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    • China deploys missiles in disputed sea- report 

      (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2016, on page 1-4)
      China has deployed a surface-to-air missile system on one of its contested islands in the South China Sea, a report said Tuesday just as President Barack Obama called for “tangible steps” to reduce tensions in the region. ...

    • China destroyed $100m in reclamation, DFA says 

      Barcelo, Vito; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, April 15, 2015, on page A4)
      The Philippines on Monday slammed China’s massive reclamation activities which are causing irreversible and widespread damage to the biodiversity and ecological balance of the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. The ...

    • China destroyer nearly rams US warship 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 3, 2018, on page A1-A12)
      A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer — forcing it to change course — in an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said ...

    • China disregarded ASEAN agreement to ease sea tensions, says Aquino 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2018, on page A6)
      Which administration secured the landmark ruling from an international arbitral court recognizing the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea? Former President Benigno Aquino III on Monday raised this ...

    • China does not own the West Philippine Sea: Homage to Justice Antonio Carpio 

      (The Philippine Star, December 1, 2018, on page 10)
      Justice Carpio gathered a vast array of ancient maps – including ancient Chinese maps – and even official documents of China, and convinced those wise men in the Hague to decide in our favor. The Spratlys are central to ...

    • China drives away US spy plane in South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2015, on page 1-9)
      The Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on ...

    • China envoy pays PCG visit 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, June 3, 2022, on page A1-A6)
      Amid the latest diplomatic protest lobbed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) against China over its imposition of a fishing ban extending to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), its envoy to Manila paid the Philippine ...

    • 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 extending reach in sea, says US admiral 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2015, on page A8)
      The commander of US forces in the Pacific said Wednesday that major land reclamation by China a-at outpost in the south china sea could allow it to exert more influence over the contested area of deploy military asset such ...

    • China eyes 8 cruise ships to serve S. China Sea 

      Reuters (Malaya, July 22, 2016, on page A7)
      Up to eight Chinese ships will offer cruises to the South China Sea over the next five years, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, as Beijing continues to promote tourism to the disputed waters. Sanya International ...

    • China faces consequences for intimidation, US warns 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2018, on page A1-A13)
      US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says China’s placement of weapons systems on man-made islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce other countries in the region. Laying out a sharp criticism of ...

    • China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles - US officials 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 23, 2017, on page 6)
      China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ...

    • 'China fired flares at PH sea patrols in June' 

      (Manila Standard, August 21, 2021, on page A2)
      China has fired flares to repel Philippine patrol ships in the West Philippine Sea on at least five instances in June, the military’s Western Mindanao Command said Friday. WestMinCom’s Lt. Col. Bill Pasia, in an online ...

    • China fishing boat detained by Taiwan ally Palau 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 16, 2020, on page A11)
      An illegal Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said, creating a delicate diplomatic situation for the tiny Pacific nation, which is allied with Beijing's rival Taiwan.

    • 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 fishing rule defied 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, January 17, 2014, on page B1-B6)
      Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday said the Philippines will not recognize a fishing ban reportedly imposed by China in the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). " We will not ...

    • China flexes muscle in disputed waters 

      (The Philippine Star, March 22, 2016, on page 1-6)
      Beijing is flexing its military muscle in the South China Sea, driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag Shoal and preventing the Indonesian coast guard from detaining a Chinese vessel caught poaching in Indonesia’s ...

    • China flies 2 commercial jets to man-made island in South China Sea 

      Bodeen, Christopher (Manila Bulletin, January 9, 2016, on page B12)
      A pair of Chinese civilian jet airliners landed at a newly created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea in a test to see whether its airstrip was up to standard, state media reported Thursday. The China Daily ...

    • 'China forum participation won't affect Phl sea claim' 

      Mendez, Christina; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, May 14, 2017, on page 1-8)
      The Philippines’ claim over the disputed areas in the South China Sea will not be abandoned despite President Duterte’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Summit. Ambassador Jose Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana said the ...

    • China gives 'gentle reminder' to Phi, warns small nations 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2015, on page 2)
      China gave the Philippines a “gentle reminder” last Tuesday that Beijing will not bully small countries but warned these nations not to make trouble willfully and endlessly. “Here is a gentle reminder to the Philippines: ...