Browsing by Place "Johnson Reef"
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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 destroyer nearly rams US warship
(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's land reclamation alarms US senators
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 21, 2015 , on page A3)Leading US senators expressed alarm on Thursday at the scale and speed of China's land reclamation in the South China Sea and said a formal US strategy was needed to slow or stop the work. In a letter to US Secretary State ... -
DFA photos shows Sino building up reef on PH waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 16, 2014 , on page A19)China's reclamation of land on Mabini Reef (Johnson South Reef) in the West Philippine Sea is a progressive undertaking and is likely for military use, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. Military ... -
Joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea
(BusinessWorld,June 18, 2018 , on page S1/7)Shock waves rippled through the land when the President said that “China should turn the Philippines into a Chinese province.” These words were uttered before the Chinese Filipino Business Club. To many, it was as if our ... -
Phl relies on China's good faith amid expansion in SCS
(The Philippine Star,December 26, 2017 , on page 3)The Philippines will still rely on China’s good faith even as the Asian power has expanded and fortified the islands it is occupying in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. Asked to comment on a report from Beijing ... -
Protection of rich natural resources in disputed waters pushed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 27, 2022 , on page A4)A lawmaker has sought to declare the Kalayaan Island Group and Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, and the three nautical miles around it as a protected area. House Bill No. 6373 was filed on Thursday by Palawan Rep. Edward ... -
US warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands
(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 South China Sea area'
(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 Spratlys
(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. ... -
Vietnam could be more serious threat to us in the South China Sea dispute
(The Manila Times,August 14, 2017 , on page A4)Vietnam rocked what would have been the normally uneventful meeting of Asean foreign ministers last week by unexpectedly asking the body to include in its communique its concern over “island building and militarization” ...