FRENCH LIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES

La leçon chinoise aux journalistes philippins Voila maintenant que l'attaché militaire auprès de l'Ambassade de Chine à Manille donne des leçons de journalisme aux médias philippins. Quand on sait comment est traitée la liberté de la presse en Chine, il y a de quoi se poser des questions. Ce sont 92 bateaux chinois qui se trouvent maintenant sur le Scarborough Schoal. A diplomat from a country not exactly known for promoting press freedom on Tuesday gave Filipino reporters a lecture on how to report the news. The diplomat, Senior Col. Chen Fangming, defense attaché of the Chinese Embassy, went to the extent of asking the reporters whether they studied journalism. Chen gave his lesson on reporting right inside the Philippine Navy headquarters when he was interviewed on the occasion of the Navy’s 114th anniversary rites. Chen was among the foreign military guests invited to the affair. The Chinese diplomat was asked about the Philippine-Chinese standof...

Il fallait bien que je vous en parle un jour, cela va bientôt faire un mois que ça dure et il s’agit tout de même de bateaux de guerre qui se font face dans une zone disputée qui se situe à moins de 130 Nautical Miles des côtes de la façade ouest de la grande île philippine de Luzon. Le ton monte et la Chine menace. Aux dernières nouvelles les Philippines seraient chinoises, une partie du territoire chinois ! Believing that the world is watching China’s behavior in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the Philippines declared yesterday it will bring its territorial dispute with China to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). Manila said it will “unilaterally” seek ITLOS’ intervention if China will not join it in submitting their claims and defending their respective positions before the United Nations-backed tribunal. Foreign Affairs spokespman Raul Hernandez said China violated the agreement with the Philippines not to undertake any action that would ...