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BUENOS AIRES， June 23 (Xinhua) -- The disputes between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea should be settled through bilateral negotiation， Argentine expert Paola de Simone said Thursday.


Simone， a lawyer and political analyst from the University of Buenos Aires， told Xinhua that Manila's arbitration request over the issue "violated the Philippines' commitment to the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC)." That is， territorial and jurisdictional disputes should solved through friendly consultations and negotiations by sovereign states directly concerned.


The Philippines filed unilaterally in 2013 an arbitration case against China over the issue in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague， the Netherlands.


Its move went against an agreement it reached with China in the mid-1990s on settling their disputes through negotiation. China has excluded maritime delimitation from compulsory arbitration in a declaration it made in 2006 in accordance with Article 298 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and has made it clear it will not accept or get involved in those proceedings.


Beijing insists that the Philippines must abandon its arbitration requests and return to bilateral negotiation.


The Philippines' President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has said he wishes to cultivate friendly relations with China and that he is open to direct talks concerning the South China Sea disputes.


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CANBERRA， Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Australia must be relentless against the threat of terrorism， Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday.


Speaking in the wake of the Victorian Supreme Court sentencing an 18-year-old man who had "every intention" to use home-made pipe bombs in a terror attack on Melbourne to seven years imprisonment， Turnbull said terrorists should face the "full severity of the law."


Turnbull said that sentencing was a matter for the courts to decide and he wouldn't comment on any particular case.


"(But) terrorist offenses should be dealt with with the full severity of the law，" Turnbull told Melbourne radio station 3AW on Thursday.


"We need to be relentless in stating our absolute condemnation of terrorism and terrorist activities and people who support terrorist activities."


Turnbull added that under new counter-terrorism laws people convicted of terrorism in Australia could be held in jail beyond their term "if a court concludes they have not been rehabilitated."


The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the home-made explosive intended to be used by the Melbourne man were similar to those used in the Boston Marathon terror attacks in April 2013 that killed three civilians.


MELBOURNE Nike VaporMax Bordeaux Pas Cher , March 13 (Xinhua) -- A plan to move Australia's Formula One Grand Prix to Sydney and run it over the city's famous harbor bridge is "ill-advised", Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief Ron Walker said on Friday.


New South Wales premier Mike Baird floated the idea to take the Australian leg of the championship as part of his bid to be re- elected at the state election on March 28.


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"I think Mr. Baird is probably a very bright politician and a very honest man but his team of advisors have advised him very wrongly," he told the ABC on Friday.


"We have a contract with [Formula One Group chief executive Bernie] Ecclestone until 2020 and we have another five-year option. So it's a long time before Sydney could even think about it."


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A proposed five-kilometer course would include the iconic Sydney Harbor Bridge.


The central business district would need to be closed, as would the 1.1-kilometer bridge which is used by 160 Nike VaporMax Rouge Pas Cher ,000 vehicles each day.


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"All of the competitors, whatever sport it may be Nike VaporMax Noir Pas Cher , are delighted to come to Melbourne and I'm not sure that's the same for Sydney," Eren told the ABC.


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