U.S., Japan, Philippines, Australia Boost Cooperation in South China Sea | Taiwan Talks EP376

[@krisperian]

Taiwan and Philippines should work and help each other against the bully. In any future intimidation these 2 need each other

[@eisenternate6320]

No matter the odds, The Philippines will NEVER YIELD! We fight for freedom! 🇵🇭

[@Pilipinoako763]

@@BlueShark-kb6xg gong gong...i know pilipino...

[@Stephen_Jabs]

​@@BlueShark-kb6xgkeep dreaming

[@BlueShark-kb6xg]

@@Stephen_Jabs Don't wake 👆 keep 😴😀😅

[@qwertyyuio4266]

Soon the rise of kuratong baleleng gang

[@albietg2544]

If Phillipino people really want to fight for freedom then fight against the US not China because , Phillipines are geopolitically colonised by America.

[@glenharbour2450]

Feel sorry for your country being bullied by China, but at the same time very proud that your standing up for your rights.

[@charttrakarn3438]

What country? Taiwan Constitution says she is part of China.

[@paulorivera1569]

I'm Filipino. Thanks. With others help, together we're stronger

[@jayztv3345]

We pilipino's dont want war, but being prepared is all that matters

[@jayztv3345]

@@hpaccounts1509 second is' you admit here now that, -what you're trying to grab there in phil eez is not yours imao😅 read your post again

[@charttrakarn3438]

You are already occupied.

[@Ernie.Esteban.724]

Scarborough is not disputed. The international court already decided who's own the shoal that under the 200nm of off Palawan. 🎉

[@Liboch]

An arbitration body is not the international court of justice (ICJ) though both located in the Hague . And I don't support China's claim.

[@leocabs3802]

​@@Liboch And what china claims? All of the sea belongs to china? The law's of the sea's in the international law, 200 nautical miles belong the EEZ territory of the said country, looked at the map of that position it's is very near to PH, and very very far from mainland china, and PH already won in international court "UNCLOS" 2016. And the "Freedom of Navigation" of all nation must prevail. its a law's of the sea.

[@Liboch]

@@leocabs3802 ooppsss. I support RP's claim. I just said RP brought the case to an arbitration body, not to the International Court of Justice, both located at the Hague.

[@c0smicbyte]

It is very easy to say who is responsible for the tensions in the Philippine EEZ. It is because the international Permanent Arbitration Court in the Hague already established that China is in violation of international law. Anybody can dispute ownership of any territory around the world by using any kind of justification but, not every one of those justifications could be recognized as legitimate. And disputes in this civilized world we live in today cannot are not decided by military might because this is the age of rules-based international order. That is why China is clearly in responsible for the instability of peace in the region and it is clear that the Philippines is exercising its legal rights to defend its economic exclusion zone. There is no confusion about that.

[@kjtan6909]

1st of all, those waters where china sprayed the Filipino cost guard are not disputed, because ownership of those waters are already established by the Hague ruling. So please make it clear, your confusing yout audience

[@JcMacTV]

I think these Taiwanese people they interviewed have no deeper learning about what is so called EEZ? (Exclusive Economic Zone). Communist China always bullying Philippine Coast Guard, Resupply ships and Fisherman inside EEZ of the Phillipines, that is called WPS (West Philippine Sea). Remember, China cannot claim the whole SCS (South China Sea) just because on the Globe it was name South China Sea, there is still boundaries for other nations.. This Communist China has no respect of International Law, they are ignoring the Arbitral Ruling Decision on 2016 (UNCLOS). UNCLOS is the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

[@drumsy69]

To clarify, the Philippines' claim on Spratlys (aside from a few natural islands) are not territorial, but simply in context of an EEZ. An EEZ is not territorial water, but enforcement of international laws is within the obligation of the nation or nations controlling an EEZ. If two nations have overlapping EEZ's, then it is their obligation to talk in relation to sharing of resources within the shared EEZ. China, in this regard, is regarded by UNCLOS as an outsider in any such talks regarding Spratly's. The only ones who can are the Philippines, Malaysia, etc, who shares the overlapping EEZ. In regards to Scarborough shoal which is not part of Spratlys, the claims of China (and by extension, Taiwan) was also effectively rejected by the same court ruling. The Philippines is the sole legal claimant of the said shoal, and anyone else is basically an illegal settler. Also, speaking of natural islands, China doesn't even control ANY natural island in the Spratly group of islands. Even Taiwan is ahead of them in terms of controlling a natural island so they are relegated into destroying coral reefs to have some semblance of a claim. And that's the contentious part since reefs cannot be considered as territory, but falls under an EEZ and extended continental shelf which can only be exploited by the nations surrounding it. Taiwan controls the largest island, Vietnam controls 9 large islands, the Philippines controls 7 islands, and Malaysia controls 1. China's claims is basically flimsy. If the Philippines is as aggressive as China, then we can easily militarize any one of those islands. But we're a peace loving country. Any such historical claim has already been addressed in the UNCLOS decision. It's all basically a bunch of story of Chinese tourists setting up camp, alluding to an ambiguous island, and not even claiming that those belongs to China. By that very logic, then Ancient India belongs to China just because they visited it, which is absurd. In regards to the islands, the CCP throughout the decades kept moving which island is which based on convenience. Even the so-called observatories were never found and could never have possibly existed due to size on the rocks (this one specifically referring to Scarborough Shoal, where the CCP claims to have built an observatory in Ancient times) that China has been claiming. As I have said, China neither owns nor controls ANY natural island in the area. What was clarified in the 2016 ruling under UNCLOS, which China is a signatory of, is that a country can only claim territories based on NATURAL ISLANDS. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan are the only ones who controls natural islands in the Spratlys and therefore are the sole countries with legal claim to an EEZ within those territories. China, in effect, is an illegal settler. China's claim of ownership over the sea itself has also been overturned by UNCLOS due to its incompatibility with modern international treaties, laws and agreements. Not to mention, what's been stated in history as part of China's seas has been ambiguous at best, and could also have been simultaneously claimed by any of the other nations. That doesn't make it a valid claim in any modern internationally recognized world order.

[@Liboch]

I don't support China's claim of the sea. But stating about the Hague ruling can be confused with the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of the Hague. Actually the decision in favour of the Philippines was made by an arbitration body that happens to be located in the Hague, not by the ICJ. A bit of confusion.

[@drumsy69]

@@Liboch I’ve been trying to understand their motivations and geopolitics these past months and I’m 100% sure this idea is meant to get the Philippines or other southeast asian countries a hostage to it in the future to strengthen and expand their claim further down indonesia (which they’ve tried before until indonesian navy wasn’t having any of it so they reduced their claim). Once that china gets them, they will use it as a treat in the region to altogether stop any claim on the sea as any confrontation will risk damaging it and also destroying its entire ecosystem and poisoning everyone’s water in the region.

[@Liboch]

@@drumsy69 One of the strongest points to a territorial claim is called effective occupation. Everyone is trying to project this point. China is trying to say that area belongs to them so they chase out the Philippine ships in the area, and the Philippines got a sunken ship and stays on the wreckage to make the sea belongs to the Philippines. With the effective occupation doctrine ICJ ruled that Sipadan & Ligitan islands belong to Malaysia, not Indonesia, largely because Malaysia regulates and controls the collection of turtle eggs on the islands. And by this doctrine, the Philippines will not succeed in getting Sabah from Malaysia, legally.

[@joanaleje1262]

China should respect country sovereignty.

[@AmitSunar3092]

😂😂😂

[@Atheos-1]

​@@AmitSunar3092 I got a good laugh out of the OP's comment too. ✌️

[@MichaelangeloBienMora]

@albietg2544 Then why is China acting like it's going to war with Taiwan? China is trying to act tough. Maybe you're right, because the truth is China is afraid of engaging in war, but it's funny to think that they're acting like bully or goon. China was the one who makes provocation, not the Philippines. The Philippines wouldn't allow American troops to enter if China wasn't engaging in bullying behavior. The purpose of the Philippines is not to provoke, but to show that they do not tolerate China's violations of international law. That is the purpose of the Philippines, unlike China, which has the intention of provoking the Philippines just to get what they want. China has no right to fight for something that doesn't belong to them. I repeat, they don't have any right. The West Philippine Sea (WPS) does not belong to them. Now, tell me, is the harassment that China is doing to the Philippines, particularly to Filipino fishermen, reasonable? The United States and the Philippines have a historically strong relationship, often described as a "special relationship". It involves cooperation and mutual agreement. Ofcourse we're not surrendering to USA because we know that we're an independent country. So stop telling me like that 🤣🤣 I hope you can analyze who is right and who is wrong. Maybe you are pro-China, so I wouldn't be surprised if you still side with China even though they are in the wrong.

[@flexcastle9488]

But water canon can kill a person, luckily no casualty... Thank you very much gentlemen in your point of view regarding bullying of our country, Philippines... Your a great country and ally... God bless democracy...🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@leadelima6835]

IF ONLY CHINA KNOWS HOW TO RESPECT BOUNDARIES, THE WORLD WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN..🌎 #PHILIPPINES🇵🇭

[@Emilio333-bw1nk]

Let's not let Taiwan become a new Hong Kong.

[@paulferrer3578]

Taiwan should recognize as a independent country...by UN

[@DineshTwanabasu]

First tell ur gov to have courage to do so before talking about UN

[@DaniloManuntag-ex9pw]

China has no jurisdictiion on Philippine EEZ. China's nine-dash line claim was invalidated by the Permanent Court of arbitration at the Hague in 2016. China is among the first countries who signed the UNCLOS in 1982 and ratified it in 1994. China should follow international maritime law of the UNCLOS and the arbitral court's' ruling. The SQUAD alliance could deter China's creeping expansion on the Philippine EEZ. The Philippines is a strategic location for US bases, which in turn help protect the Philippines from china's aggressive actions

[@greatsky8226]

It's common law: a law can only affect the issues after its legislation, but before. The 11-dash lines was claimed more than 100 years before the founding of Unclos.

[@MichaelangeloBienMora]

Is there old map from China that prove that China has owned the WPS since ancient times? No, there aren't. The Philippines has one. The first ancient map of the Philippines was made around 1700. The Spratly Islands are depicted on that map. So, the islands in the WPS have been owned by the Philippines since the time when the Philippines was under Spanish rule. The 11-dash line is just an imaginary line of China. Ancient claim is baseless and not accepted in international law. And also, the original claim of China was a 9-dash line and recently it became a 10 or 11-dash line? You see, China's claim is inconsistent.

[@MichaelangeloBienMora]

@@greatsky8226 Did you delete your reply? I received a notification that you replied, but when I clicked on it, your reply wasn't there. 🤔

[@lo00110lll]

as a filipino we have a saying... ""You stated it We will Finish it!" they can cheat, bribe and harass us. but there is always a limit.

[@raven417]

Is the South China Sea now renamed as, "SOUTH ASIAN SEA"?

[@chiragforu]

yea because china will be renamed as india and some parts japan

[@alaindelon611]

Not "South Asian Sea" but "Southeast Asian Sea". South Asia is in India.

[@sojecabajug4627]

Much better name..

[@setrocodrog7708]

🇵🇭🇺🇸🇯🇵🇦🇺

[@edgarmendoza2397]

China thinking Philippines scared with them 😄

[@rsontousidad100]

Don't worry Taiwan Philippines is always your allies in the region since Philippines military are very well-known in battle since the Korean war fighting for Democracy!

[@qwertyyuio4266]

China vs philippines japan united states australia taiwan india vietnam korea israel new zealand nato countries

[@roderickvigo3937]

Its not disputed its already ruled by 2016 arbitration that 9 dash line have no legal and historical basis and China is violating the rights of Philippines in its own EEZ

[@amunra5330]

You do know that this arbitration court is not even recognized by the US right? They never signed the law of the sea policy.

[@roderickvigo3937]

​@@amunra5330China signed but not recognized and US not signed but it recognized it.hahahah How many times US appealing to China to follow the Unclos and Arbitrar rulling and International Law?

[@misha791]

The Philippines are working on putting a joint Thaad missile systems in the country including on prepositioning strategic nuclear B52 bomber. Manila is in talks between joint advisory.

[@americanbisdak1514]

I used to be a fan of this show but I'm probably gonna have to stop watching cos one of the guests is always bias about his analysis. This water is not disputed. This is NOT China's.

[@cyclopse011]

Taiwan Is Taiwan China Is China Period I support Taiwan Im From Philippines Living In Japan Keep Strong Taiwan❤

[@JeanAriesM]

You Chinese, please remember and understand the arbitral ruling decision 2016(INCLOS)..so that we don't have conflict.

[@heishoi]

Making friends is not provocative, making enemies is!

[@arielreyesfrancisco6070]

Pretty Sure TAIWAN DEFENSE is supported also 🇺🇲🇦🇺🇯🇵🇵🇭🇹🇼

[@11cij]

No longer "disputed waters". This is within PH's EEZ.

[@susanchoo879]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@brand8590]

Good show, thanks! As the Malaysian foreign minister once put it; "China's claims on the S. China sea are ridiculous."

[@TrueAsiaticChannel]

China will regret one day😅😅be careful what you wish for Xi regime

[@amunra5330]

I doubt that. The US is terrified of China.

[@pingpong7810]

Hongkong freedom country salute 🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎

[@rosalindavalenzona2850]

Perhaps in the context of strategic ambiguity there is no mention of the latest base that Philippines and US is constructing the island at the tip closest to Taiwan. The intention is to prepare a place to receive refugees in the event of Taiwan contingency. There are 200,000 Filipino OFWs in Taiwan and there could also be other ASEAN nationals and Taiwanese civilians. The Philippines has a tradition of openness to refugees of all nationalities.

[@asionglak2749]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@albietg2544]

But why?

[@Anonymousa69]

Once the new airbase and radar site in Batanes is complete the PLA Navy can kiss there stealthy naval maneuvering good bye.

[@imeld290]

American during world war 2 helps Philippines to become independent.b4 so till now they helps Philippines.

[@alfredoGarcia-l2o]

actually if we talk about sea ownership, China don't have any right to depend what they call Chinese Sea. only they have is in between Taiwan and China. Taiwan has much more right because Taiwan has much more Sea Space in between Taiwan and Philippines.

[@romyvenes6381]

Taiwan benefits from the pushback that the Philippines is doing against the bullying of China on the Philippines. What is Taiwan doing to reciprocate the the efforts of Philippines which benefits Taiwan?

[@GoldenArrow297]

Hope US don't run away like the way they did in Afghanistan.

[@Atheos-1]

Drumpf's not going to be in office again, so nothing to worry about.

[@onnbhaialihusseingandhi2139]

Now Should Call Open Sea

[@Walrus-xf3xg]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@wenzhernaizs]

Tsai jung siang is correct and factual statements

[@orlandofabrique7054]

China claim base on 9 dash line. This is the only boundery in the world that has no coordinates. How will china know the extent of its boundery? China can extend its claim up to the Phil shores.

[@totieesprit9252]

boundary

[@alvinagrazada2202]

They now have a 10 dash line., and 11 dash lines are coming as well they are just cooking at the moment, and it will go further to 12, so on and so forth, depending on their greediness...funny.

[@Pilipinoako763]

republic of taiwan... go...go... go taiwan from phil...

[@Uvhon]

China coast guard pull-out all their naval fleet near West Philippines Sea amidst the "Punishment Drills" day in Taiwan shows that China can't sustain it's naval presence in the West Philippine Sea while their hands are too busy in Taiwan

[@waynegore5291]

Yes, they will defend taiwan. Amend your constitution and declear independance lawfully ASAP.

[@yamidee5395]

Say hi to winnie the poop!

[@HenriHattar]

GlobaL Firpower is NOT a credible reference, for YEARS , many counties with greater military spends and more sophisticated equipment have regularly been rated as LOWER than countries with LESS military spend ( by a huge amount) and greater quantities but less quality of equipment, Global Firepower puts emphasis on quantitiy over qualtiy and reates a country with a larger army as better, which, in this day and age is absurd. The ONLY way to truly make a proper analysis is on yearly military spending over at least the last ten years as THIS and ONLY this gives a genuine overview of capability!

[@seld.merachannel9355]

China should abiding the law

[@cindypangyao]

Pilipino is only too kind but be careful do not test the Pilipino limit 😂😂😂bec I assure u they put u in ur place 😂

[@jyy9624]

Prc bs is ridiculous

[@hansolo1615]

xi buying sympathy in europe. desperately

[@desmondpun1773]

The archives going from the 1880s until the late 1970s demonstrate that it is the view of the British and French legal experts that as a matter of the international law territory, the Xisha Islands and the Nansha Islands are Chinese territory. That is to say, the Chinese claims and activities on the islands far exceeded in intensity of those of any other country during the period, except for the French, whose own lawyers challenged the actions of France, which, in any case, subsequently withdrew. The most important French foreign minister of the inter-war period Aristide Briand, who was foreign minister most of the time between 1918 and his death in 1932, took the view that the Xisha Islands were clearly Chinese. And he consulted with the independent Jurisconsult of the Foreign Ministry, Jules Basdevant, subsequently a French judge on the International Court of Justice. The latter wrote that according to the Island of Palmas case, the Xisha Islands were recognized as Chinese. Subsequently, French legal advice was that France never completed an effective occupation of the Spratlys [the Nansha Islands], and they abandoned them completely in 1956. In the 1930s they recognized that these Spratlys [the Nansha Islands] had always been home to Chinese fisherman from Hainan Island and Guangdong. There had never been any Vietnamese or Philippine connection and French interference had only been in its own name and not that of Vietnam. It is the British who then drew a decisive conclusion, from all the French and British records available, that the Chinese were the owners of the Spratlys [the Nansha Islands], a legal position certified as part of British Cabinet records in 1974. Reference: “The rule of law says that the islands are Chinese”

[@roderickvigo3937]

China never controlled Spratlys or South China Sea and if you believed the French you must believe also the Spanish 17 34 Murillio Velarde Map that Scarborough Shoal and Spratlys Island were included in Philippines Territory and the Treaty of Washington.China never controlled the sea because Spain British and Portugal on that time Sailed and named Islands.The 2016 Arbitrar Rulling is Permanent and Binding that 9 dash line have no legal and historical basis and China Violates the rights of the Philippines in its own Exclusive Economic Zone

[@brianliew5901]

China should ask the Quad boys this; "Do you guys want war?"

[@amunra5330]

2 out of these 4 countries are not even in the South China Sea region 🙄

[@frenzydee-8676]

O, Edomite nations with an IDOLATROUS nation? Dream your dreams!

[@jeffreystamaria945]

#CHINAZI

[@DineshTwanabasu]

What is Australia doing in SCS? Obeying american orders?

[@timetraveller885]

American Warmongering!!!

[@tellitlikeitis5856]

Spoken by a Hamas lover

[@timetraveller885]

@@tellitlikeitis5856 Do you know why Hamas did w

[@timetraveller885]

@@tellitlikeitis5856 Explain to everyone why Hamas attacked the Israelis on October the 7th!!! Explain to everyone why Russia had the 'Special Military Operation' in Ukraine!!! Explain to everyone why BRICS PLUS are establishing their own Trading Currency and 50 PLUS Countries want to Join!!! Explain why the Majority of the World are Ditching the American Dollars!!! Explain to everyone why ICC are Charging Netanyahu and his Second in Charge with Genocide!!! Explain to everyone why Israel has lost the War against the Palestinians!!! Explain to everyone why America has LOST THE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA!!! Explain to everyone why America wants to Start a War against China, then explain to everyone why America will LOSE THE WAR AGAINST CHINA!!! Explain to everyone why AMERICA AND ISRAEL ARE THE MOST HATED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD!!! Explain to everyone why America has LOST THEIR HEGEMONY FOR A MULTIPOLLAR WORLD!!! Explain to everyone why America is in a CIVIL WAR!!!

[@louiedy6659]

Be like us, never give up.. 🇸🇽🇸🇽🇸🇽🇸🇽🇸🇽

[@wilmaturno1160]

May i ask , why hongkong is it a part of china?

[@shadowchaser19816]

Is this a program in English ?

[@Justice-Zcjh]

4 international pirates at work 😬😮😄🤭🫵👎