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PH troubled by China arms buildup in Spratlys
China’s recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was “very troubling,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing’s activities. ...
- January 18, 2017
China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...
- May 18, 2017
Du30: I trust China won't build on shoal
President Duterte on Thursday said he trusted China would not build anything on Panatag Shoal because he was given its “word of honor” and Beijing would not want to jeopardize a new friendship. “Let me tell now, I was ...
- March 24, 2017
Du30: Occupy PH islands in South China Sea
President Duterte on Thursday said he had ordered troops to deploy to and fortify unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, a move that could provoke rival claimants, including China. Mr. ...
- April 7, 2017
Du30: I can't stop China in Panatag
President Duterte on Sunday said he would not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near the Philippines west coast because it was too powerful. Mr.Duterte made the statement in reaction to reports that China would ...
- March 20, 2017