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Philippine Military Vessels Shooting of Taiwanese Fishermen: News Review Page 1 EVENTS
China Oceans Law Review Indexed by CNKI Page 3
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Sixth Young Marine Scientists Forum to be held on 1 November 2013 in Xiamen, China.
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people wish that the two sides across the Straits should cooperate to deal with the Philippines. 14 May 2013 The Philippine envoy in Taiwan arrived in Taiwan, ending up in agreeing with three conditions raised by the Taiwan authorities, but without officially agreeing on the compensation for loss. 15 May 2013 The Philippine President authorized his personal representative to convey his and the Filipinos deep regret and apology, regarding Mr. Hungs death as unfortunate and unintended loss of life. 16 May 2013 A Taiwanese joint investigation team arrived in Manila to look into the case, but such effort was viciously frustrated in the Philippines, as the Philippine Minister of Justice and the Philippine President ignored the official documents while alleging that they were uninformed, prevented Taiwanese investigators from conducting investigations, and repeatedly refused to show the video on the incident that the Philippines had alleged it had taken. Taiwan held large-scale fishing escort drills in the southern sea off the island. The Taiwanese authorities launched 11 sanctions against the Philippines. Before leaving Taiwan for the Philippines by plane, the Philippine envoy in Taiwan delivered a statement pointing out that the Philippine President apologized for this incident while still claiming that the death and injuries were unintended. 18 May 2013 The Taiwanese investigation team, rebuffed in the Philippines, returned to Taiwan today. An unspoken rule for Taiwanese fishermen in the SCS is rumored: a fishermans life is safeguarded only if he has USD 10,000 with him, and sometimes the Filipino will ask for more once the money is paid. The action of the Philippine military vessel is described by fishermen as licensed piracy. 20 May 2013 The Taiwanese authorities pointed out that the Philippines agreed that the Taiwanese investigation team go to the Philippines for investigation and board on the military vessel to check guns. 23 May 2013 Ma Ying-jeou emphasized that disputes should be settled with peaceful measures besides reiterating the determination to protect fishermen. 27 May 2013 The Taiwanese investigation team made another trip to the Philippines. 30 May 2013 According to the video showing Filipinos shooting of the Taiwanese fishing vessel, when one man on board refused to fire, the commanding officer seized his gun to fire. The Philippine Coast Guard officers verified: the Taiwanese fishing vessel had no clash with the military vessel, but the commanding officer still ordered fire. Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard commanding officer insisted that for self-defense he ordered eight people to shoot the Taiwanese fishing vessel for ten minutes. 31 May 2013
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The Taiwanese investigation team interrogated nine Filipino witnesses and found the guns which had been used to shoot the fishermen. 2 June 2013 The Philippine media showed that the Philippine Coast Guard personnel fired upon the Taiwanese fishing vessel while laughing. 4 June 2013 The Philippine Coast Guard personnel fired at least 300 bullets, of which 45 hit the fishing vessel. 7 June 2013 The Taiwanese investigation team arrived in the Philippines again. The two sides exchanged opinions on the conclusion of the case, and would release their respective investigation results. Taiwan held that the Philippine Coast Guard personnel committed murder, while the Philippines might only take it as reckless killing or manslaughter. 8 June 2013 Expert of the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation held that the video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard had probably been tampered before submission. 13 June 2013 The Philippine Minister of Justice stated that he had received the investigation report of the National Bureau of Investigation. The Philippine National Bureau of Investigation suggested suing against the killers of Taiwanese fishermen. 14 June 2013 The Philippine Office of the President confirmed for the first time that the investigation report on the shooting of Taiwanese fishermen had been received. 16 June 2013 Taiwan and the Philippines reached consensus, undertaking to forbid using armed force against fishing vessels of the other side, and agreeing to establish a notification mechanism. 25 June 2013 The Philippines claimed that the fishing vessel case report was so long that the President had no time to read it, whileTaiwans sanctions remain unremoved. 29 June 2013 The Philippines agreed to charge the perpetrators with manslaughter, substantially different from Taiwans indictment of murder and aggravated manslaughter. Taiwan Patrol No. 9 started to escort fishing vessels in this sea area.
Events
China Oceans Law Review Indexed by CNKI
Following consultation and signing of agreement with China Academic Journal Electronic Publishing House, China Oceans Law Review has recently been officially included in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and is providing information service to the society via the CNKI series 3
Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and is providing information service to the society via the CNKI series of databases. http://scsi.xmu.edu.cn/en/ReferShow.asp?id=704
Conference on IMO Approves Further Interim Guidance on Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel Successfully Held at SCSI, Xiamen University
http://scsi.xmu.edu.cn/ReferShow.asp?id=1381
Roundtable on the South China Sea, International Law and UNCLOS Held on 27-28 June
2013 in the National University of Singapore. XU Ke, associate professor in the South China Sea Institute of Xiamen University, attended the roundtable conference. http://scsi.xmu.edu.cn/ReferShow.asp?id=1385
International Symposium on Peaceful Use of the Sea and Maritime Cooperation Held on
22-23 June 2013 in Hangzhou http://www.ghls.zju.edu.cn/redir.php?catalog_id=24071&object_id=50586
10th Annual Energy Ocean International Held on 10-12 June 2013 in Warwick, Rhode Island.
http://www.energyocean.com/attend/schedule/
5th Straits Forum: Ocean Science and Technology Seminar across the Straits Held in
Xiamen University on 5 June 2013 http://news.xmu.edu.cn/s/13/t/542/10/3f/info135231.htm
Upcoming Events
The Sixth Young Marine Scientists Forum to be held on 1 November 2013 in Xiamen, China.
http://www.cso.org.cn/ggxx/2013/0427/766.html
Conference on Geological Characteristics, Resources and Environment in East China and Chinese Seas to be held in October 2013 in Qingdao, China.
http://kjc.cug.edu.cn/Article/TypeArticle.asp?ModeID=1&ID=1173
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The 2013 Conference on Geology, Mineral Resources and Environment of the Sea to be
held between November and December 2013 in Guangzhou, China. http://www.gmgs.com.cn/klmmr/show_info.asp?id=523
The 2013 China Pacific Forum to be held in October 2013 in Beijing, China.
The theme of the forum is "Pacific Epoch, Peaceful Development, and Win-win Cooperation. The major topics of agenda include: 1. Reality and prospect of the Pacific era; 2. Pacific economic cooperation and sustainable development; 3. Maritime security cooperation; and 4. Pacific international order. http://www.psc.org.cn/cms/Article/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=2297
The 1st Cross-Strait Seminar on Coastal Science and Sustainable Development to be held
on 29-31 August 2013 in Yantai, China. http://cssd2013yic.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/65540
The 7th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC2013) to be held on
24-26 September 2013 in Bali Island, Indonesia. It aims to promote scientific advancement, technological progress, information exchange, and cooperation among engineers and researchers in coastal, port, and ocean engineering and other related fields. http://apac2013.org/
The Gordon Research Conference on Marine Molecular Ecology to be held on 11-16 August
2013 in Hong Kong, China. http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2013&program=marinemol
The 16th Conference on China Ocean (Coastal) Engineering to be held on 4-7 August 2013 in
Dalian, China. http://www.oceaneng.cn/hygcxh/ch/reader/view_news.aspx?id=20130306135202001
2013 Shanghai Forum on Shipping and Rule of Law to be held on 2 July 2013 in Shanghai,
China.
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http://www.lawyers.org.cn/info/cd18e87197e649b39ee4ce208bab0631
Maritime Search and Rescue Asia 2013 (Maritime SAR Asia 2013) to be held on 11 November
2013 in Singapore. http://www.maritimesearchrescueasia.com/Default.aspx?&MAC=ACC
The 8th International Conference of Maritime Law to be held in Piraeus from 10 to 12 October
2013, which will deal with Shipping in periods of economic distress: financing - ships operation enforcement. http://www.piraeus2013imlc.gr/
The World Conference on Stock Assessment Methods for Sustainable Fisheries will take
place in Boston, USA on 15-19 July 2013. http://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/symposia/WCSAM-2013/Pages/default.aspx
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News
China not ruling out possibility of joint exploration in South China Sea
http://www.soa.gov.cn/xw/hyyw_90/201306/t20130622_26097.html
Cruises Sail to Xisha Islands
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2013/06/21/381705/China-and.htm
China, Vietnam agree to maintain maritime dialogues
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/31/us-security-asia-idUSBRE94U0VM20130531
On overseas deployment, Navy vessels to cross South China Sea
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