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Beijing protests US warship operation in South China Sea
China has voiced “strong dissatisfaction” after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway. The foreign ministry issued a ...
- May 29, 2018
The Hague tribunal: ramifications of ruling
Last week’s ruling of an UNCLOS tribunal on the South China Sea dispute has two distinct but related ramifications. The first deals with the rights to the resources of the South China Sea among the coastal states, and the ...
- July 21, 2016
US defies China's warning on WPS dispute
There’s no stopping the United States from conducting freedom of navigation operations in the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said the US is concerned over China’s ...
- May 4, 2018
China to deploy fighter jets to SCS — think tank
In a matter of time, China will deploy fighter jets to its artificial islands in the South China Sea, which is expected to significantly expand Beijing’s capability to project power in its outposts, a private think tank ...
- May 15, 2018
'China mulls granting Phl access to disputed shoal'
China is considering a “wholesale” deal that will grant Philippine fishing vessels access to disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal waters in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese academic and government adviser said ...
- November 26, 2016
Philippines defense spending and the South China Sea
On Aug. 13, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr. admitted that China’s radio warnings to Philippine aircraft and ships in the South China Sea (SCS) are “a daily occurrence.” BBC ...
- August 20, 2018
China welcomes Russell's comments on South China Sea
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said June 23 that the South China Sea issue is not and should not be one between China and the United States. Spokesman Lu Kang made the remarks while responding to a question on ...
- June 30, 2015
China will of course merely ignore you
The latest geopolitical development in the tension-filled South China Sea is Beijing’s installation of ballistic missiles launching pads in three atolls in the West Philippine Sea—Zamora, Kagitingan and Panganiban Reefs—all ...
- May 7, 2018
Chinese harassment of PH Navy troops an isolated case
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said harassment by a Chinese aircraft of Philippine military forces aboard a rubber boat off Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal to resupply Marine troops based there was only an ...
- June 8, 2018
Panelo on China deal: I'm echoing the President position
Regardless of the opinion of others on the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea, including Cabinet members, the Duterte administration has only one stand, and that is the stand of President Dterte, Chief Presidential ...
- July 5, 2019