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    • China insists ‘Spratlys ours,’ asserts Sino fishers’ ‘rights’ 

      Ramos, Christia Marie; Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      China dismissed anew Philippine claims to parts of the Spratlys in the South China Sea, saying the entire island chain has been Chinese territory for thousands of years. China’s position was stated on Thursday by Chinese ...
    • China invites Philippine firms to export fish 

      Pilapil, Jaime R. (The Manila Times, April 27, 2017, on page A3)
      The Chinese government is inviting Philippine companies to export fish to the mainland that will be processed by China Asean Marine Product Exchange (Campe), which transacts online, delivers offline and settles cross-border ...
    • China invites Seafdec to training workshop 

      SEAFDEC Aquaculture News Service (Daily Informer, August 18, 1999, on page B1)
      The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in China is inviting the Tigbauan-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) to an International Training Workshop on the Technology in Marine Culture. The ...
    • 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 lauds PH for a stabilized South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, July 15, 2017, on page 1-6)
      China lauded the Philippines for upholding an independent diplomatic policy and has expressed agreement with the Duterte administration’s statement which stressed that territorial disputes should be resolved in the spirit ...
    • China may allow Filipinos to fish in Panatag 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2016, on page A19)
      China will consider giving Filipino fishermen conditional access to disputed waters in the South China Sea after the leaders of the two countries meet in Beijing this week, two Chinese sources with ties to the leadership ...
    • China navy ‘restrained’ during US provocations: admiral 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, November 21, 2015, on page A-21)
      China’s top admiral said his forces have shown “enormous restraint” in the face of US provocations in the South China Sea, while warning they stand ready to respond to repeated breaches of Chinese sovereignty. Beijing, ...
    • 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 protests 'visit' to Pagasa 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, April 23, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      China has lodged representations with the Philippine side following a visit by the Filipino defense and military officials in Pagasa Island, according to the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. ”This move runs counter ...
    • China pushes sea aggression, uses virus aids as camouflage 

      (Manila Standard, April 28, 2020, on page A2)
      China is using its aid to other countries in the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent pushback in its continuing aggression in the disputed South China Sea, a maritime law expert said Monday. Beijing is also using other claimant ...
    • 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 respects PH rights: Survey mulled on Benham Rise to check on resources – Lorenzana 

      Mabasa, Roy; Wakefield, Francis; Rosario, Ben R.; Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2017, on page 1-9)
      China said it fully respects the Philippines’ rights over the continental shelf in the Benham Rise located northeast of Luzon and vowed not to challenge those rights. This statement was issued after the Philippines sought ...
    • China says it's up to PH to heal rift; sea dispute not in APEC agenda- Palace 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Casayuran, Mario B. (Manila Bulletin, November 12, 2015, on page 1-16)
      China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has admitted that the Philippines case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea has strained relations between Beijing and Manila and that it was ...
    • China Sea code of conduct part of Asean summit agenda 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, January 6, 2017, on page B2)
      Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Enrique Manalo yesterday said efforts to come up with a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) by yearend would be part of the agenda in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ...
    • China set for easy ride from ASEAN on disputed South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2017, on page 1, 6)
      China expressed its willingness to “join hands” with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to uphold the stability of the South China Sea, steadily advance the consultation of the Code of Conduct in ...
    • China ships free to enter Panatag if... 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, March 24, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      To avoid further escalating tensions in the region, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said Manila would allow Beijing to conduct innocent passage within the disputed Scarborough Shoal after the Chinese assured him that ...
    • China should not be allowed access to artificial islands 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, January 13, 2017, on page A2)
      Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson hit out at China Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) during his Senate confirmation hearing, warning the US would send a “clear signal” that the Asian giant must abandon its ...
    • China tells PH, Asean to stand up vs West 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, July 26, 2017, on page A2-A1)
      The Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries as well as China should stand together and reject “non-regional forces” that don’t want stability in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Chinese Foreign Minister ...
    • China to build permanent structure on Panatag 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, March 18, 2017, on page 7)
      China plans to build the first permanent structure on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines, in a move likely to renew concerns over Beijing’s robust assertions of its claims ...