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How the Philippines can take back this reef? When China massively reclaim the area!
When the Philippines Armed Forces unable to patrol due to monsoon season, China slowly annexed the reef by building a structure and insisting its for their fisherman use. The Philippine Government strongly react the structure creation but later on the two sides settle amicably. But in 1998 (1997 Asian Financial Crisis), China resume the construction of the reef. In 2015, an astonishing reclamation surprise to us, which the Philippine Government unable to stop (More talk than action).
Mischief Reef Facts
All the incident might not happen if the Philippine Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard are properly equipped with modern equipment. It can't deny that the total budget of PH Defense is good for basic needs (such as salary & office maintenance). But in adding war equipment and maintenance cost of existing ordnance, nothing! There is also a modernization law (started in 1995 and revised during the Pres. Aquino's term), a modernization that today's bidding takes 3-6 years to approve. While the Philippine Islands slowly eats up by our giant neighbor.
China is aggressive because she know we have nothing to counter their actions. Look at Japan, maybe if they have i'll equipped armed forces, the Senkaku Islands are now belong to Chinese territory.
A Declaration of Code of conduct between ASEAN-China
http://www.asean.org/asean/external-relations/china/item/declaration-on-the-conduct-of-parties-in-the-south-china-sea
Mischief Reef (Kagitingan Reef) construction activities as of June 2015
http://amti.csis.org/mischief-reef-tracker/
http://amti.csis.org/diplomacy-changes-construction-continues-new-images-of-mischief-and-subi-reefs/
- The Philippine Military Modernization Against China Threat
Reports surfaced that the Philippine military was “ ramping up” its military spending amid a rising threat from China most clearly manifested in the saber-rattling by the two sides in the South China Sea. While the reports provide important...
- Philippines Palawan Naval Base
China defended its land reclamation in the Spratly Islands, saying the new islands would provide civilian services such as weather forecasting and search and rescue facilities that would benefit other countries. With this concern, the Philippine Military's...
- Chinese Foreign Minister Refuse Us, Japan And The Philippines Claim
China - During the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made clear China’s stance that they refuse the claims of the Philippines, Japan, and U.S. on the South China Sea. He stated...
- China Pointing The Ph-japan Bullying
China claims most of the part of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion ship-borne deal passes every year. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei also have overlapping claims. China’s production of facilities for “ military...
- Malaysia Asks For Peaceful Solution In South China Sea
Malaysia called for more hard work to stumble on a peaceful solution to increasing tensions in the disputed South China Sea, they would stipulate that China should stop land reclamation and other related actions, they added that Chinese territory...
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Philippines Lost the Mischief Reef (Kagitingan Reef) in Spratly Islands
How the Philippines can take back this reef? When China massively reclaim the area!
When the Philippines Armed Forces unable to patrol due to monsoon season, China slowly annexed the reef by building a structure and insisting its for their fisherman use. The Philippine Government strongly react the structure creation but later on the two sides settle amicably. But in 1998 (1997 Asian Financial Crisis), China resume the construction of the reef. In 2015, an astonishing reclamation surprise to us, which the Philippine Government unable to stop (More talk than action).
Mischief Reef Facts
- Well inside the 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone
- 129 nautical miles from Palawan.
- 599 nautical miles away from Chinese territory
- Controlled by the Philippines until China build structure in 1995
All the incident might not happen if the Philippine Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard are properly equipped with modern equipment. It can't deny that the total budget of PH Defense is good for basic needs (such as salary & office maintenance). But in adding war equipment and maintenance cost of existing ordnance, nothing! There is also a modernization law (started in 1995 and revised during the Pres. Aquino's term), a modernization that today's bidding takes 3-6 years to approve. While the Philippine Islands slowly eats up by our giant neighbor.
China is aggressive because she know we have nothing to counter their actions. Look at Japan, maybe if they have i'll equipped armed forces, the Senkaku Islands are now belong to Chinese territory.
A Declaration of Code of conduct between ASEAN-China
http://www.asean.org/asean/external-relations/china/item/declaration-on-the-conduct-of-parties-in-the-south-china-sea
Mischief Reef (Kagitingan Reef) construction activities as of June 2015
http://amti.csis.org/mischief-reef-tracker/
http://amti.csis.org/diplomacy-changes-construction-continues-new-images-of-mischief-and-subi-reefs/
- The Philippine Military Modernization Against China Threat
Reports surfaced that the Philippine military was “ ramping up” its military spending amid a rising threat from China most clearly manifested in the saber-rattling by the two sides in the South China Sea. While the reports provide important...
- Philippines Palawan Naval Base
China defended its land reclamation in the Spratly Islands, saying the new islands would provide civilian services such as weather forecasting and search and rescue facilities that would benefit other countries. With this concern, the Philippine Military's...
- Chinese Foreign Minister Refuse Us, Japan And The Philippines Claim
China - During the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made clear China’s stance that they refuse the claims of the Philippines, Japan, and U.S. on the South China Sea. He stated...
- China Pointing The Ph-japan Bullying
China claims most of the part of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion ship-borne deal passes every year. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei also have overlapping claims. China’s production of facilities for “ military...
- Malaysia Asks For Peaceful Solution In South China Sea
Malaysia called for more hard work to stumble on a peaceful solution to increasing tensions in the disputed South China Sea, they would stipulate that China should stop land reclamation and other related actions, they added that Chinese territory...