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    • 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 ...
    • China war drills focus on 'seizing islands' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, September 13, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      China and Russia started war games in the South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's defense ministry said, in a show of force an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant's extensive claims in the area. The eight-day ...
    • China war games: PH on guard 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, March 29, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China will conduct a military exercise in the South China Sea next Monday and Tuesday as tensions remain high over the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea, prompting Manila to send daily ...
    • China warned Philippine planes to leave disputed areas, official says 

      Villaruel, Jauhn Etienne (BusinessWorld, May 8, 2015, on page S1/11)
      China has warned Philippine air force and navy planes at least six times to leave areas around the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine military commander responsible for the region told a Senate hearing on Thursday. ...
    • China warns Duterte on SCS: we’ll go to war 

      Regalado, Edith; Macairan, Evelyn; Mendez, Christina; Rivera, Danessa; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 20, 2017, on page 1-12)
      Contrary to what critics believe, President Duterte raised with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the ruling of a UN-backed arbitral court, which trashed Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea. Xi’s response, Duterte ...
    • China warns G7: stop hype on sea dispute 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2016, on page A4)
      China has warned Japan, host of the Group of Seven (G7) summit, to stop hyping the territorial disputes in the South China Sea, saying the arbitration case brought by the Philippines is the root of the instability in the ...
    • China warns of penalties vs foreigners in West PH Sea 

      Delizo, Michael Joe (The Manila Times, August 3, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      China has warned of penalties against foreigners caught violating its sovereignty over its territorial seas, including the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). State-run Xinhua news agency reported that the Chinese Supreme ...
    • China warns off American warship in South China Sea 

      Global Times (Daily Tribune, September 10, 2021, on page B14)
      China’s military warned off Wednesday a US guided missile destroyer that allegedly trespassed into areas adjacent to a Chinese reef in the South China Sea without permission. Naval and aerial forces of the Chinese People’s ...