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    • N Korea slams US for supporting Taiwan in nod to ally China 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, October 25, 2021, on page 14)
      North Korea on Saturday accused the Biden administration of raising military tensions with China through its “reckless” backing of Taiwan, and said that the growing U.S. military presence in the region constitutes a potential ...
    • Obama warns China: tensions rise over world tribunal's maritime ruling 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 9, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore a tribunal's ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. ...
    • Palace to Beijing: What exaggeration? Facts speak for themselves 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2015, on page 1-14)
      The Philippines has been presenting nothing but facts to reveal China’s massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), and it is up to the global community to determine its implications on the ...
    • Palace: China must prove itself trustworthy 

      Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, March 3, 2018, on page 4)
      One of Duterte’s campaign promises in 2016 was to ride on a jet ski to an island in the West Philippine Sea and plant a Philippine flag. Recently, he dismissed the promise as a joke. Meanwhile, Senate President Pro Tempore ...
    • PH may weaken its South China Sea claims by accepting favors from China, says expert 

      Agoncillo, Jodee A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2017, on page A3)
      Asia analysts have warned that by accepting aid from and improving trade with China, the Philippines could weaken its maritime claims in the South China Sea and undermine a multilateral approach to resolving the territorial ...
    • PH takes China missiles seriously 

      Casayuran, Mario; Mabasa, Roy C.; Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Casayuran, Mario; Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2018, on page 1-10)
      The Philippine government on Friday assured that it will take “every and all diplomatic actions” to protect its interest following reports that China installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missiles on three ...
    • Philippines protests annual Chinese fishing ban 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, June 1, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Monday filed a diplomatic protest against China for its unilateral imposition of a three-and-half-month fishing ban in some areas of the South China Sea. The Philippines has “sovereignty, sovereign rights ...
    • Philippines protests annual Chinese fishing ban 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, June 1, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Monday filed a diplomatic protest against China for its unilateral imposition of a three-and-half-month fishing ban in some areas of the South China Sea. The Philippines has “sovereignty, sovereign rights ...
    • Phl seeks multilateral approach to China missiles 

      Romero, Paolo; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, May 7, 2018, on page 6)
      The Philippines is seeking a multilateral approach, including the involvement of the United States and other western powers, in confronting the worsening security situation in the South China Sea following China’s deployment ...
    • Pompeo, Locsin discuss sea row 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 27, 2018, on page A7)
      US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, called newly appointed Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on the phone on Friday (Manila time) and discussed the tension in the South China Sea, among other issues. Pompeo spoke with ...
    • 'SCS claimants will suffer if harsh to China' 

      Flores, Helen; Mateo, Janvic; Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, August 5, 2017, on page 1-4)
      People from claimant-states in the South China Sea will suffer if they take a hard stance with China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said yesterday, as former diplomats and experts expressed concern over ...
    • 'Tribunal ruling binding': Obama says arbitral verdict helped clarifyng maritime rights in the region 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2016, on page 1-13)
      US President Brack Obama yesterday warned Beijing it could not ignore a tribunal's ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. ...
    • US defense chief seeks less contentious visit with Chinese 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2018, on page A8)
      Defense Secretary Jim Mattis laid out plans for a less contentious, more open dialogue with Chinese leaders as he travels to Asia, less than a month after he slammed Beijing at an international conference for its militarization ...
    • US defense chief visits China as tensions rise 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 27, 2018, on page B3)
      US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Beijing on his first ever visit to China on Tuesday, aiming to find room for military cooperation as security tensions between the two superpowers edge higher. With Washington ...
    • US eyes intensifying naval patrols in South China Sea 

      Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, June 4, 2018, on page 1-11)
      The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s most ...
    • US eyes more patrols in South China Sea 

      Reuters (Malaya, June 4, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s most ...
    • US warship sails near Mischief Reef 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2017, on page 1-14)
      A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters. The operation was the ...
    • US warship sails near South China Sea reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, May 26, 2017, on page A2)
      China on Thursday accused the US of trespassing after an American warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, the first such operation by President Donald Trump’s administration in the disputed ...
    • US warships sail near SCS islands claimed by Beijing 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2018, on page 3)
      Two US Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two US officials told Reuters, in a move that drew condemnation from Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation ...
    • US weighs more SCS patrols vs 'new reality' of China 

      (The Philippine Star, June 4, 2018, on page 1-4)
      The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s most ...