Standoff at Scarborough Shoal | 101 East
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- The South China Sea is a strategically important and resource-rich area in Asia. Around half of the world's merchant fleets pass through every year carrying an estimated $5 trillion worth of trade. The area is also believed to contain valuable oil and gas deposits.
And ownership is hotly contested. There are ongoing territorial disputes between Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and China. One of the most well-known is the Spratly Islands' hydrocarbon deposits valued at $26.3 trillion.
The latest tension is at the Scarborough Shoal, a small cluster of uninhabitable islands which lies about 220km off the coast of the Philippines and falls under its exclusive economic zone according to international maritime law. But China also claims ownership despite its nearest coastline being 900km away. The Scarborough Shoal has valuable resources including fishing, shipping routes and potentially enormous oil and gas deposits.
In early April, the Philippines' naval forces intercepted eight Chinese fishing vessels in the Scarborough Shoal. They found large numbers of illegally-fished turtles, baby sharks, clams and corals on board. They tried to arrest the poachers but were stopped by the arrival of two Chinese maritime ships leading to a two-month standoff.
The David and Goliath-style situation has forced the Philippines, along with other smaller Asian countries, to work together on joint security. It has also pushed them to cement military ties with the US and Australia.
After more than two decades of double-digit increases in defence spending, China now has the largest fleet of advanced warships, submarines and long strike aircraft in Asia. The Philippines is working hard to get support from allies such as Japan and the US to help it build up its military capabilities.
But months of simmering tension between both sides over the disputed territory is threatening to exact a heavy toll on Philippines' economy and is damaging vital tourism and agricultural sectors.
Business communities in the Philippines are concerned the ongoing standoff threatens trade relations and investments after China tightened regulations on banana imports from the Philippines and several Chinese tour groups cancelled visits to the Philippines. Energy and infrastructure projects have also been put on hold.
As China flexes its economic and military muscle across the Asia Pacific region, 101 East asks if this escalation is a threat to peace and stability.
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i have 3children in the provinces.They were born there. Filipino Americans. I LOVe the Philippines
YES Philippines is nice country
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I'm a Filipino & ready to sacrifice my life to defend the souverienty boundiries of my country...
I don't blame you, America has your back, General Macarthur spirit, would not have it an any, other way.
@Michael Spencer thats not what prez duterte said when he became prez
I am with you bro
@@fernandodagook6191
China stop intruding our country now...get out !!!
mothers day deme Sama ako dyan👍👍
Apparently , the problem lies with the Chinese Navy's ignorance and incapability to read and interpret a modern geographical map
They can read maps, they just dont care
Jamie R they can’t read they can’t open their eyes 😂
@@mistahBlaz3 hahaha yes if they open their face slits they go blind
CHINA NAMBAWAN dw kasi, oo number one sa pinakamaliit na tt sa buong mundo!😂
There needs to be more trade among Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Brunei, India, Russia, Brazil, USA, Europe
Scarborough Shoal is called Bajo de Masinloc, part of the Philippine Resources as a fishing bank. China's claim on it is but a threadbare attempt to own a piece of the Philippine territory. The Philippine government should protect it from foreign encroachment, such as reef and shoal grabbers like China. It may take more than 10 years to upgrade the Philippine Navy, Air Force with quality high-tech military hardware,arsenals, aircraft carriers, etc., but at least, we are going there. We are an island nation after all, and we really need a strong Naval presence to protect our seas, above, within and beneath, from pirates, smugglers, and countries that attempts to grab our reefs, shoals and natural resources.
Filipino businessmen exporting goods may consider business partners and clients for their products other than China to ensure that their business will not be affected by Chinese bullying. Maybe, they should lessen the percentage from 100% to only 20% with China and 80% divided among other ASEAN nations to distribute the economic risk. China can be looked at like a spoiled child with tantrum tendency to change its mind anytime, so is not a very good lasting business partner.
We are here for you Philippines 🇵🇭 America will support you all the way. ❤️🇵🇭❤️🇵🇭❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
Yuck, puppet
@@nekiboyou636 you are gay
China must consider that they are not only the one country here in Asia. They must consider that they have neighbors too.If China wants peace and order to their country then they must also cooperate among her Asean neighbors. Military power doesnt mean have the rights to claim everything they want to.
Arrogance and greed will bring China to it's knees pretty much how arrogance and greed brought Japan's Imperial army and Germany's Nazis to it's knees. It's like a boomerang. Karma is sweet.
nice.
+TheDenver777 Actually all of the innocent people that will die and suffer until the evil empire is destroyed is what most people hope to avoid.
You're absolutely right.
Now there is 16 nations that allowed The Chinese to wallow in its delusion of of ownership of its sandcastles, since possession is 9/10th of the law, until a challenge is realized now AS the coalition of nations will settle the matter, because China has no mNY FRIENDS, willl have to. .settle up or else.
God bless the Philippines 🙏🙏🙏
God bless philippines!
@Michael Spencer He called the Catholic Church stupid, but not Jesus.
@Michael Spencer you are not making sense and read my reply first
@Michael Spencer Everything you've just said was insane, and that didn't even matched what I replied to you
@@ambrozz_plays7992Who are you talking to?
@@jrexx2841 clearly to a dumbass who deleted his shameful comment
Let us be clear us here in United States we are clearly support our allies to fullest of our ability to help the philippine government,militarily in any shape of form..
+Allan Bowers Meanwhile, US military is occupying large tracts of land on philippine. They should drive the americans out the mainland first before they contest island in the middle of nowhere.
+M M2 PLA PAID TROLL, you are a slave of the Communist Party of China.
+M M2 You clearly have no idea what you are saying.
Also hi there!
+M M2 . . . .what do you mean the US occupying large tract of Land ? They're only just occupying a BUILDING inside the AFP BASE for their few SERVICEMEN. Watch a Television NEWS to get information, in order for you to have an idea what is happening around you. HWAG ka Lang sa mga Tao Lang sa internet kumukuha ng balita. If the NEWS came from RELIABLE SOURCES like TV NETWORK or PAPER PUBLISHING in the US ( NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES etc. ) then it's okay. But for any INDIVIDUAL PUBLISHING A NEWS, verify first because a lot them are making FUN OF IT.
Don't suppprt us in WORDS but in DEEDS.
Senkaku Island is for Japan
Scaborough Shoal is for Philippines
Dear China Mind your own Business! Dont messed up with Japanese, Filipinos and Vietnamese !!!
And that's Parcel Islands for Vietnam
that why philippines and japan are making friends together or allies
East Asia does not belong to China
Stop PROC imperialism
Lao Cai belong to Laos, entire south Vietnam is belong to Cambodia. Daoyu belong to China
YaoMIngdix Shanghai There is no such thing as Diayou. It is called Senkaku and it belongs to Japan.
It's been 8 years and this issue is still going on😳
It has been very big and a similar thing almost hppened cause PH coastguard saw 200+ chinese ships in PH waters.
The Philippines is the most western influenced country in Asia. Although, Spanish and American rule was implemented, it is a forerunner and role model to globalization in around the area for centuries. However, it lacks military might, it makes up for a resilient spirit to stand up against formidable odds.
Sometimes I really hate the Philippine government. Right now they're pointing fingers as to who is more corrupt and here are their soldiers, risking their lives against the wrath of the greedy Chinese to protect the islands which some Filipinos have been residing in for how long now with only secondhand equipment. How fucked up is that? You're sending your men to their graves! But their bravery is praise-worthy. I just hope the government wakes up and get their shit together. Also, I've been scrolling through the comments here and I'm surprised that no one has brought up the UNCLOS yet. It's so funny that China even agreed and signed its agreement with that law and yet here they are disobeying the very law which they agreed to obey only because they saw how rich in resources Spratlys (and any other island in the West Philippines sea) is. If that is not greed, then I don't know what is. If that is not dishonesty, then I don't know what is either. China, you may be expanding in GDP quantity (I wonder about the quality though), you may be advanced in Military aspects but you have degraded and have fallen so far in terms of honor and righteousness.
I'm ready to laydown my life if needed I'll go home to depend my Beloved country Maharlika.
The big risk China is extending and extending its maritime domain and EEZ by making more man-made islands toward PH mainlands of Luzon and Palawan, eventually canalizing PH fishermen just at the shorelines. PH fishermen will always be under Chinese harassment if no positive action is undertaken by PH government. Pity them!
There's no other seas like Philippine Seas... Oh Philippine Seas,,why you have to be so precious..
God's gift to Phil. We should protect this precious gift by uniting Filipinos & be dependent upon God. He 's above all nations. We'll rather trust God than trillions of horses or weapons! Problem is we're disunited & disobeying God!
@@precyelgincolin5241 bbYbbq
A militarily strong India is good for balance of power in Asia --- it moderates China's greed.
Sana wag humantong sa d maganda ang gulo SA wps( west Phil sea)
We need Drones and Jets;with anti radar and B.E.A technology for its camouflage. To counter Chinese forces.
The Host is a beauty... :-)
We Filipinos defeated the chinese during the Korean War... we can do it again if needed
Call to Arms
Thank you Al Jazeera for this one
Hindi hingi ang tawag dyan ,...nakaw na harapan yan.
Didn't China start this shit when the Philippines threw the Americans out of Clark and Subic?
+rooster teeth Yes indeed! The Communist Party of China supports the local Communist such as Rene Saguisag, Tanada, etc...These traitors sold their soul to the Communist Party and manipulated the Legislature of the Philippines to not renew the US bases agreement. This has been the long term plan of the Communist Party of China..
rooster teeth The Americans left Clark Air Base and Subic Base because of Mount Pinatubo eruption. They left a lot of nuclear waste in the Philippines. The USA decided that it is not worth the risks to return to the Philippines after the eruption and nuclear waste spillage all over the province of Zambales.
Ganyan na lang ang hangarin ng china na makapag-"BUILD-UP" ng 'MARITIME EMPIRE' sa buong SCS nakikita sa kanilang "GANGSTER TACTIC".God Bless PHILIPPINES
They've been fight them for years even back in the 70's
Respect the international territory law
go Philippines lalaban tyo SA MGA tsikwa Laban Lng po
just a few days ago they were harassing our fishermen fishing in waters that are clearly ours. Filipino here.
Kailangan po nating ingatang mabuti ang ating kalikasan para sa susunod na henerasyon ..
i heard there's centuries of oil supply under the south china sea . That's why china is going all out to get it
How come when Subic Naval Base was there, our Fishermen never experience such problem?
Now China draw a Red dash line as if they own the Sea..
Why can't Philippine get the bigger ship about 4 or 5 ship in that areas, the reason Philippine cannot take controls on the areas because all the boat are too small. if you have all the bigger ship thing are differ, their can't chased you out if your ship is too big , they cannot fire at you, play a round with them you will win this time
The only solution to resolve these issues is for China to follow the International order of the Law of the sea, the 200 nautical miles from territorial waters of each countries and China has violated that rulings.
long live philippine navy..mabuhay po kayo.
massive international fleets patrolling Taiwan south seas.peacefully unless provoked.
Maybe there's a buried treasure down there, that's why they're fighting for it. These guys are treasure hunters?..
Yes, there believe to be a vast oil reserve under waters.
i agree with you
we are not afraid of your weapons! every barriers has its weakness!
TAIWAN, and especially KOREA
porke malaki matapang nah..
History must be really short if this is the FIRST time defense spending in Asia is overtaking Europe. European defense spending has only been larger than Asia during the last 300 years or so.
if America cuts Chinese goods then that would be a devastating to your Chinese economy, America can simply import greater quality goods for else where
Del Rosario is incompetent in handling WPS during his time as Secretary of Foreign Affair
During Ex-president Marcos time,there were no pressence of a single Artificial Island that belongs to China and other sorrounding Asean Countries over the Spratlys..
Coz the PH at that time has a close ties with the big brother the US. And also the present of a strong US military in the PH.
Mabuhay Philippines
......claims from 2000 years ago?
What are the Chinese names for Scarborough and Spratly?
and again that's why the US is nicknamed the "POLICE OF THE WORLD" :D
Come on! South China Sea has been discovered, lived, & fished by the Chinese for thousands of years! It's the truth ❤️🇨🇳❤️🇨🇳❤️❗️❗️❗️
Feng Gao what about People living near of it? They discovered the disputed sea billions of years ago before china. Think of it, China's first civilization started in mainland northeast, while other civilizations like in palawan, Philippines and Vietnam are already fishing on those grounds. Southeast asians have the right to own claims on the disputed seas!!!!
Hoy tsekwa alam mo namn sguro na talo na kyo sa UN .
China has no right to the Scarborough Shoal. What the Chinese are doing is nothing short of imperialism! They are taking over what rightfully belongs to the Philippines!
maari ba naming malaman kung ano ang mungkahi (suggestion) mo?
General Mcarthur would turninhis grave if theUnited states failed to have Philipipines back
USA is bcking
US A BACKING THE Philippines
Then where’s the Philippine Navy protecting its fishing boat? Still tied up at Subic Bay port sleeping.
agree bro.!!!!!!
It doesn't mean that Philippines is SMALL OR WEAK, Philippines doesn't have a RIGHT to CONQUER IT!!
The presence of the US military in the Phil under the Military Bases Agreement (MBA) was actually a deterrent against the Phil to assert its early claims in South China Sea. The Phil submitted to the United Nations its rightful claims to the island territories in the South China Sea about 50 years ago, but the UN never acted on the claim until today. The presence of US military and embassy in the Phil insured to stunt the Phil modernize its military which if upgraded it would become a threat to other countries especially China. When the US vacated its military bases in the Phil, (they had to explode Mt. Pinatubo to insure their obsolete weapons are incinerated and not returned to the USA as junk, the Phil was abandoned with nothing to protect itself from neighboring countries.
What century ?
The Philippines was abandoned by the US during the Scarborough Shoal standoff. Now the US is regretting their blunder.
Captain palang si Robert Empedrad nito ah. Ngayon FOIC na. Ang Bilis ng panahon!
Not only gas but also fish and other aquatic resources are abundant in scarborough shoal
Actually the Philippines should develop more trade with Taiwan, Japan, Europe, Canada, Korea, Vietnam, India, Brazil, Russia, USA, Malaysia, Brunei
All Filipinos HATE America....All Filipinos LOVE Communist China.
@@ja01975 you dont speak for us
WE PILIPINOS LOVE AMERICANS BRITIST,,AUSTRALIANS THE REST OF THE WORLDS,,
Saya dari Indonesia , ternyata oh ternyata banyak pendukung dan pendana negara untuk lcs asia dari timteng
simple but nice comment keep it up
Go....Sir Padilla....Aztig nyo in Cam...Artistahin...
god bless the philippine's seals!
War Memorial In Korea near the border. Saying Chinese people use human wave is an insult please refrain to use it and they don't use that tactic. Chinese tactic was separate everyone into person per group and concentrate their fire which give more fire rate and enable them to push. Also Chinese solider was way more experienced (War veteran from Civil war) than the American solider despite their lack of weapon and ammo.
ang yayabang ng mga instik na to ah
Godbless Philippines mabuhay
AL JAZEERA why not conduct an update with this story.
I heard your news. No, Indonesia is not one of the claimants in our Spratlys islands withing our 200 EEZ West Philippine Sea.
Just because the island is closer to Philippines does not justify its claim. Just look examples all over the world.
God a.m. to all thank you al jazeera for being equal news
We are ready to fight for our country just call all the reservist to support our regulars in the military China thinks we are cowed by their bullying . Let us fight
My father was in the Philippine Navy and we used to live inside Naval Station Sangley in Cavite City. At that time the Cavitenos called the Philippine Navy Kang Kong !!! It was a derisive term because Kang Kong is a type of cheap vegetable eaten only by the poor. The people of Cavite looked upon the Philippine Navy as a cheap armed service good only for eating Kang Kong !!! As far as I'm concerned the PN is a useless waste of money which could otherwise be put to good use !!!
bakit wla manlng flack vest ang mga NAVSOG n nainterview n un?
China will be in trouble once the issue in the West Philippines Sea escalated.
Sayang lang yang mga gamit ninyo walang pakinabang mabuti ipakilo nyo na lang yan. Hindi nman ginagamit sa dapat paggamitan. Yong mga barko dapat i diploy ng gobyerno sa west philippine sea para may pakinabang.
God morning to all
What battle was it? As I recall, the battle of Yuldong caused the red about 500 deaths. Apparently they were chasing the 65th armed with spades and bolt action rifles. this is certainly interesting to read.
Even India, Vietnam, Japan, Russia and the Pacific Islands also have problems with chinese and taiwanese fishermen trespassing their territories.
ano poh?
don't you all think that nuke is already an obsolete weapon for US? its been around for more than 50 years ago since the US used it as well as that we ever became aware that there is this kind of mass destruction weapon. The only time we ever gonna know a new type of weapon when it is being used in war just like in japan where the first time the world come to realized that atomic bomb exist. US never stick on nuke alone and never stop on inventing.
God 🙏 will prevail. God bless 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Philippines.
Yes thats why US military is running away in Asia (sarcasm)
all US need to do is take down your satellites with a SM-3 missile fired from they're Navy destroyers
and those ships are deployed all over the world.
(82 to be exact)
i don't know. Government makes decision, not the citizen.
Sa katotohanan, kunti lang yung mga simmilarities ng Pilipinas sa mga asian neighbors natin. Yung culture at society natin ay highly US and Spanish influenced and yung majority ng mga Filipinos are more culturally and socially oriented to the US & EU kaso sa Asian neighbors natin.
Also yung ASEAN, walang ginawa nila para itulong kami sa Islands dispute at ayaw nila ibigay support para sa Pilipinas against China.
Ito lang ay yung observations ko.
Yung South Koreans ay also very US oriented.
How'd this get on my recommended
Mag dasal na lang tayo na maraming BAGYO ang patungo sa kanila kaysa s'atin. Just to equalized the battlefield.
i just wondered...
with what authority makes china illegitimate with guarding the islands, even though it is a disputed land? i think u.n. should step in now in this issue, or it will the ineffectiveness it's predecesor had....
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Philippines must trade the goodies to the country that isn’t greedy and not bully!
Yan ang pinoy hindi natatakot laban kung laban sa china..
TELL ME HE'S NOT RELATED TO SIRHAN SIRHAN?!
For our ASEAN neighbors with enterlapping EEZ claims like Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia let us divide the available width of the sea example if each country overlap 20kilometers with each other then let's remove 10 km. each so instead of 200kms EEZ then it will only be 190kms each.
But for china who insist on asserting historical rights, chinese history which they refused to be directed was that the Filipinos who were called Sacadas were going to china to buy porceilen with gold since 200BC, it's only in 900BC that the chinese went out from china to trade with the Philippines called Havila then Ophir for Luzon, Sheba for the Visayas and Tarsish for Mindanao, refer to the book of Jubillee a part of the Bilble History.
So we insist that we do not assert credible historical rights but just the UNCLOS provide for each country whose fronting sea or ocean, which allows 200km EEZ after the 12km sovereign rights.
The countries whose EEZs were grabbed by china and to all countries whose trade passes along the SCS but was blocked by china must together and collectively enforce the RULING of the UNCLOSE.
no, philippines should aim towards being able to patrol all of its shoreline.
MAY GOD CONVICT THE QUILTY PEOPLE . MAY GOD BRING JUSTICE TO THE CONFLICT ZONES.
There must be a unison of goals and military support with the Asian Nations to defend the SCS as they need to sail this region without hindrance and risk. General Jules Aviet Singapore Army. Perth. Australia
kaht anung standoff gawn ng pinas wala p rin yn kulang n kulang sa gamit tpos samahan pa ng mga tiwaling official
Get real. This is all about China's response to Obama's "Pivot to Asia" policy.
We are with you Chris Cruz Jr, no worries. We are Indians who also have problems with the Chinese. China knows it is not 1962 any longer.