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    • China challenges AFP supply run to Ayungin 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, June 27, 2022, on page 1-8)
      Chinese Coast Guard vessels followed and again tried to prevent the Philippine military from sending supplies to troops at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last week. The Western Command (Wescom) of the Armed ...

    • China claims PH deal on sea issue 

      Barcelo, Vito; Cruz, Maricel V.; Macon-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 12, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China on Tuesday bared a consensus has already been reached with the Philippines to “properly and peacefully handle” issues on maritime disputes in the South China Sea disputes through "dialogue and negotiation." When asked ...

    • China claims reduce catch for Zambales fishers 

      Macatuno, Allan; Aglibot, Joanna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 31, 2018, on page A6)
      During good weather, the shoreline of Calapandayan village in Subic town, Zambales province, bustles with fishermen fixing their boats. Some haul their boats to shore after spending a week or two out at sea, while others ...

    • China Coast Guard entering foreign waters via artificial islands 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, February 1, 2020, on page 2)
      China is now capitalizing on its artificial island military bases in the West Philippine Sea to advance its massive maritime and territorial claims deeper into Indonesian, Malaysian and Brunei waters in the South China ...

    • China Coast Guard vessel shadows PH supply boat to Ayungin Shoal 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, December 19, 2022, on page 1-5)
      A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel challenged and sailed dangerously close to a Philippine boat which brought fresh food, Noche Buena packages, and other supplies to soldiers stationed on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) ...

    • China completes construction of lighthouses in disputed South China Sea 

      (The Philippine Star, October 11, 2015, on page 1-2)
      China has completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. A completion ceremony ...

    • China condemns US for S. China Sea freedom of navigation operation 

      Reuters (Malaya, October 3, 2018, on page B5)
      China expressed anger on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. Beijing ...

    • 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 damaged reefs in disputed sea - US official 

      Delizo, Michael Joe T. (The Manila Times, March 30, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      The United States will work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other countries with claims to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to address the colossal destruction perpetuated by China on ...

    • China defends Coast Guard law 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, February 2, 2021, on page A2)
      The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Monday said China's new law authorizing its Coast Guard to shoot foreign vessels sailing through its claimed areas in the disputed South China Sea conforms with international law. The embassy ...

    • 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 defends laser light pointing against PH vessel 

      (SunStar Philippines, February 15, 2023, on page 4)
      Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson Wang Wenbin defended the pointing of laser light by their coast guard vessel toward a Philippine ship in waters off Ayungin Shoal. In a press conference, Wang said the ...

    • China defiant, offers cruises on disputed sea 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, July 22, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      China announced Thursday that a Chinese company will boost tourism by offering cruises around the contested South China Sea and buy eight new ships over the next five years for that purpose. The state-owned China Daily ...

    • China delaying sea code – Duterte 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, August 9, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday slammed China for delaying the passage of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China (West Philippine) Sea and vowed to discuss the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing ...

    • China demands end to US surveilance after aircraft intercept 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 21, 2016, on page 4)
      Beijing demanded an end to U.S. surveillance near China on Thursday after two of its fighter jets carried out what the Pentagon said was an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China ...

    • China demands end to US surveillance after intercept 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2016, on page A2)
      Beijing demanded an end to U.S. surveillance near China on Thursday after two of its fighter jets carried out what the Pentagon said was an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China ...

    • China demands release of 9 Sino fishermen who have served time 

      Anda, Redempto D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page A13)
      The Chinese government on Friday sought the immediate release of nine Chinese fishermen who have already served their six-month prison term for poaching in the Philippine-claimed Hasa-Hasa Shoal in May last year. Provincial ...

    • China demands US act to improve military ties 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, September 28, 2018, on page 17)
      China yesterday criticized the United States for flying B-52 bombers in the vicinity of the South China Sea, and demanded that the US take steps to improve military relations amid heightened tensions between the two ...

    • China denies 'militarizing' allegations in SCS 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, May 23, 2018, on page 12)
      Beijing hit back Monday at allegations it was “militarizing” the South China Sea after landing bombers at an airbase in the contested waters, accusing Washington instead of raising tensions with its own military footprint. ...

    • China denies designs on Scarborough Shoal 

      Cigaral, Ian Nicholas (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said the government is maintaining a “close watch” on developments in the South China Sea, as Manila awaits Beijing’s clarification on its reported plan to further build ...