral reefs. Their swarming also poses a threat to the peaceful exercise of sovereign rights of the Philippines in its EEZ [exclusive economic zone].”

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Official statement of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea
31 Mar 2021 5 4
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