{"id":125225,"date":"2017-10-20T02:43:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T06:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125225"},"modified":"2017-10-20T02:43:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T06:43:57","slug":"duterte-not-in-a-hurry-to-address-south-china-sea-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/20\/duterte-not-in-a-hurry-to-address-south-china-sea-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte ‘not in a hurry’ to address South China sea dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: In his speech during the High Level Forum on ASEAN@50, Duterte said he made the \u201ccorrect step\u201d in dealing with the maritime row with China. (ALFRED FRIAS\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday found no urgency in solving the South China Sea dispute that he described as one of the \u201cserious problems\u201d confronting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).<\/p>\n

In his speech during the High Level Forum on ASEAN@50, Duterte said he made the \u201ccorrect step\u201d in dealing with the maritime row with China.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe South China Sea is one but we are not in a hurry. And as a matter of fact, what we did was really the correct step and to avoid confrontational talks with almost all of the parties concerned, just ask for a limited time to solve the problem and sharing of the resources if it could be done,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

The Philippines, just days after Duterte sworn into office as the president, won a landmark decision against China\u2019s declarations over the disputed waters at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Duterte added that there is no need to wage war even though China expressed resistance over the international ruling.<\/p>\n

\u201cChina has stood pat on its decision. We need not go to war for that. It is not good to add something that is already a very high tension existing in Asia itself,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor after all, it does not mean to say that if it us our economic, our fishpond, our private — there\u2019s no such thing, as you can claim the international waters as your own. The economic zones provided are good and our consensus and concessions that are part of the respect for each other\u2019s interest,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Aside from the Philippines, ASEAN members Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brunei have also claims over the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

Terrorism in Malacca Strait<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duterte underlined that the problem of the Malacca Strait \u201cmust be immediately solved\u201d by the member-nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish more talks to come, trade. And if there is one thing that must be immediately solved is really the problem of the Malacca Strait,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Malacca used to be historically a supply route and a shipping lane that was very good for everybody. Of late, terrorism has entered the picture and we see a lot of hijackings and killing of people, and capturing hostages for ransom,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Malacca Strait is a 990-kilometer stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Sumatra Island of Indonesia.<\/p>\n

Duterte also expressed keenness in talking to the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia \u201cto put our resources together with theirs to find a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOtherwise, that part of sea trade from Australia going up north and Malaysia itself, Indonesia and the Philippines will continue to suffer the degradations of our trade,” the president added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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