Browsing by Place "Nansha Islands"

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    • Beijing claims Julian Felipe Reef as EU slams China 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, April 26, 2021, on page 4)
      China asserted over the weekend its claim over Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, calling it Niu’E Jiao and stating it is part of Nansha Islands (Spartly Islands)which it insists are within its maritime territory. Beijing’s ...

    • China asks Phl to stop activities, exercises in WPS 

      (The Philippine Star, April 28, 2021, on page 1-2)
      China reasserted its claim of sovereignty over islets and land features in the West Philippine Sea and asked Manila to stop its activities in the resource-rich waters. “China enjoys sovereignty over Nansha (Spratly) Islands ...

    • China paper defends buildup in SCS islands 

      Global Times (The Manila Times, March 24, 2022, on page B8)
      Earlier this week, The Associated Press (AP) reported Admiral John Aquilino, United States Indo-Pacific commander, as saying on Sunday that China had militarized at least three of the several islands it built in the disputed ...

    • China to PH: Stop marine drills in SCS: Says move escalates dispute, demands respect for its rights 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Malabanan, Jess (Manila Standard, April 28, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China has urged the Philippines to stop its maritime exercises in the disputed territory in the South China Sea, warning it would escalate the dispute there. In his regular press conference on April 26, Chinese Foreign ...

    • Defense dep't orders tighter military watch in West PHL Sea 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, December 23, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The Department of National Defense has ordered the military to strengthen its presence in the West Philippine Sea, the territory the country claims within the South China Sea, following reports of increased Chinese activity ...

    • EU: China endangering peace in S. China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The European Union called out China on Saturday for endangering peace in the South China Sea and urged all parties to abide by a 2016 tribunal ruling which rejected most of China’s claim to sovereignty in the sea, but which ...

    • Lorenzana: China encroaching on Phl waters 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Cabrera, Romina; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Punay, Edu; Lee-Brago, Pia; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, April 29, 2021, on page 2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana countered China’s latest claims of sovereignty over islands and features in the West Philippine Sea yesterday, emphasizing that it is the Chinese who are encroaching on Philippine waters. ...

    • Lorenzana: China out to occupy other WPS features 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 5, 2021, on page 3)
       The continued presence of Chinese maritime militia ships in the West Philippine Sea shows China's intention to occupy other features in the area, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunda ...