Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Washington"
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Asean countries should unite on South China Sea-Alunan
(The Manila Times,December 7, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should serve as a "fulcrum" and band together in preventing the United States and China to carry out their unilateral agenda in the South China Sea (SCS), former Interior ... -
Beijing: Phl, US 'exaggerate China threat
(The Philippine Star,May 16, 2015 , on page 1-6)China’s Foreign Ministry accused the Philippines yesterday of working together with the United States to “exaggerate the China threat” over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Beijing stepped up its criticism of Manila ... -
China condemns US for S. China Sea freedom of navigation operation
(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 installs cruise missiles on Phl reef
(The Philippine Star,May 4, 2018 , on page 1)The move, if confirmed, would mark the first Chinese missile deployments in the Spratly Islands, where several Asian countries including the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan have rival claims. Chinese officials did not ... -
China jams US spy drones over disputed South China Sea
(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 OK's adoption of sea code
(The Manila Times,September 6, 2012 , on page A1-A2)China promised on Wednesday to ensure freedom of navigation in the tense West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it was willing to work on a code of conduct to manage disputes. ... -
China sets up US Navy 'ships' on target range
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 9, 2021 , on page A5)China's military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, possibly as training targets, in the desert of Xinjiang, satellite images by Maxar showed on Sunday. These mockups ... -
China to conduct military drills in South China Sea amid tensions with US
(Panay News,January 28, 2021 , on page 7)China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week; just days after Beijing bristled at a U.S. aircraft carrier group’s entry into the disputed waters. A notice issued by the country’s ... -
China warns US: be careful
(The Philippine Star,April 2, 2016 , on page 1)China's defense ministry has warned the US Navy to "be careful" in the South China Sea and slammed a newly signed agreement between Washington and the Philippines. Earlier this month, Manila agreed to give US forces access ... -
Chinese jets intercept US spy plane, says Pentagon
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 20, 2016 , on page A1-A10)Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, a further escalation of tensions in and around the contested ... -
Détente topbills talks
(Daily Tribune,April 11, 2024 , on page A4)Vikram Singh, senior advisor to the Asia Program at the Washington-based US Institute of Peace, said, “We are going to see more joint patrols in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, and I think we’re going to see a ... -
Giant squid invade California waters
(The Philippine Star,February 3, 2010 , on page A-24)Giant squid weighing up to 27 kilograms have invaded the California waters off Newport Beach and are being caught by sport fishermen by the hundreds. The squid showed up last week and anglers started booking twilight ... -
Greenhouse gas, sea levels at record highs in 2021
(Manila Bulletin,September 2, 2022 , on page 5)Earth’s concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, a US government report said Wednesday, showing that climate change keeps surging ahead despite renewed efforts to curb emissions. “The data ... -
Japan to fight trade ban on tuna
(BusinessWorld,March 12, 2010 , on page S1/10)Japan vowed Thursday to fight a global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, the pricey mainstay of sushi and sashimi, as Europe and the United States step up moves to protect the species. The world's largest consumer of ... -
Japan vows to fight global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna
(Manila Bulletin,March 15, 2010 , on page B-9)Japan vowed Thursday to fight a global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, the pricey mainstay of sushi and sashimi, as Europe and the United States step up moves to protect the species. The world's largest consumer of ... -
Japan won’t send troops to disputed seas
(The Philippine Star,November 23, 2015 , on page 13)Japan yesterday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea, but said it had no plans to send its own maritime forces to support the operation. Last month Washington infuriated ... -
'Manila talking firmly over WPS'
(Daily Tribune,May 27, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Manila would not let Beijing run roughshod over its maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as affirmed by a 2016 decision by The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” ... -
McCain: US should ignore China's claims in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,September 19, 2015 , on page 1-6)Republican Senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex US military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 12 miles of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea. John ... -
Merkel suggests China resolve sea row in courts
(The Philippine Star,October 30, 2015 , on page 16)German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern yesterday about a territorial dispute between the Chinese and US navies in the South China Sea, and suggested China go to international courts to resolve the row. On a ... -
New way found to fight climate change
(Manila Standard,June 11, 2016 , on page B6)Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone in a matter of months by pumping it deep underground, offering a revolutionary new way of storing the greenhouse gas to tackle climate change. The pioneering experiment in ...