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    • China tried to 'physically expel' PH 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 28, 2015, on page A1-A15)
      China's blocking of Philippine ships bringing supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) was a deliberate move to “physically expel” the Philippines and its people from the disputed areas ...

    • China turns on lighthouse atop reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 7, 2016, on page A2)
      China has expanded its presence in the contested South China Sea by switching on a lighthouse atop a reconstructed reef also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines, state media said. The 55-meter-high (180-foot) facility ...

    • China twists Locsin: Mind your manners 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 5, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Chinese foreign ministry rebuked Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday, telling him to mind his manners and act in a way that suited his status despite the simmering issues between the countries in ...

    • China unfazed by US bomber trip over S. China Sea 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, June 7, 2018, on page 13)
      No military ship or aircraft can scare China away from its resolve to protect its territory, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday after two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers were reported to have flown near disputed islands ...

    • China unveils monument to SCS island building 

      (The Philippine Star, April 25, 2018, on page 10)
      China has repeatedly defended the work, saying it has every right to build on what it considers inherent Chinese territory and that it is building public facilities, like weather stations and typhoon harbors. In a brief ...

    • China urged to answer for ecological damage 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 3, 2015, on page A4)
      Malacañang urged China on Thursday to take responsibility and answer for the impact of its reclamation activities in disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea in line with its agreement with the Association of Southeast ...

    • China urged to prepare for war in disputed sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2016, on page A15)
      China should prepare itself for military confrontation in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese paper said on Tuesday, a week ahead of a decision by an international court on a case filed by Manila against Beijing. ...

    • China urges building of nat'l park in disputed sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, March 9, 2018, on page B-9)
      Ranking officials from China's top legislature are calling for the construction of a national park in the disputed South China Sea to better preserve the marine ecology in the region. According to Deng Xiaogang, Deputy ...

    • China urges PH: 'Stop illegal provocations' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, August 9, 2020, on page 9)
      China has accused the Philippines of “illegal provocations” in contested waters in a rare public comment on a diplomatic protest filed here. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the Philippines “infringes ...

    • China vows to manage 'contentious issues' with PH 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Orias, Evan; Africa, Raymond (Malaya, November 21, 2018, on page B1-B5)
      Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday affirmed his country's commitment to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members towards the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea ...

    • China vs. Taiwan 

      Cruz, Elfren S. (The Philippine Star, February 14, 2021, on page 7)
      Last September, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned that after China’s seizure of Hong Kong, Taiwan will be the next target as it looks for a “…scapegoat in facing its internal and external crisis.” Among the external ...

    • China wants 'de facto' control of sea, says PH 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2015, on page A1-A19)
      Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Sunday urged the Asean to stop China’s “destabilizing activities” in the South China Sea, warning that Beijing was poised to take “de facto control” of the area. At the ...

    • China wants Asian solution to sea row 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, August 19, 2016, on page A2)
      The Philippines welcomed the plan of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to finish the general framework of the Code of Conduct by June 2017. On Wednesday, China announced that it agreed with the Asean to ...

    • China wants control of disputed sea - PH 

      Bauzon, Bernice Camille (The Manila Times, March 27, 2015, on page A3)
      The Philippines accused China on Thursday of seeking to take control of nearly the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) with an expansionist agenda dominated by “massive reclamation” works. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...

    • China wants naval drills with Asean in S. China Sea 

      Reuters; Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 17, 2015, on page A1-A4)
      China’s defense minister said on Friday he was willing to hold joint drills in the disputed South China Sea with Southeast Asian countries, covering accidental encounters and search and rescue, striking a conciliatory tone ...

    • China wants naval drills with Southeast Asia in S. China Sea 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, October 17, 2015, on page 7)
      China’s defense minister said on Friday that he is willing to hold joint drills in the disputed South China Sea with Southeast Asian countries, covering accidental encounters and search and rescue, striking a conciliatory ...

    • China wants PH to ignore ruling of arbitration court 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, September 12, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      President Duterte said the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration which favored the Philippines in its territorial dispute with China should be "ignored" and set aside if the two countries will pursue a joint ...

    • China wants ruling left out of PH talks 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 5, 2016, on page A2)
      China will not resume negotiations with the Philippines over their territorial dispute in the South China Sea if the discussions are based on the ruling of an arbitral tribunal in the Hague, the official China daily said ...

    • China wants sea cooperation 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, March 28, 2017, on page 1-12)
      China and the countries surrounding the South China Sea should set up a cooperation mechanism to boost exchanges ranging from disaster relief to safety of navigation, a senior diplomat said in comments reported yesterday. ...

    • China wants sea rulebook done in 3 years 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 14, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      A rulebook to settle disputes in the hotly contested South China Sea should be finished in three years, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday, insisting his nation does not seek “hegemony or expansion.” Li’s comments ...