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    • US warns China 'throwin elbows' 

      Katigbak, Jose (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2015, on page 1-7)
      President Barack Obama has said that while some of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea may be legitimate, Beijing “shouldn’t just try to establish that based on throwing elbows and pushing people out of the ...
    • US warns China against attack on Philippines 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, July 13, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The United States on Monday again vowed to defend the Philippines against potential Chinese attacks in the South China Sea, as the Southeast Asian nation marked the fifth anniversary of a United Nations-backed ruling ...
    • US warns China over missiles deployed on 3 PH reefs 

      Ramos, Marlon; Mangosing, Frances; Yap, DJ; Nawal, Allan; Aurelio, Julie M.; Agoncillo, Jodee A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2018, on page A1)
      The White House has warned that China would face “consequences” for its military buildup in contested waters in the western Pacific following reports that the Chinese had installed missiles on three disputed reefs in the ...
    • US warns of impunity amid 'bullying' in South China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 11, 2021, on page A9)
      U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out bullying in the South China Sea on Monday and warned the U.N. Security Council that a conflict "would have serious global consequences for security and for commerce," ...
    • US warship challenges Beijing's claims in Spratlys 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2022, on page A2)
      A United States warship on Saturday sailed near a disputed area in the South China Sea, the second “freedom of navigation operation” meant to challenge “excessive maritime claims” in the region since Wednesday. According ...
    • US warship cruises near Sino outpost in West PH Sea 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      A United States Navy guided-missile destroyer cruised near a Chinese man-made military outpost in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, drawing condemnation from China, which described the warship’s entry into the waters as ...
    • US warship found deep under PH Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 5, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world's deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team said. A crewed submersible ...
    • US warship in disputed sea raises China's ire 

      Reuters; ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) (BusinessWorld, October 28, 2015, on page S1/8)
      The US Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer close to China's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it warned and followed the American Vessel. The ...
    • US Warship sails close to Panatag: China says US warship entered what it claims as its territorial waters in the West Philippine Sea 

      Gamil, Jaymee T.; Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 21, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      China’s foreign ministry has accused a US warship of entering what it claims as its territorial waters in the West Philippine Sea without permission and said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure its sovereignty is ...
    • US warship sails near disputed islands anew 

      Reuters; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2017, on page A17)
      A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three US officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North ...
    • US warship sails near disputed isle 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2016, on page A10)
      A US Navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a US Department of Defence official said, days after China warned criticism of its claims in the crucial waterway would rebound like a ...
    • US warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2018, on page 3)
      A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a US official told Reuters, potentially angering Beijing at a time of tense relations between the two countries. Beijing and ...
    • US warship sails near Mischief Reef 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2017, on page 1-14)
      A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters. The operation was the ...
    • US warship sails near Phl's Panganiban Reef 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, March 24, 2018, on page 1-6)
      China’s navy will carry out combat drills in the South China Sea, the military’s official newspaper said yesterday, describing the move as part of regular annual exercises. Taiwan’s defense ministry said this week it had ...
    • 'US warship sails near South China Sea area' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star World, October 2, 2018, on page 13)
      An American warship has sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest implicit challenge to Beijing's sweeping territorial claims in the region, the Pentagon said on Sunday. ...
    • US warship sails near South China Sea reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, May 26, 2017, on page A2)
      China on Thursday accused the US of trespassing after an American warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, the first such operation by President Donald Trump’s administration in the disputed ...
    • US warship sails near Spratlys 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 2, 2018, on page A3)
      An American warship has sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest implicit challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region, the Pentagon said Sunday. ...
    • US warship sails past Spratlys, angering China 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, December 24, 2020, on page A3)
      An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, in the latest challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region. Guided-missile destroyer USS ...
    • US warship sails through China-held isle 

      (Manila Standard, September 15, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The US Navy said one of its destroyers had sailed close to the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Friday, asserting international freedom of navigation rights in the contested waters. The USS Wayne ...
    • US warship sets mission in disputed sea 

      Macaraig, Ayee (Manila Standard, February 16, 2018, on page A1)
      With a deafening roar, the fighter jets catapulted off the US aircraft carrier and soared above the disputed South China Sea, as its admiral vowed that the ship’s presence was proof America still had regional clout. “US ...