Browsing by Subject "international agreements"

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    • China accuses Phl of violating South China Sea Code 

      (The Philippine Star, May 6, 2015, on page 1-12)
      China has accused the Philippines of violating a 13-year-old informal code of conduct in the South China Sea with its building work on disputed islets, firing back again after repeated criticism of China’s own construction ...

    • China accuses US warship of violating its sovereignty 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, January 21, 2018, on page 18)
      China's foreign ministry has accused a US warship of entering its territorial waters without permission and said it would take "necessary measures" to ensure its sovereignty is protected. On the evening of Jan. 17, the ...

    • China building surveillance facilities on Kagitingan reef 

      Laude, Jaime; Mateo, Janvic (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2018, on page 1-13)
      China has new communications facilities at a military base it built over Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef, indicating its intention to use the fortified feature for its forward signal and surveillance operations in the South ...

    • China confirms end to shoal blockade 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, November 1, 2016, on page 1-6)
      China has confirmed it is no longer driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing her government made “proper arrangements” ...

    • China defends coast guards’ action in Panatag 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, June 13, 2018, on page 6)
      China has defended its coast guards from accusations they had seized catch from Filipino fishermen at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, saying they had always acted “in accordance with the law.” But the Chinese foreign ministry ...

    • China expanding South China Sea reclamation 

      (Panay News, January 23, 2015, on page 11)
      Philippine officials accused China of expanding reclamation work in disputed waters of the South China Sea, as the United States again called for restraint in the territorial conflict. Philippine and US officials spoke as ...

    • China fishing deal seen as preliminary to more talks 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, July 4, 2019, on page S1/4)
      Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles called a 2016 verbal agreement on fishing rights at Reed Bank between President Rodrigo R. Duterte and China’s Xi Jinping a preliminary step to a more formalized deal, as members ...

    • China hits back at G7 over sea reclamation 

      Brago, Pia; Calica, Aurea; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2015, on page 2)
      China continues to ignore calls to stop large-scale reclamation in theSouth China Sea while slamming the Group of Seven nations for being "out of step." Without naming countries, the G7 leaders strongly opposed the use of ...

    • China ignores global outcry vs reclamation 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 19, 2015, on page 1-8)
      Beijing shrugged off yesterday the expression of concern raised by the Group of Seven industrialized countries over threats to stability in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea, saying China’s activities in the ...

    • China intimidating neighbors — US 

      (Panay News, June 3, 2018, on page 15)
      China is deploying missiles in the disputed South China Sea to intimidate and coerce its neighbors, United States Defense Secretary James Mattis has said. Speaking in Singapore, General Mattis said Beijing’s actions called ...

    • China jams US spy drones over disputed South China Sea 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA)-Sputnik; Bloomberg (Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2015, on page 1-14)
      China tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US ...

    • China may be building anew in Scarborough 

      Aben, Elena (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2016, on page 4)
      President Duterte revealed the other day intelligence reports indicating that China may be planning to start new constructions at disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Scarborough Shoal (also known as ...

    • 'China mulls granting Phl access to disputed shoal' 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, November 26, 2016, on page 2)
      China is considering a “wholesale” deal that will grant Philippine fishing vessels access to disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal waters in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese academic and government adviser said ...

    • China oil deal hit, praised: Joma: A clear act of treason; Carpio: Booster of PH sea claim 

      Mariano, Nat; Requejo, Rey E.; Araneta, Macon R. (Manila Standard, November 26, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Communist Party of the Philippines branded the joint oil and gas development deal between China and the Philippines “a clear act of treason” by the Duterte administration but acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said ...

    • China pivot yields 'modus vivendi' at West PH Sea 

      Delizo, Michael Joe T. (The Manila Times, November 11, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      The Duterte administration’s pivot to China will bring about a change in perception on both sides, allowing a “modus vivendi” of “peace” at the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the country’s next ambassador to China ...

    • China preps nuke bombers on disputed reefs 

      Mangosing, Frances; Avendaño, Christine O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines has come within easy reach of China’s top-ofthe-line nuclear strike-capable bomber after the Chinese military demonstrated that it could operate from its artificial islands in the South China Sea, according ...

    • China protests US warship near reef 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, August 12, 2017, on page A2)
      Beijing voiced displeasure on Friday after a US warship sailed near an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, an operation that prompted the Chinese navy to warm off the American destroyer. The USS John S. ...

    • China recognizes PH rights over Benham Rise 

      Hachero, Ashzel; Lopez, JP; Vigilia, Wendell (Malaya, March 16, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo yesterday said China has sent word recognizing Philippine sovereignty over the 13-million hectare Benham Rise and it is not going to claim ownership of the undersea region ...

    • China rejects 3rd party in boat sinking probe 

      Romero, Alexis; Flores, Helen; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, July 2, 2019, on page 1-4)
      China has rejected a proposal for a third party investigator for the Recto (Reed) Bank incident and has insisted that the probe be conducted only by Philippine and Chinese authorities, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential ...

    • China seals area for war games 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, July 19, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Beijing will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, Chinese officials said Monday, after an international tribunal ruled against its sweeping claims in the waters. An area off the east coast ...