Serious Which country has around 100 million population and yet called a SMALL country?

[ginfreely]

By Andrew Browne
July 12, 2016 9:24 a.m. ET

SHANGHAI—This was the humiliating result that China feared most: A small country, the Philippines, took on and comprehensively defeated the aspiring regional hegemon in an international court of law. Beijing can’t back down.

In the aftermath of an unambiguous and unanimous legal verdict that strikes down Beijing’s historic claims to the South China Sea, rebukes it for turning coral reefs into island fortresses through massive dredging and sides with bullied Philippine fishermen, the Chinese government’s legitimacy is on the line

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/after-ruling-humiliated-china-turns-wrath-on-u-s-1468329851

 

[ginfreely]

Rank no. 12 still small?

Philippines Population (LIVE) The current population of the Philippines is 102,305,807 as of Saturday, July 16, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates. the Philippines population is equivalent to 1.37% of the total world population. the Philippines ranks number 12 in the list of countries by population.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...M7Zh0OzcB6rG8zl_w&sig2=8boDVq_XaclNbAPWJTgH5w

 

[nayr69sg]

Rank no. 12 still small?

Philippines Population (LIVE) The current population of the Philippines is 102,305,807 as of Saturday, July 16, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates. the Philippines population is equivalent to 1.37% of the total world population. the Philippines ranks number 12 in the list of countries by population.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...M7Zh0OzcB6rG8zl_w&sig2=8boDVq_XaclNbAPWJTgH5w

Yes. If you have a true global perspective you will understand.

Thing with Singapore it is like Whoville. Insignificant speck. But pappies and their 154th ranked press make Whoville more important than what it really is.

 

[shittypore]

Yes. If you have a true global perspective you will understand.

Thing with Singapore it is like Whoville. Insignificant speck. But pappies and their 154th ranked press make Whoville more important than what it really is.

Tats why even the rich in Sinkiepore Kao Tao to PAP, to PAP in Sinkiespore they are the King when ur a bully and has the power u dont hve to reason wit human rights.

 

[red amoeba]

To China n USA all countries are small.

 

[Liquigas]

Maybe like Iceland, the country has small mentality ...

 

[syed putra]

ASEAN has always used icj to settle disputes. Its peaceful and cheap and all abide by the ruling. Its time china grows up and follow same path.
Pedra branca is a good example. No hassle. All done in good faith.

 

[rodent2005]

ASEAN has always used icj to settle disputes. Its peaceful and cheap and all abide by the ruling. Its time china grows up and follow same path.
Pedra branca is a good example. No hassle. All done in good faith.

Exactly, Raffles Lighthouse case proved that distance is no proof of ownership.

 

[3_M]

ASEAN has always used icj to settle disputes. Its peaceful and cheap and all abide by the ruling. Its time china grows up and follow same path.
Pedra branca is a good example. No hassle. All done in good faith.

Who cares about ICJ here?

ICJ route is only meant for small countries and not for big countries.

 

[Devil Within]

By Andrew Browne
July 12, 2016 9:24 a.m. ET

SHANGHAI—This was the humiliating result that China feared most: A small country, the Philippines, took on and comprehensively defeated the aspiring regional hegemon in an international court of law. Beijing can’t back down.

In the aftermath of an unambiguous and unanimous legal verdict that strikes down Beijing’s historic claims to the South China Sea, rebukes it for turning coral reefs into island fortresses through massive dredging and sides with bullied Philippine fishermen, the Chinese government’s legitimacy is on the line

......

http://www.wsj.com/articles/after-ruling-humiliated-china-turns-wrath-on-u-s-1468329851

Communist Crooks of China never learn her lesson. There was once a small country that whack havoc in Asia and took nearly half of China and China having problem taking back her land. That country was Japan. Don't look down on small country. They can bite you in the ass.

 

[ginfreely]

Yes. If you have a true global perspective you will understand.

Thing with Singapore it is like Whoville. Insignificant speck. But pappies and their 154th ranked press make Whoville more important than what it really is.

Ranking by population not that insignificant now. Rank no. 113, still ahead of New Zealand at no. 127.

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/

 

[ginfreely]

Maybe like Iceland, the country has small mentality ...

Yeah Iceland very small... only 330 thousands population according to that website.... ranking no. 180...

 

[ginfreely]

Communist Crooks of China never learn her lesson. There was once a small country that whack havoc in Asia and took nearly half of China and China having problem taking back her land. That country was Japan. Don't look down on small country. They can bite you in the ass.

Yes Japan is ranking no. 11 with population 126 million, just one rank above Philippines at no. 12. Also small country if Philippines is small country. But in terms of war, economic and technology prowess, maybe 1 million times above in ranking.

 

[frenchbriefs]

Communist Crooks of China never learn her lesson. There was once a small country that whack havoc in Asia and took nearly half of China and China having problem taking back her land. That country was Japan. Don't look down on small country. They can bite you in the ass.

tanwaitu will tell u if british hasnt sold opium in china,none of that would have happened,ultimately it was all the west's fault the decline of china 1800 to 1911.

 

[ginfreely]

tanwaitu will tell u if british hasnt sold opium in china,none of that would have happened,ultimately it was all the west's fault the decline of china 1800 to 1911.

The decline is not the west's fault but the west are evil opportunists and took advantage of it.

 

[Asterix]

Bottom line is: The Western powers are hypocrites in decline ......

On matters of sovereignty, China is following the US playbook
The Americans lost a case at an international court, denied the panel had jurisdiction, criticised and ignored the ruling, then settled with a friendlier government

A weaker country takes its case against a more powerful country to an international court. The stronger country ignores the case, saying the legal body has no jurisdiction. After it loses, it denounces the ruling and tells the other country to stuff it.

Sound familiar? No, it’s not China and the Philippines; not even the United States and Nicaragua, back in 1986.

In March this year, Argentina won its case against Britain at the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The unanimous ruling meant the Falkland Islands – the same place Britain fought a war over – falls within the territorial waters of Argentina. British prime minister – sorry, I meant ex-PM – David Cameron duly rejected the ruling.

Granted, the South Atlantic is not as headline-grabbing as the South China Sea. But the way people react to the latest ruling at The Hague makes it sound like China is the first country that ever defied a ruling by an international panel.

But the 30-year-old case of Nicaragua, which it won against the US, is even more relevant. For one thing, it provided a legal template in the Philippines’ case against China. Why else would Manila hire as its lead lawyer Paul Reichler, who also helped win the case for Nicaragua? The guy practically wrote the book on how sovereign states can sue each other.

Ironically, though, Beijing is following, every step of the way, the US playbook in the Nicaragua case.

Step one: deny the court has jurisdiction. In China’s case, it’s the Permanent Court of Arbitration; in the US’ case, the International Court of Justice.

Step two: criticise the ruling, then ignore it.

Step three: wait for a friendlier government to emerge, then settle with it.

The US had to wait for years for the hated socialist Sandinistas to leave office after failing to oust them by illegally funding the Contra mercenaries through arms sales to Iran. China may be luckier. While former Philippines president Benigno Aquino was encouraged by the Americans and Japanese to pursue the case against China, his successor, Rodrigo Duterte, is more flexible and willing to play both sides.

My bet is that after The Hague ruling, the Philippines will tilt diplomatically towards Beijing rather than Washington.

Say what you will about Beijing, but it rarely fails to extract useful lessons from history, even American.

http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight...tters-sovereignty-china-following-us-playbook

 

[ginfreely]

Bottom line is: The Western powers are hypocrites in decline ......

On matters of sovereignty, China is following the US playbook
The Americans lost a case at an international court, denied the panel had jurisdiction, criticised and ignored the ruling, then settled with a friendlier government

A weaker country takes its case against a more powerful country to an international court. The stronger country ignores the case, saying the legal body has no jurisdiction. After it loses, it denounces the ruling and tells the other country to stuff it.

Sound familiar? No, it’s not China and the Philippines; not even the United States and Nicaragua, back in 1986.

In March this year, Argentina won its case against Britain at the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The unanimous ruling meant the Falkland Islands – the same place Britain fought a war over – falls within the territorial waters of Argentina. British prime minister – sorry, I meant ex-PM – David Cameron duly rejected the ruling.

Granted, the South Atlantic is not as headline-grabbing as the South China Sea. But the way people react to the latest ruling at The Hague makes it sound like China is the first country that ever defied a ruling by an international panel.

But the 30-year-old case of Nicaragua, which it won against the US, is even more relevant. For one thing, it provided a legal template in the Philippines’ case against China. Why else would Manila hire as its lead lawyer Paul Reichler, who also helped win the case for Nicaragua? The guy practically wrote the book on how sovereign states can sue each other.

Ironically, though, Beijing is following, every step of the way, the US playbook in the Nicaragua case.

Step one: deny the court has jurisdiction. In China’s case, it’s the Permanent Court of Arbitration; in the US’ case, the International Court of Justice.

Step two: criticise the ruling, then ignore it.

Step three: wait for a friendlier government to emerge, then settle with it.

The US had to wait for years for the hated socialist Sandinistas to leave office after failing to oust them by illegally funding the Contra mercenaries through arms sales to Iran. China may be luckier. While former Philippines president Benigno Aquino was encouraged by the Americans and Japanese to pursue the case against China, his successor, Rodrigo Duterte, is more flexible and willing to play both sides.

My bet is that after The Hague ruling, the Philippines will tilt diplomatically towards Beijing rather than Washington.

Say what you will about Beijing, but it rarely fails to extract useful lessons from history, even American.

http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight...tters-sovereignty-china-following-us-playbook

Interesting to know this. Yes China should emulate British in doing the same. Just like so many people want to emulate brexit now.

 

[CABcommander]

ASEAN has always used icj to settle disputes. Its peaceful and cheap and all abide by the ruling. Its time china grows up and follow same path.
Pedra branca is a good example. No hassle. All done in good faith.

m&d bodoh

Since when China become part of ASEAN?

 

[kulgai]

By Andrew Browne
July 12, 2016 9:24 a.m. ET

SHANGHAI—This was the humiliating result that China feared most: A small country, the Philippines, took on and comprehensively defeated the aspiring regional hegemon in an international court of law. Beijing can’t back down.

small or big is relative.
Iceland is a small country compared to Singapore, Singapore is small compared to Malaysia, Malaysia is small compared to India, India is small compared to china..

 

[ginfreely]

small or big is relative.
Iceland is a small country compared to Singapore, Singapore is small compared to Malaysia, Malaysia is small compared to India, India is small compared to china..

That's the bully way of definition. Big or small is defined by population, land or whatever. Not by relativity. If not Philippines now happily under the cover of small country will start calling themselves big country when talking to Spore.