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Palace to Beijing: What exaggeration? Facts speak for themselves
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 ...
- May 17, 2015
China warns US on patrols in disputed sea
BEIJING - Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocation" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US ...
- October 16, 2015
PHL, China: Sea dispute not in APEC agenda
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Manila on Tuesday, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in time for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next week. Mr. Wang was met by his counterpart, ...
- November 11, 2015
Sinopec building filling station in South China Sea
Chinese oil major Sinopec is building a filling station on an island in the South China Sea, as China continues to expand its civilian infrastructure in the disputed waterway, entrenching its reach in the maritime heart ...
- December 15, 2015
China wants naval drills with Southeast Asia in S. China Sea
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 ...
- October 17, 2015
Phl to build naval base near Spratlys
The military’s top priority is to build a naval base on the country’s western coastline, opposite the disputed Spratly islands, although plans have been delayed by funding bottlenecks, Armed Forces chief Gen. Gregorio Pio ...
- May 13, 2015
South China Sea disputes prompt ASEAN defense chiefs to drop plans for statement
Plans for a ceremonial joint statement at the end of Southeast Asian regional defense forum were dropped on Wednesday after differences between China and the United States (US) over the mention of disputes in the South ...
- November 5, 2015
G7 hits large-scale reclamation at sea
The leaders of the Group of Seven nations issued a communiqué on Monday voicing opposition to island-building and other coercive activities in the West Philippine Sea, South China Sea and East China Sea. “We strongly oppose ...
- June 10, 2015
US military ships may patrol disputed sea
The Pentagon is considering sending US military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a US official said on Tuesday. US ...
- May 14, 2015
Vietnam calls for self-restraint in disputed sea
Vietnam and Australia called on Wednesday for “self-restraint” in the South China Sea and warned against the unilateral use of force, an obvious reference to China’s increasingly aggressive presence that has stirred concerns ...
- March 20, 2015